USGS · 05535070

SKOKIE RIVER

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SKOKIE RIVER NEAR HIGHLAND PARK, IL

ILLINOIS42.1597°N, -87.7981°W Updated 14 min ago

FLOW RATE

24.1cfs

GAUGE HT

3.17ft

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

4mph NNE

FISH INDEX

88SCORE / 100

EPIC · 5 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

24.1cfs 13.4% vs avg

Optimal band: 25–34 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

37.2cfs

PERIOD LOW

24.1cfs

RUNNABLE

73%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.17ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

74°

65°

TUE

78°

63°

WED

91°

65°

THU

82°

69°

FRI

75°

68°

SAT

76°

68°

SUN

85°

70°

TIME

TUE

NOW

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

63°

mild

63°

64°

67°

69°

71°

73°

74°

75°

76°

77°

78°

77°

75°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

71°

76°

81°

84°

87°

88°

89°

90°

91°

88°

86°

83°

81°

79°

78°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

73°

74°

75°

76°

79°

80°

81°

82°

73°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

72°

74°

75°

73°

74°

72°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

71°

73°

74°

71°

73°

75°

76°

75°

74°

73°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph NNW

G 8 mph

NNW

NNE

G10

ENE

G10

ESE

SSE

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

G10

WSW

G12

SSW

G12

WSW

G11

G10

WSW

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G13

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

G10

WSW

G10

SSW

G10

G11

G15

G14

SSW

G19

G17

G16

SSW

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G14

WSW

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G10

WSW

G15

WSW

G27

G22

WSW

G19

WSW

G10

WSW

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

G11

NNE

ENE

NNE

G10

G11

G13

G15

ESE

G13

G17

ESE

G21

G26

G28

ESE

G22

G16

WNW

G15

NNW

G25

G26

G23

G21

G20

G18

G16

G13

G11

NNW

G10

PRECIP

chance %

29%

66%

53%

36%

12%

23%

26%

23%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

91%

100%

54%

23%

20%

14%

13%

100%

44%

100%

91%

10%

12%

17%

22%

100%

92%

100%

44%

33%

100%

71%

31%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:21 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 8M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

52% illuminated

Station Location

42.1597, -87.7981

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-07 04:40 UTC

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