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TAR R RIVER

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TAR R AT US 401 AT LOUISBURG, NC

NORTH CAROLINA36.0931°N, -78.2961°W Updated 19 min ago

FLOW RATE

144cfs

GAUGE HT

4.71ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

3mph SSE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

144cfs 80.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 14–19 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

144cfs

PERIOD LOW

12cfs

RUNNABLE

40%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.71ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

91°

70°

THU

93°

72°

FRI

101°

75°

SAT

96°

71°

SUN

88°

70°

MON

88°

67°

TUE

89°

63°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

70°

mild

70°

71°

74°

77°

80°

82°

85°

88°

89°

90°

91°

86°

83°

81°

79°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

73°

75°

78°

81°

83°

86°

88°

89°

90°

91°

92°

93°

87°

85°

82°

79°

77°

76°

75°

76°

80°

85°

89°

92°

95°

97°

98°

95°

101°

97°

87°

90°

85°

81°

78°

77°

72°

71°

72°

73°

76°

79°

85°

89°

88°

92°

79°

93°

96°

90°

75°

72°

71°

70°

71°

73°

74°

75°

78°

85°

83°

88°

87°

86°

85°

83°

80°

77°

74°

72°

70°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NW

G 4 mph

NNW

NNE

ESE

G10

ENE

G10

G17

G15

G23

G13

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

G10

G11

G10

G11

WSW

G14

WSW

G17

WSW

G19

WSW

G19

WSW

G15

WSW

G20

WNW

G14

WSW

WNW

G13

G14

G18

WNW

G11

G15

G13

G15

WSW

G18

WSW

G20

WSW

G18

G15

G27

NNW

G24

NNW

G34

NNW

G33

G29

G27

G24

G23

G22

WSW

G20

G14

G10

G12

WSW

G17

WNW

G19

G13

WNW

G19

G21

G15

WNW

NNW

NNE

G10

ENE

G13

G12

G15

G20

G22

G19

G17

G16

ENE

G16

ENE

PRECIP

chance %

16%

19%

17%

15%

12%

13%

14%

10%

15%

23%

27%

34%

18%

51%

44%

16%

17%

42%

29%

CLOUDS

cover %

46%

partly

46%

100%

83%

33%

24%

13%

17%

19%

58%

13%

24%

100%

65%

62%

100%

84%

92%

100%

92%

24%

22%

24%

38%

17%

100%

34%

10%

17%

57%

77%

52%

100%

13%

71%

25%

82%

100%

59%

100%

10%

100%

95%

100%

69%

100%

81%

100%

73%

35%

13%

20%

41%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1008

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:03 AM

SUNSET

08:32 PM

14H 29M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

41% illuminated

Station Location

36.0931, -78.2961

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-08 05:45 UTC

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