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WEST BRANCH

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WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER NEAR NEW BOSTON, MA

SANDISFIELD, MA42.0789°N, -73.0729°W Updated 6 hr ago

FLOW RATE

76cfs

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

2mph NE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

76cfs 44.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 65–87 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,607cfs

PERIOD LOW

7cfs

RUNNABLE

14%

last 1 year in band

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

86°

65°

FRI

83°

67°

SAT

82°

62°

SUN

82°

58°

MON

84°

58°

TUE

88°

58°

WED

84°

64°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

68°

mild

68°

74°

77°

80°

81°

83°

84°

86°

84°

82°

79°

77°

75°

74°

73°

72°

70°

69°

73°

75°

77°

78°

79°

80°

82°

83°

80°

77°

72°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

64°

66°

69°

72°

76°

77°

79°

80°

82°

78°

72°

74°

70°

67°

64°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

62°

66°

70°

73°

76°

79°

80°

82°

76°

71°

69°

68°

66°

65°

60°

59°

58°

59°

64°

69°

73°

77°

79°

82°

83°

84°

82°

75°

68°

64°

62°

60°

59°

58°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph NE

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G11

WSW

G10

G11

G13

WSW

G15

WSW

G15

G14

G13

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G22

SSW

G20

SSW

G21

SSW

G23

SSE

G16

ESE

G11

ESE

G18

G14

ESE

G13

G14

NNW

G21

WNW

G24

WNW

G21

G20

WNW

G17

WNW

G16

WNW

G15

WNW

G14

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G10

WNW

G12

WNW

G15

G17

G11

NNW

G11

NNE

G15

G11

ENE

NNE

G10

NNE

G15

ENE

G12

NNE

G12

G11

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

G14

ESE

G16

SSE

G14

SSE

SSW

WNW

WSW

SSW

WSW

G16

SSW

G17

G19

G18

G17

G18

SSW

G20

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

34%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

100%

24%

100%

89%

100%

99%

100%

24%

66%

67%

77%

83%

63%

100%

98%

99%

90%

77%

100%

72%

81%

87%

100%

89%

100%

33%

100%

13%

100%

13%

14%

23%

20%

32%

26%

11%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

986

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

31% illuminated

Station Location

42.0789, -73.0729

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 00:00 UTC

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