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Forks of Salmon Weather Forecast

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Forecast issued at 12:41 PM PST on February 22, 2025 by the National Weather Service

This Afternoon
Rain

57 °F

Rain

Tonight
Rain

46 °F

Rain

Sunday
Rain

56 °F

Rain

Sunday Night
Light Rain

45 °F

Light Rain

Monday
Rain Showers

53 °F

Rain Showers

Monday Night
Rain Showers Likely

37 °F

Rain Showers Likely

Tuesday
Sunny

59 °F

Sunny

Tuesday Night
Mostly Clear

39 °F

Mostly Clear

Wednesday
Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

69 °F

Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

This Afternoon
Rain. Cloudy. High near 57, with temperatures falling to around 52 in the afternoon. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 46. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Sunday
Rain. Cloudy. High near 56, with temperatures falling to around 53 in the afternoon. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain before 4am, then rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Rain showers likely before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain showers after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
A chance of rain showers before 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night
A chance of rain showers after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

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Realtime Salmon River Flow

RiverFlow (cfs)Last Hour Change (cfs)
Salmon River at Somes Bar   [gage | forecast]3,610↑ 10 (0.3%)
Wooley Creek at Salmon River713↑ 2
Salmon River at Forks of Salmon2,681↑ 8
South Fork at Forks of Salmon1,474↑ 4
North Fork at Forks of Salmon1,206↑ 4
Little North Fork at NF Salmon River428↑ 1
All flows valid for 1:30 pm PST on 02/22/2025

All flows except Salmon River at Somes Bar are estimated and may be significantly inaccurate.

Salmon River Hydrograph

Data source: USGS Salmon River at Somes Bar Gage (11522500)

Salmon River Temperature & Water Quality

Karuk Tribe's Salmon River automated water quality station (temperature, pH, turbidity, O2)

Salmon River Watershed Wildfire Map

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Salmon River Watershed Air Quality

SRRC maintains an air quality monitoring station in Forks of Salmon. Due to the complexity of local terrain and variability in smoke dispersion, other areas of the watershed may have different conditions.

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Salmon River Cam - Forks of Salmon

Estimated flow of Salmon River in this image: 2,681 cfs.