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Forks of Salmon Weather Forecast

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Forecast issued at 12:42 AM PST on November 21, 2024 by the National Weather Service

Overnight
Heavy Rain

40 °F

Heavy Rain

Thursday
Rain

53 °F

Rain

Thursday Night
Heavy Rain

45 °F

Heavy Rain

Friday
Rain

54 °F

Rain

Friday Night
Rain then Rain Showers

38 °F

Rain then Rain Showers

Saturday
Rain Showers

49 °F

Rain Showers

Saturday Night
Rain Showers Likely

31 °F

Rain Showers Likely

Sunday
Rain Showers Likely

50 °F

Rain Showers Likely

Sunday Night
Rain Showers

36 °F

Rain Showers

Overnight
Rain. Cloudy. Low around 40, with temperatures rising to around 42 overnight. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday
Rain. Cloudy. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. East wind 6 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Thursday Night
Rain. Cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Friday
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain before 10pm, then rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
A chance of rain showers before 5pm, then a slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

Salmon River Weather Stations

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National Weather Service Forecast Discussion

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More Weather Info

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Realtime Salmon River Flows & Estimates

River / Fork Flow (cfs) Change Time & Date
Salmon River near Somes Bar+ cfs/hour
Salmon River at Forks of Salmon* cfs/hour
South Fork at Forks of Salmon+* cfs/hour
North Fork at Forks of Salmon+* cfs/hour
Wooley Creek at Salmon River* cfs/hour
Little North Fork at NF Salmon River* cfs/hour

* = estimated flow (accuracy uncertain), + = flow courtesy of Dreamflows, ⁇ = flow unknown

Clean, Cool Water for the Klamath River System

The Salmon River is currently providing gallons of clean, cool water to the Klamath River every minute. This immediately increases the Klamath's flow by % and represents % of its total flow into the Pacific Ocean.

Salmon River Hydrograph

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USGS Salmon River Flow Gauge & Current Conditions

Salmon River Flow Forecast

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Salmon River Temperature & Water Quality

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Salmon River Watershed Wildfire Map

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Wildfire Incident Information

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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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View the Salmon River Cam to see the current air quality in Forks of Salmon.

Regional Air Quality Info & Smoke Prediction

Salmon River Cam - Forks of Salmon

Estimated flow of Salmon River in image: cfs.