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Hudson River at Fort Edward

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

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River reading unavailable

Current river flow is unavailable or over an hour old. Weather alone cannot confirm conditions on this water.

Weather observation: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:45:00 GMT.

River observation: unavailable.

Page checked: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 16:54:35 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Hudson River at Fort Edward
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Fort Edward-Glens Falls (Amtrak station) in 2008.jpg by Russ Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

8 mph

gusting to 15 mph

Air temp

52°F

12% chance of rain

River flow

Unavailable

USGS has not returned a fresh reading. See the gauge link below.

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 81

  • Mon

    76

  • Tue

    75

  • Wed

    81

    Best

  • Thu

    58

  • Fri

    38

  • Sat

    71

  • Sun

    54

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
11a513
12p817
1p1020
2p1121
3p819
4p419
5p415
6p615
7p59
8p69
9p613
10p55

Current score unavailable

    We don't have launch notes for this one

    This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

    We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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