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Provo River near Hailstone

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

79

Mostly favorable

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:00:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 11:56:05 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Provo River near Hailstone
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — 20200805-FS-Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF-CP IMG 4211 (50194353052).jpg by Intermountain Region US Forest Service, Public domain. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

6 mph

gusting to 6 mph

Air temp

46°F

4% chance of rain

River flow

58.1 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Thursday · 100

  • Tue

    55

  • Wed

    47

  • Thu

    100

    Best

  • Fri

    93

  • Sat

    100

  • Sun

    98

  • Mon

    92

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)
5a44
6a65
7a45
8a55
9a22
10a57
11a67
12p910
1p1214
2p1618
3p1720
4p1821

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 58.1 cfs is 9% below the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 64 cfs, across 75 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 6 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Cold — 46°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-21

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.

Do your own homework

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