River Conditions & Weather
Welcome to the new River Conditions and Weather section. Here you will find all the information you need to assess current and impending conditions.
WATER HEIGHT and COLOUR
The gauges give heights at four times during the day but you can access
the real time height by clicking where marked. They enable you to compare
the current height with those recorded earlier. Don’t forget to
update the page (press F5) if you keep it open. You will need to have
a few trials to relate this to your own section of the river.
The upper Wye and Usk gauges have a red marker indicating the height at which the canoeing spate clause is triggered. It needs to have been exceeded either on the current picture or one of the two a.m. pictures. There will be times when the gauge is completely covered.
Ideal river height for fishing is purely subjective. We encourage you to check water level on these pages before you go fishing to build up your own knowledge. The gauges are marked in feet and inches.
METCHECK
This gives a weather forecast and is currently set for mid Powys (LD2)
However, enter SY18 for the extreme upper Wye and SA20 for the upper Irfon,
LD8 or HR5 for Lugg and Arrow and NP7 for Monnow and HR1 for Hereford.
METOFFICE
This is set
to show a radar map of rainfall (should there be any!). Look here to find
what has fallen or is about to fall in the catchments.
