Inland Waterway Weather Report

Weather Highlights: 

• A round of snow is forecast to move along an axis from IA to central IL on Saturday with 2-6” forecast.   
• Dangerously cold temperatures are expected over the Upper Miss region this weekend with wind chills into the -20s and -30s.
• A warmup is expected next week over much of the basin, which could initiate some beneficial snow melt.

7-day QPF totals (through next Friday morning)

• Upper MS/Red/Souris: Up to ¼” of liquid precip equivalent is forecast over southern IA/central IL.
• Middle MS/Lower Ohio Valley: Up to ½” of liquid precip is forecast over central IL.
• Lower MS Valley: Up to ¼” of rain is forecast over the region.

ANNA WOLVERTON – MVD/NWS Meteorologist, USACE