Inland Waterway Weather Report

Weather Highlights: 

• A cold front will move through the Middle/Lower Miss regions today and Tuesday, bringing a round of 1-3” of rainfall and a Slight Risk (2 on a scale of 5) for severe storms.
• Snow showers are expected over the far Upper Miss region on Tuesday and Wednesday. Accumulations of 4+” are possible over the Red/Souris basins. 
• An extended cold snap is looking more and more likely beginning Wednesday and persisting for perhaps a week or more before temps rise above freezing over MN/WI. This will likely initiate ice development on area rivers.

7-day QPF totals (through next Monday morning)

• Upper MS/Red/Souris: Up to 1” is forecast over parts of the region.
• Middle MS/Lower Ohio Valley: Between ½-2” is forecast throughout the region.
• Lower MS Valley: Between 1-5” is forecast throughout the region.

ANNA WOLVERTON – MVD/NWS Meteorologist, USACE