Inland Waterway Weather Report

Weather Highlights: 

• Weather systems this week are concentrated across the northern tier. The first system will bring heavy snow to the northern portions of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi River basins.
• Snow mainly north of St. Paul and rain south. A second system is expected later in the week (Thursday into Friday), moving from the Southern Missouri basin through the Mid and Upper Mississippi.
• Temperatures are expected to trend cooler but remain near normal.

7-day QPF totals (through next Monday morning)

• Upper Mississippi/Red/Souris: 0.1 – 1.00” of liquid precipitation
• Middle Mississippi/Lower Ohio Valley: Trace – 1.00” of liquid precipitation
• Lower Mississippi Valley: Trace – 1.00” of liquid precipitation

Caitlin Bristol – MVD/NWS Meteorologist, USACE