Inland Waterway Weather Report

Weather Highlights: 

• Freezing rain and fog for areas north of La Crosse today, greatly impacting travel.
• Warming temperatures through the week across the entire basin.
• Rain chances return for Wednesday night into Saturday, with potential severe weather Friday south of Cairo.
• Rain will mix with or changeover to snow Friday night in areas north of St. Louis.

7-day QPF totals (through next Friday morning)

• Upper Mississippi/Red/Souris: Up to 1.50” liquid precip SE of La Crosse
• Middle Mississippi/Lower Ohio Valley: Up to 2.00” liquid precip, highest over OH/TN Valley
• Lower Mississippi Valley: Up to 1.00” liquid precip, highest across Upper White Basin and TN/MS

ANNA WOLVERTON – MVD/NWS Meteorologist, USACE