Inland Waterway Weather Report

Weather Highlights: 

• Upper Mississippi/Red/Souris: High pressure will keep the area mostly dry for the next several days. While a few weak weather systems may bring rain back to the region Saturday night and again early next week, any resulting rainfall is expected to be light.
• Middle Mississippi Valley: High pressure will dominate the region over the next few days, keeping conditions mostly dry. While two weather systems will pass through, Sunday night and the middle of next week, rain chances remain low due to limited moisture. Expect a shift toward warmer and more unsettled weather by the middle of next week.
• Lower Mississippi Valley: A stationary front will linger across the Deep South through Saturday morning, bringing widespread and occasionally heavy rain, especially Today. Once the front clears, high pressure will move in, ushering in an extended period of dry weather. The next weather maker enters the region by the middle of next week, bringing a return to unsettled weather.

7-day QPF Totals

• Upper Mississippi/Red/Souris: 0.01” to 0.50” of liquid precipitation.
• Middle Mississippi/Lower Ohio Valley: 0.50” to 1.75” of liquid precipitation.
• Lower Mississippi Valley: 0.25” to 2.0” of liquid precipitation. There is a Slight Risk (Level 2/5) for excessive rain Today, generally south of Vicksburg, MS.

David Pearson – MVD/NWS Meteorologist, USACE