Situational Awareness (Tuesday, 2025-12-09)
Dry conditions persist. According to information from the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, the southern portion of the Potomac watershed received a small amount of precipitation during the past 24 hours, ranging from 0.01 to 0.1 inches. A small amount of precipitation is expected in the northern portion of the watershed over the next 3 days.
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Situational Awareness (Monday, 2025-12-08)
According to information from the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, the southern portion of the Potomac watershed received a small amount of precipitation during the past 24 hours. Average accumulations of about 1/10 of an inch are expected over the next 3 days.
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Daily flows:
Little Falls gage flow 2025-12-07: 1480 MGD (2290 cfs)
Situational Awareness (Sunday, 2025-12-07)
No precipitation fell in the basin over the past 24 hours. According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, the next 3 days may see 0.1 inches of rain in the lower portions of the basin. The week-long outlook expects a total of approximately 0.5 inches of rain in the basin.
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Situational Awareness (Saturday, 2025-12-06):
Yesterday, 0 to 0.25 inches of precipitation fell across the lower half of the basin. According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, the week-long outlook calls for up to 0.1 inches of total rainfall basinwide, following a five-day stretch with no precipitation..
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Situational Awareness (Friday, 2025-12-05):
According to observations from the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, between 0.01 and 0.1 inches of precipitation fell across the basin yesterday. The seven-day outlook indicates a similar basinwide total of about 0.01 to 0.1 inches, with isolated areas in the western part of the basin possibly receiving up to 0.5 inches. Daily average flow in the Potomac River remains slightly above 2,000 cfs, the threshold for daily monitoring.
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Situational Awareness (Thursday, 2025-12-04)
Dry conditions persist. According to information from the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, no rain fell in the Potomac watershed during the past day and an average accumulation of only 1/4 inch is expected over the next 10 days.
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Daily flows:
Little Falls gage flow 2025-12-03: 1739 MGD (2690 cfs)
Situational Awareness (Wednesday, 2025-12-03)
Over the past 24 hours, the basin received between a trace and 0.75 inches of precipitation. According to the Middle Atlantic River Center, trace amounts of precipitation are expected across the basin over the next 3 days.
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Situational Awareness (Tuesday, 2025-12-02)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, between 0.1 and 0.25 inches of precipitation fell in the basin over the past 24 hours. Over the next 3 days, the average basin precipitation may be between trace amounts and 1 inch, with eastern portions of the basin expecting the greatest accumulation.
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Situational Awareness (Saturday, 2025-11-29)
According to information from the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, no appreciable precipitation fell in the Potomac watershed over the past 24 hours. An average accumulation of approximately 1/2 inch is expected in the watershed over the next 4 days.
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Daily flows:
Little Falls gage flow 2025-11-28: 1435 MGD (2220 cfs)
Situational Awareness (Friday, 2025-11-28):
Point of Rocks flows remain above the 2,000 cfs threshold for daily monitoring. According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, no rain fell in the basin yesterday. Over the next five to seven days, average basin rainfall is expected to total up to 1 inch or more across the basin.
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