Situational Awareness (Friday, 2023-11-17)
River flows have been mostly holding steady over the past week. No rain fell in the basin yesterday. A trace amount of rain is expected over the next 3 days.
Situational Awareness (Thursday, 2023-11-16)
River flows have been mostly holding steady over the past week. No rain fell in the basin yesterday. About ¼ of an inch of rain is expected over the next 3 days. The rainfall outlook for the next seven days is very promising, with a forecasted total of about 1.3 inches.
Situational Awareness (Wednesday, 2023-11-15)
No rain fell in the basin yesterday. In the next 3 days, rainfall totals ranging from 0.1 to 0.25 are expected.
Situational Awareness (Tuesday, 2023-11-14)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, no rain is expected over the next three days. The week-long outlook expects a total of approximately 0.3 inches of rain in the basin. This 0.3-inch amount is a basin average, where some of the driest areas of the Potomac are expected to receive up to 0.25 inches in the next 7 days.
Flow at Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD, has been steady since November 10th.
Situational Awareness (Monday, 2023-11-13)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, no rain is expected over the next three days. The week-long outlook expects a total of approximately 0.5 inches of rain in the basin.
Situational Awareness (Sunday, 2023-11-12)
No rain fell in the basin in the past 24 hours and no rain is expected in the next 3 days. Flow fluctuations at the Point of Rocks gage have stabilized in the past couple days.
Situational Awareness (Saturday, 2023-11-11)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, the week-long outlook has no rain in the basin.
Situational Awareness (Friday, 2023-11-10):
Situational Awareness (Thursday, 2023-11-09)
Fluctuations in river flows associated with the bathymetric survey conducted at Potomac Dam No. 5 are now fully visable at Point of Rocks. Dry conditions persist throughout the basin with no rainfall occurring over the past three days and only trace amounts of rainfall expected over the next three days (around 0.02 inches).
Situational Awareness (Wednesday, 2023-11-08)
Dry conditions persist. Though fluctuations occur, river flows overall are continuing to slowly fall. No rain fell in the basin during the past three days, and little rain is expected over the coming week – only about 0.2 inches.