Monitoring Reports

Situational Awareness (Saturday, 2024-11-09)
Dry conditions persist throughout the Potomac basin. Yesterday’s Potomac River flow at the US Geological Survey’s Point of Rocks gage was 1790 cfs (cubic feet per second), just above the 20th percentile flow of 1740 cfs for that day of the year. According to Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, a modest amount of rainfall is expected in the coming days: 0.3 inches over the next 3 days and 0.6 inches over the coming week.

Situational Awareness (Friday, 2024-11-08)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, no rain is expected in the basin over the next 24 hours.  Over the next 3 days, 0.2 inches of rain is forecasted.  The week-long outlook expects a total of about 0.7 inches of rain in the basin.

Special Conditions
None

Situational Awareness (Thursday, 2024-11-07):
Dry conditions persist in the Potomac River watershed. The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predicts no significant rain over the next 24 hours or three days. The week-long outlook suggests about 0.3 inches of rain as a front moves through the area, which is expected to have minimal impact on rivers and streams. 

Special Conditions:
None

Situational Awareness (Wednesday, 2024-11-06):
Dry conditions continue in the Potomac River watershed. The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center expects no rain in the next 24 hours or 3 days, with only 0.4 inches forecast over the week, likely having no hydrological impact. The November 11-15 outlook shows a slight chance of near to above-normal precipitation.

Special Conditions:
None

Situational Awareness (Tuesday, 2024-11-05)
Dry conditions continue throughout the Potomac River watershed, but a bit a relief is on the horizon. According to Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, approximately 0.3 inches of rain is expected over the next week.

Special Conditions
None

Recent basin-wide average precipitation (above Little Falls):

Situational Awareness (Monday, 2024-11-04)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, no rain is expected in the basin over the next three days.  

Special Conditions
None

Situational Awareness (Sunday, 2024-11-03)
The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center reports that the Potomac basin has seen no rainfall over the past three days. Continued dry conditions are expected over the next week.

Situational Awareness (Saturday, 2024-11-02)
Potomac River flow continues to slowly decline. According to Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, no rain has fallen in the Potomac basin over the past three days and no rain is expected over the next week.

Special Conditions

Situational Awareness (Friday, 2024-11-01)
ICPRB’s CO-OP Section is reinitiating daily drought monitoring and reporting today because yesterday’s Potomac River mean flow at the US Geological Survey’s stream gage at Point of Rocks, Maryland, fell below 2000 cubic feet per second (cfs), CO-OP’s daily monitoring threshold. According to forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center, no appreciable precipitation is expected in the Potomac basin over the next week.

Situational Awareness (Saturday, 2024-09-21)