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.
Situational Awareness (Tuesday, 2023-11-07)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, there will be no rain in the forecast over the next three days. The week-long outlook expects approximately 0.3 inches of rain in the basin.
Situational Awareness (Monday, 2023-11-06)
No appreciable rain has fallen in the basin over the past three days. In addition, no rainfall is anticipated over the next three days. The week-long outlook expects a total of approximately 0.3 inches of rain in the basin according to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions. River flows continue to fluctuate at the Point of Rocks gage.
Recent basin-wide average precipitation (above Little Falls):
Situational Awareness (Sunday, 2023-11-05)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, there is no rain over the next 3 days. The week-long outlook expects a total of approximately 0.2 inches of rain in the basin. Some fluctuations in river flows can still be observed at the Points of Rock gage.
Situational Awareness (Saturday, 2023-11-04)
No rain fell on the basin in the past 24 hours. No rain is expected in the next 72 hours. Bathymetric surveys were performed at Dam No. 5 in Washington County, MD on Friday November 3. Some fluctuations in river flows can be observed at the Points of Rock gage.
Situational Awareness (Friday, 2023-11-03)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, no rain is expected over the next 72 hours. However, the week-long outlook expects approximately 0.2 inches of rain in the basin.
Situational Awareness (Thursday, 2023-11-02)
Trace amounts of rain fell in the basin in the past 24 hours. No rain is expected in the next 3 days.
Situational Awareness (Wednesday, 2023-11-01)
About 0.2 inches of rain fell in the Potomac basin over the past several days. According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, no appreciable rainfall is expected over the next 3 days. The week-long outlook expects a total of approximately 0.5 inches of rain in the basin.
Situational Awareness (Tuesday, 2023-10-31)
According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, no rainfall is expected in the basin over the 72 hours. Over the last 36 hours, flows at Point of Rocks have remained fairly steady at around 1200 cfs.