Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1029 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026
River forecasts routinely incorporate 24 hours of QPF from
April 1 to September 30 and 48 hours from October 1 to March 31.
See http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc/LMI_QPF_NcrfcCurrentQpf
...Forecast Activity...
RVF forecasts issued today. Issue times are in UTC.
Subtract 6 hrs for CST, 5 hrs for CDT/EST, 4 hrs for EDT.
RVF Forecast Group description Issue Time
CIW Cedar/Iowa R Basin 2026-10-28 13:46 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-10-28 14:00 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-10-28 13:43 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-10-28 15:07 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-10-28 14:13 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-10-28 15:00 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-10-28 15:15 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-10-28 13:34 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-10-28 14:11 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-10-28 14:00 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-10-28 13:27 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-10-28 13:51 UTC
No forecast points in the NCRFC forecast area are forecast to rise
above Flood Stage.
...Past Precipitation...
Observation times are in UTC.
Subtract 6 hrs for CST, 5 hrs for CDT/EST, 4 hrs for EDT.
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Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Iowa:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
IAWB03 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.55 : Fort Dodge 2ENE IA
IAWG06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.49 : Eagle Grove 1WSW IA
IAWB17 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.45 : Fort Dodge 2NNW IA
FOD DH1156/PPDRZ 0.29 : Fort Dodge Muni Arpt IA
GLDI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.28 : Goldfield 2SW IA
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Illinois:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
ILMP04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.02 : Girard 1W IL
COKI2 DH1200/PPDRG 0.01 : Cooks Mills IL
BMI DH1156/PPDRZ 0.001 : Bloomington/Normal Arpt IL
BLV DH1155/PPDRZ 0.001 : Belleville 7ENE - Scott AFB IL
DEC DH1154/PPDRZ 0.001 : Decatur Arpt IL
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Indiana during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Michigan:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WINM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.13 : Calumet 55NW - Windigo (RAWS) MI
OJIM4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.09 : Cooper Harbor 53NW - Ojibway (RAWS) MI
IWOM4 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.07 : Ironwood - WUPM-FM MI
MISH01 DH1030/PPDRZ 0.06 : Manistique 3NW MI
MTQM4 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.05 : Manistique WWTP MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNSL216 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.64 : Duluth 6NE MN
MNSL125 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.63 : Duluth 4NE MN
MNSL139 DH1000/PPDRZ 0.62 : Duluth 1SE MN
SUCM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.52 : Palmers 3NW MN
MNLK04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.51 : Two Harbors 4WNW MN
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Missouri:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
DARM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Dardenne MO
SET DH1154/PPDRZ 0.001 : St Charles - St Charles Cnty Smartt MO
CUBM7 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Cuba MO
MOFR31 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.001 : Catawissa 3SSE MO
MOSS37 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.001 : St. Peters 2NE MO
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
NGTN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.08 : Northgate 5ESE (CRN) ND
NDRC08 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.07 : Abercrombie ND
LWDN8 DH1200/PPDRG 0.07 : Lostwood 11N (RAWS) ND
NDGF14 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.06 : Grand Forks 3SSE ND
PBAN8 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.05 : Pembina WTP ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
8D3 DH1156/PPDRZ 0.01 : Sisseton Muni Arpt SD
SDRB01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.01 : Sisseton 4W SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MRZW3 DH1200/PPDRG 0.66 : Minong 8WNW /RAWS/ WI
WIDG18 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.61 : Superior 4WNW WI
WIBY14 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.52 : Ashland 10W WI
WIDG30 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.51 : Superior 2WNW WI
BRNW3 DH1200/PPDRG 0.47 : Drummond 14WNW /Barnes RAWS/ WI
See http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc/LMI_QCPCPN for all reports.
For additional and more in-depth information concerning river
forecasts, precipitation and all hydrometeorological information
in the NCRFC area of responsibility, please refer to the NCRFC
web page at: http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc
