Hydrometeorological Forecast Discussion
NWS North Central River Forecast Center Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1101 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 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 2026-10-27 13:52 UTC
DES Des Moines R Basin 2026-10-27 14:09 UTC
GND Grand, Muskegon/White Basins, MI 2026-10-27 13:36 UTC
ILO Mainstem Illinois R 2026-10-27 15:34 UTC
M10 Miss. R - Lake City, MN-L&D 10 2026-10-27 14:12 UTC
M19 Miss. R - L&D 11-Gregory Landing 2026-10-27 15:19 UTC
MIS Miss. R - L&D 20 to Chester, IL 2026-10-27 16:00 UTC
NLM Northern Lower Michigan rivers 2026-10-27 13:53 UTC
RCK Rock R Basin 2026-10-27 14:13 UTC
RDW Mississippi R abv Red Wing, MN 2026-10-27 14:09 UTC
TIA Misc Iowa Tribs to Miss. R 2026-10-27 13:36 UTC
UPM Upper Michigan Peninsula rivers 2026-10-27 14:40 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
IAKS06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.35 : Swea City 4NW IA
ESTI4 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.25 : Estherville 4E IA
ESVI4 DH1200/PPDRG 0.25 : Estherville IA
GTHI4 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.17 : Guthrie Center IA
IAWG06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.15 : Eagle Grove 1WSW IA
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Illinois during the last 24 hours.
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
MIMM08 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.11 : Menominee 4NW MI
MIMM09 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.10 : Menominee 9NNE MI
MIDC06 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.10 : Iron Mountain 1W MI
MNM DH1157/PPDRZ 0.09 : Menominee - Marinette Twin Cnty Arp MI
IMT DH1154/PPDRZ 0.08 : Iron Mountain/Kingsford - Ford Arpt MI
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Minnesota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
MNYM03 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.05 : Clarkfield 5NE MN
MNRV18 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.03 : Renville 3N MN
MNSR39 DH1200/PPDRZ 1.00 : Richmond MN
UPSM5 DH1200/PPDRG 0.98 : Granite Falls 5SE-Upper Sioux Commu MN
MNYM04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.97 : Montevideo 4S MN
No measureable precipitation reported within the NCRFC area
of Missouri during the last 24 hours.
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from North Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
4429N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.43 : Gwinner 4WNW ND
0690N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.42 : Lidgerwood 5N ND
0676N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.37 : Hankinson 9SSE ND
4283N8 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.36 : Forman 4NW ND
NDRS04 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.32 : Milnor 2NNW ND
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from South Dakota:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
SDGT04 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.76 : Milbank 1NNW SD
SDGT01 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.74 : Milbank 4SSW SD
SDGT09 DH1100/PPDRZ 0.71 : LaBolt SD
SDRB09 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.69 : Wilmot 8NNE SD
SDBH01 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.64 : Tyndall SD
Top daily precipitation reports greater than zero from Wisconsin:
LID OBTIME/SHEF VALUE NAME / DETAIL STATE
WIPK07 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.87 : Amery 6NNW WI
WIBT02 DH1400/PPDRZ 0.81 : Spooner 11WNW WI
WISC44 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.80 : New Richmond 4SW WI
SCRW3 DH1200/PPDRZ 0.79 : St. Croix Falls WI
WIBT22 DH1300/PPDRZ 0.75 : Spooner 13NW 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
