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Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts
 
Day 1 Days 1-2 5- and
7-day Totals
Day 2 Days 1-3
Day 3 Days 4-5 and
Days 6-7
 

Loop of All 6-hourly or 24-hourly Forecasts for Days 1-3

View 12-Hour QPFs for Days 1-3
 
WPC QPF Archive
 
Extreme Precipitation Monitor
 

24 Hour Precipitation Total - Day 3

Day 3 QPF
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6 Hourly Precipitation Amounts - Day 3

54-60 hr QPF
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60-66 hr QPF
60-66 hr.
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66-72 hr QPF
66-72 hr.
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72-78 hr QPF
72-78 hr.
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6 Hourly Precipitation Amounts - Day 3½
 
78-84 hr QPF
78-84 hr.
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84-90 hr QPF
84-90 hr.
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Scrollable Multi-Chart Series
 
Excessive Rainfall Forecast + All Day 1 Forecasts
All Day 2 Forecasts
Excessive Rainfall + All 6-Hourly Fcsts Days 1 and 2
24-Hourly Fcsts Days 1-3 + 48-Hour Fcst Days 4-5 and Days 6-7
Interactive QPF Product Browser

WPC 6-Hour Probabilistic QPFs
 
WPC QPF is also available in the following formats:
  • GRIB 2
  • Shapefiles
  • KML   -- (viewable in Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth, ArcGIS Explorer, and numerous other Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping applications)

View 24-Hour Observed Precipitation Charts

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