The morning note · Friday, November 13, 2026

Rhine week odds rise to 40 percent sailing as planned

Ten millimeters of rain fell on the Alpine headwaters yesterday, double the normal, and the Rhine's odds for this week moved up to 40 percent sailing as planned from 9 percent. The Lower Rhine at Lobith is still at low water, with flow easing to 596. On the Danube at Budapest, 39 percent of sailing days this week go as planned, and 30 percent across November. At these levels a ship usually loads lighter, or passengers coach around a shallow stretch to a sister ship.