diff --git a/forcingprocessor/src/forcingprocessor/weight_generator.py b/forcingprocessor/src/forcingprocessor/weight_generator.py
index c45207a5..cceb909b 100644
--- a/forcingprocessor/src/forcingprocessor/weight_generator.py
+++ b/forcingprocessor/src/forcingprocessor/weight_generator.py
@@ -1,9 +1,36 @@
 import geopandas as gpd
 import numpy as np
 import xarray as xr
-from rasterio.features import rasterize
+from rasterio.features import rasterize, bounds
 import json, argparse, os
 from pathlib import Path
+from math import floor, ceil
+import datetime
+import multiprocessing
+from functools import partial
+
+def process_row(row, grid):
+    # Your existing row processing code here
+    geom_rasterize = rasterize(
+        [(row["geometry"], 1)],
+        out_shape=grid.rio.shape,
+        transform=grid.rio.transform(),
+        all_touched=True,
+        fill=0, 
+        dtype="uint8",
+    )
+    # numpy.where runs slowly on large arrays
+    # so we slice off the empty space
+    y_min, x_max, y_max, x_min = bounds(row["geometry"], transform=~grid.rio.transform())
+    x_min = floor(x_min)
+    x_max = ceil(x_max)
+    y_min = floor(y_min)
+    y_max = ceil(y_max)
+    geom_rasterize = geom_rasterize[x_min:x_max, y_min:y_max]
+    localized_coords = np.where(geom_rasterize == 1)
+    global_coords = (localized_coords[0] + x_min, localized_coords[1] + y_min)
+
+    return (row["divide_id"], global_coords)
 
 def generate_weights_file(geopackage,grid_file,weights_filepath):
 
@@ -20,27 +47,26 @@ def generate_weights_file(geopackage,grid_file,weights_filepath):
 PARAMETER["standard_parallel_2",60.0],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",40.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]')
 
     crosswalk_dict = {}
-    i = 0
-    for index, row in gdf_proj.iterrows():
-        geom_rasterize = rasterize(
-            [(row["geometry"], 1)],
-            out_shape=grid.rio.shape,
-            transform=grid.rio.transform(),
-            all_touched=True,
-            fill=0, 
-            dtype="uint8",
-        )
-        crosswalk_dict[row["divide_id"]] = np.where(geom_rasterize == 1)
-
-
-        if i % 100 == 0:
-            perc = i / len(gdf_proj) * 100
-            print(f"{i}, {perc:.2f}%".ljust(40), end="\r")
-        i += 1
+    start_time = datetime.datetime.now()
+    print(f'Starting at {start_time}')
+    rows = [row for _, row in gdf_proj.iterrows()]
+    # Create a multiprocessing pool
+    with multiprocessing.Pool() as pool:
+        # Use a partial function to pass the constant 'grid' argument
+        func = partial(process_row, grid=grid)
+        # Map the function across all rows
+        results = pool.map(func, rows)
+
+    # Aggregate results
+    for divide_id, global_coords in results:
+        crosswalk_dict[divide_id] = global_coords
+
 
     weights_json = json.dumps(
         {k: [x.tolist() for x in v] for k, v in crosswalk_dict.items()}
     )
+    print(f'Finished at {datetime.datetime.now()}')
+    print(f'Total time: {datetime.datetime.now() - start_time}')
     with open(weights_filepath, "w") as f:
         f.write(weights_json)