Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Wilmington, OH
Issued by NWS Wilmington, OH
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364 FXUS61 KILN 070524 AFDILN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 124 AM EDT Fri Jun 7 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A weak boundary will move east tonight, allowing dry weather. Dry conditions are forecast to continue Friday and Saturday as high pressure builds to the south. The threat for showers and a few thunderstorms returns Saturday night and Sunday when a couple disturbances are expected to push through the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/... Cold front is passing through the CWA as of this writing with a notable Td decrease behind it. All showers have worked their way east out of the area and scattered cu have dissipated, leaving mostly clear skies behind. Had a mental back and forth regarding overnight low temperatures (clearing skies suggest cooler temps/ slightly elevated winds inhibit that cooling). Anyway, split the difference and kept overnight lows in the mid/upper 50s. Previous discussion--> A boundary located near the middle of the FA is moving east. Modest instability and moisture are combining to produce isolated showers over the southeast quadrant. Kept thunder out due to a strong cap limiting cloud tops to around 10000 ft. Lower dew points behind the boundary will bring an end to showers early this evening, while winds shift to northwest. As skies become mainly clear overnight, and winds subside under 10 knots, temperatures will drop to the mid and upper 50s by 6 am. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/... Models indicate high pressure tracking across the southern CONUS, providing a subsident circulation to the Ohio Valley. This setup is forecast to keep dry weather over ILN. Breezy conditions are expected from the relatively tight pressure gradient surrounding the high, with gusts close to 30 mph possible Friday afternoon. Cold advection will result in below normal temperatures, with highs reaching the 70s and lows falling to the low and mid 50s. && .LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... This period will be characterized by troughing and cooler than normal temperatures, and the lack of hazardous weather. In the details, deep negative H5 height anomalies will dig into the eastern CONUS starting Saturday night and completing on Monday/Tuesday. Several frontal surges will accompany this process, but lack of deep moisture and instability will keep rainfall chances low, and precipitation largely showery Saturday night into Sunday as a southward sinking frontal zone shifts through the area. The core of the coolest air will set up on Sunday night-Monday night, with temperatures well below normal. In fact, Monday`s highs in the lower 70s may be optimistic if cloud cover is higher than currently expected, something that typically happens in significant cold air surges in the warm season, Monday may not make it out of the 60s. Several flanking nights (Sunday night and Monday night) will see widespread lows in the 50s, some upper 40s not at all out of the question. Heights begin to rise toward the middle/end of the work week, with robust warm advection accompanying it. Should see temperatures warm quickly back above normal by the end of the 7 day period. A mostly dry week after the frontal surges Saturday night/Sunday, and the low- end potential for a few cool-air-induced instability showers on Monday afternoon. && .AVIATION /05Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Weak cyclonic flow will continue into this afternoon with some scattered cu development possible again later this morning into this afternoon. The cu will dissipate heading into this evening. VFR conditions are expected through the TAF period. West winds will be breezy this afternoon with gusts to around 25 knots possible. OUTLOOK...MVFR possible in showers and thunderstorms Saturday night and Sunday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Coniglio NEAR TERM...CA/Coniglio SHORT TERM...Coniglio LONG TERM...Binau AVIATION...JGL