Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO
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554 FXUS63 KLSX 272328 AFDLSX Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation National Weather Service Saint Louis MO 628 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible mainly along and north of I-70 through early this evening and again on Tuesday afternoon. - Wednesday and Thursday is expected to be dry before an unsettled weather pattern brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms beginning Thursday night through the weekend. Temperatures will be close to normal. && .SHORT TERM... (Through Late Tuesday Night) Issued at 238 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 Scattered showers and thunderstorms have developed across north central Missouri this afternoon and are moving to the east. Expect them to continue to move to the east along and north of I-70 as the latest RAP is showing MLCAPES of around 1000 J/kg ahead of a subtle shortwave trough. Convection will likely diminish after after 00Z with loss of daytime heating and as the shortwave moves off to the east of the CWA. We will see a second round tomorrow afternoon across the northern CWA as NAM/GFS is showing another shortwave moving across the Upper Midwest. This weak ascent combined with forecast SBCAPES of 500-1000 J/kg suggests the potential for a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures will be at or just be normal for late May through Tuesday night as we will be in neutral or weak cold air advection. Britt && .LONG TERM... (Wednesday through Next Monday) Issued at 238 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 Generally dry weather is expected mid-late week before the weather becomes more active as we enter next weekend. There is general agreement between the global models and LREF that a upper trough over Great Lakes will move east and off the East Coast at the same time that a Great Plains ridge will move into the Midwest by Friday. This will set up northwesterly flow aloft Wednesday into Thursday at the same time a surface high moves across Missouri and Illinois. The pattern will begin to change next weekend once the upper ridge moves past the area and the pattern become quasi-zonal over the Midwest. There is good agreement between the global models with timing and strength of the lead shortwave on Friday night, but less so with subsequent troughs that will move through the area into early next week. The LREF is showing that about 50 percent of it members having rain on Friday night with at least some chance (20-30 percent) through the rest of next weekend. Temperatures will be at are a bit below normal into Friday as winds will have a north to east component which favor cooler weather before turning out of the south over the weekend. At the same time, 850mb temperatures will climb from around 10C to 15C. I have higher confidence mid-late week as the NBM IQR is 5 degrees or less Wednesday through Friday before becoming larger under the zonal flow over the weekend. Britt && .AVIATION... (For the 00z TAFs through 00z Tuesday Evening) Issued at 628 PM CDT Mon May 27 2024 Sub-severe thunderstorms will continue to move southeast of the St. Louis metro area this evening, weakening with time. Isolated thunderstorms in northeast Missouri may impact KUIN, but will more likely split the terminal. Thunderstorms have had a history of producing wind gusts of up to 43 kts and, upon a direct hit, IFR visibilities. Convective activity is expected to diminish this evening. Otherwise, winds will decrease to <10 kts tonight before becoming gusty (20-25 kts) tomorrow afternoon. There is another slight chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in northeast Missouri to south central Illinois tomorrow afternoon, but confidence in exact location is too low to mention at this issuance. Jaja && .LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. IL...None. && $$ WFO LSX