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Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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884 FXUS63 KILX 091746 AFDILX Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1246 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - There will be daily chances (20-50% coverage) for showers and storms over central and southeast Illinois through the remainder of the week and into the weekend. Thunderstorms will generally be favored during the afternoon and evening hours, except for Friday night as a warm front lifts northward across the area. - Seasonable heat and humidity will remain in place the remainder of the week into this weekend with afternoon highs generally in the mid to upper 80s and dew points in the 70s. Friday will be the hottest day this week with highs around 90 and afternoon heat indices peaking in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 355 AM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025 The predawn surface map shows a frontal boundary draped north of IL from central lower MI into southeast WI and central Iowa. Radar mosaic shows scattered showers over eastern parts of Vermilion and Edgar counties eastward into west central Indiana, with very isolated light showers in southeast IL. Areas of fog had developed past few hours over the IL river valley, west of I-55 where low and mid level clouds had decreased. Though even in the cloudier areas east of I-55 we are getting some fog with stratus clouds like at Taylorville with 1/2 mile vsby and 200 foot ceiling. Have increase coverage of fog over nw half of CWA into early morning and will see pockets of dense fog too. We will monitor possibility of dense fog advisory over parts of IL river valley if fog get more dense and widespread next few hours. Fog should lift by mid morning while more clouds prevail in east central and southeast IL today. Isolated to scattered convection to develop this afternoon with unstable airmass with MLCapes of 1400-1800 J/kg over southern/eastern CWA but very weak wind shear values around 10 kts. So a few pulsey type storms possible this afternoon with gusty winds and locally heavy rains. SPC Day1 does not have a marginal risk over our area today and WPC Day1 ERO has marginal risk of excessive rainfall over far se IL. Highs today in the mid to upper 80s with heat indices peaking in the lower 90s this afternoon. Isolated convection early this evening otherwise much of tonight dry. Could see patchy fog develop overnight over ne and eastern CWA with light winds and moist boundary layer. Lows overnight in the mid to upper 60s. Isolated to scattered convection to develop during Thu afternoon as airmass gets more unstable again especially sw half of CWA as MLCapes rise back to 1400-1800 J/kg and wind shear values a bit higher than today at 15-20 kts. SPC Day2 does not have marginal risk of severe over CWA on Thu afternoon/evening (marginal risk is over Iowa) but could be a few stronger cells with gusty winds sw and west central CWA Thu afternoon and early Thu evening. Highs Thu in the mid to upper 80s and afternoon heat indices in the lower 90s so similar to todays readings. A stronger short wave trof moving over the Midwest on Friday to have higher chances of convection nw of CWA Fri afternoon with our pops of 30-40% Fri afternoon, and mainly slight chance in southeast IL. Gets more unstable Fri afternoon with MLCAPES 2-3k J/kg (highest sw CWA) wind wind shear increasing as well to 25-30 kts by late day. Could be a few stronger storms especially nw CWA Fri afternoon/evening with low level jet placing a role Friday night. Warm front lifting northward Fri afternoon and Fri night to bring hot and humid conditions with highs around 90F and afternoon heat indices in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees on Friday. Good chance of convection Friday night and Saturday especially during the afternoon hours. More unstable airmass is over southeast IL Sat afternoon with MLCAPes around 2500 j/kg so could be some strong to severe storms Sat afternoon in southeast IL. Models have trended wetter over CWA by Sunday afternoon as a system approaches from the Central Plains. Heat and more tropical humidity looks to return early next work week as upper level ridge builds more into IL as 500 mb heights rise to near or above 591 dm. 07 && .AVIATION... (For the 18z TAFs through 18z Thursday Afternoon) Issued at 1239 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025 Surface heating getting off to a late start today due to widespread morning fog and low stratus, cloud bases remain near the VFR/MVFR threshold of 3kft early this afternoon - most notably at BMI and CMI where TEMPO groups were included. By 20z, SCT to BKN clouds should be VFR across the board, with the next opportunity for MVFR (or lower) conditions arriving around 09z/4am when once again radiational losses may prove sufficient for patchy fog; 12z HREF suggests the highest chances (20-40%) for IFR visibilities will be at BMI and CMI. Bumgardner && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$