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Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
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478 FXUS63 KSGF 262313 AFDSGF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 613 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Daily heat index values in the middle to upper 90s into early next week. - Daily shower and thunderstorm activity into next week, mainly isolated to scattered in nature. No all day washouts expected. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 227 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025 A robust cumulus field has formed over the state this afternoon. The best area for convection to initiate will be primarily west of Highway 65 this afternoon where the best moisture and instability is located. These showers/thunderstorms are expected to remain sub-severe. Though, they could drop some brief heavy rainfall as model PWATs are 1.7-1.8" and showers from the previous past few days have dropped a quick 0.25-0.50". As daylight heating diminishes, so will our rain chances. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies as the remnants of an MCS start to push through by early Friday morning. Lows will be warm in the upper 60s to lower 70s. There`s a 50-70% chance of showers and thunderstorms on Friday morning north of I-44 as what`s left of the MCS pushes through our area. As the morning continues and the boundary pushes south, rain chances decrease slightly. Areas south of I-44 have a 40-60% chance of seeing rain. Expect rainfall to be a bit more widespread tomorrow than it will be today with rainfall amounts staying under 1 inch. With clouds and rain lingering around the area tomorrow, highs will be a bit cooler in the mid 80s. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... Issued at 227 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025 The long term forecast is a persistence forecast. Shortwave energy will continue to bring daily rain chances into the middle of next week, with the greatest chances in the afternoons/evenings. Look for 40-50% chances on Saturday, 30-60% Sunday and Monday, and 20-30% Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures through this period will be susceptible to changes due to convective trends, but generally looking at highs in the mid 80s to low 90s and lows in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Look for daily heat index values in the mid to upper 90s through at least Monday. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 608 PM CDT Thu Jun 26 2025 For the 00z TAFS, will need to monitor broken area of convection to our west for potentially moving into JLN this evening. However, we should see instability begin to diminish with the loss of daytime heating and it would be moving into a less favorable air mass, so for now, we left it out of the 00z TAFS for this evening. We do have some prob30`s for convection and MVFR conditions in the overnight period at JLN and during the afternoon at SGF/BBG, but otherwise expecting VFR conditions. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. MO...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Soria LONG TERM...Soria AVIATION...Lindenberg