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Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
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814 FXUS63 KDVN 062321 AFDDVN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 621 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms (30-60%) are possible this afternoon into this evening, most likely for locations along and east of the Mississippi River. Otherwise, most other locations will remain dry today. - Periodic chances of showers and storms remain in the picture Tuesday through Friday, but with plenty of dry periods interspersed. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... Issued at 202 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 A mid-level trough will continue to hang around our region this afternoon into the evening hours, which will lead to a period of scattered showers and a few thunderstorms (30-60%) at times through this evening, mainly for locations along and east of the Mississippi River. An associated surface trough axis will be the main forcing mechanism for this activity, which extends from a surface low over central lower Michigan. The convective parameter space looks to be weaker for stronger storms compared to yesterday, with weaker low- level lapse rates (<7.5 C/km) and PWAT values around 1.7 to 2.0 inches. MLCAPE values remain around 1000-1500 J/kg per the latest SPC Mesoanalysis/RAP13 output. Although severe storms are not anticipated today, a few brief funnel clouds are possible as hi-res models are showing enhanced surface vorticity along the surface trough, combined with moderate low-level CAPE (0-3 km 100+ J/kg). Latest RAP NST parameter values are highlighting the boundary with values of ~1-3. Monday looks to be seasonably warm and humid, with highs in the 80s and dewpoints between 65 to 70 degrees. An area of high pressure is progged to move through the Corn Belt region, so most of the day should remain dry. However, a few showers or storms can`t be ruled out entirely during the late afternoon hours along a mid-level shortwave that will approach the area, but the 06.12z HREF ensemble shows a pretty strong signal for any activity to remain isolated, so again, most locations will remain dry. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... Issued at 202 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 A fairly active period is on tap for Tuesday through Friday, with occasional chances of showers and storms in the forecast. A few mid- level impulses are progged to sweep through the CWA during this time frame, particularly on Tuesday and again on Friday. SPC has introduced a Marginal Risk (level 1 of 5) for our southwestern areas Tuesday for the threat of a strong to severe storm in the afternoon and evening hours. Analysis of the convective parameter space shows a similar environment to the last few severe weather events we`ve had, with damaging winds being the primary threat. Steep low-level lapse rates and PWATs exceeding 2" once again will support the potential for wet microbursts. Seems like the potential for hail and tornadoes is very low, given very weak mid-level lapse rates, and a more uni-directional shear profile to preclude any tornado threat. Another mid-level trough looks to move through on Friday, with some signals in the various extended machine learning output for the potential for isolated strong to severe storms, but with this threat so far out, confidence remains lower for severe weather potential. Still, something to be mindful of though as we go through the week. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/... Issued at 607 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 Isolated showers across portions of eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois will continue to weaken and dissipate over the next hour or two. VFR conditions and light northerly winds are expected by evening. Patchy fog may develop across northeast Iowa during the morning hours. Currently, highest confidence is at CID and DBQ during the 09Z and 13Z timeframe. MVFR visibility is likely in any fog that develops with brief reductions to IFR possible. Otherwise, mostly clear skies and light and variable winds are expected across the area into the afternoon on Monday. && .DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IA...None. IL...None. MO...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Schultz LONG TERM...Schultz AVIATION...Schultz/NWS