Area Forecast Discussion
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259 FXUS61 KILN 120203 AFDILN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1003 PM EDT Tue Jun 11 2024 .SYNOPSIS... A warming trend will bring above normal temperatures to the region for the next week. A system will bring a chance for thunderstorms Thursday night into Friday with additional thunderstorm chances early next week. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/...
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High clouds spilling in from the west/northwest are expected to transit the region relatively early, with just a few remnants found in northern KY and eastern CWA after midnight and a continued clearing trend through daybreak. Winds will be light and river valley fog should develop with dewpoint depressions at KLUK expected to be 1-2 degrees in the predawn hours. Continued the mention of patchy dense fog in river valleys and did not make any changes to low temperatures in the low to mid 50s.
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&& .SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/... The warming trend will continue on Wednesday with above normal temperatures in the low to middle 80s. Lows Wednesday night will drop down into the middle 50s to lower 60s. A weak system will bring the potential for a few sprinkles near and north of Interstate 70 Wednesday night. Moisture is limited with this system and therefore limited any precipitation mention to sprinkles. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... Some mid level troughing will develop across the Great Lakes, southeast Canada, and New England during the Thursday into Friday timeframe. This will push a weak cold front southeast through our region. Thursday should remain dry as the cold front will not make in roads until Thursday night. Thus, it will be warmer and a little more humid than Wednesday. Highs will range from the mid to upper 80s. For Thursday night into Friday, as the cold front pushes through, there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Best chance will be across our northwest Thursday night. There could be a strong storm or two early on before instability wanes overnight in this location. Pcpn threat will end by Friday evening everywhere, allowing drier and a little cooler air to move back into our region. After lows in the 60s, highs on Friday will be in the mid 80s. Lows Friday night will drop into the mid 50s to the lower 60s. Surface high pressure will dominate the weather pattern on Saturday. Under mostly sunny skies, highs will range from the lower to mid 80s. Mostly clear skies Saturday night will allow temperatures to drop into the upper 50s to the lower 60s. The surface high will have moved east by Sunday. As has been advertised, an upper level ridge is forecast to build northward into the Ohio Valley. There will be an increase in humidity with developing low level southerly flow. And with rising mid level heights and rising low level temperatures, it will become hot. Highs will warm into the upper 80s to the lower 90s with heat indices peaking into the mid 90s along and south of the Ohio River. Monday is looking like the hottest day as the upper level high remains in place. After lows in the lower 70s, highs will warm into the mid 90s. These temperatures, combined with humidity, will push heat indices into the 100 to 105 degree range. Also, can not rule out a pop up shower/storm in the afternoon/evening due to diurnal instability. Uncertainty begins to creep into the extended as we head into mid week next week as models differ as to whether the upper level high will hold sway or will it break down some, allowing weak disturbances to rotate around its periphery through the Ohio Valley. As such, have temperatures a little lower by Tuesday, but it will still be hot and humid along with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. && .AVIATION /02Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... What few higher based cu at KILN and KCMH/KLCK are noted will soon die out. Thin cirrus entering from the west/northwest should transit the CWA this evening and be east of CMH and south of CVG by or shortly after midnight, leading to generally clear sky cover. Dewpoint depressions at KLUK are noted to be 1-2 degrees. With the light winds and clear skies, radiational cooling should result in some valley fog that will be locally dense of 1/4sm and cigs aoa 200`. Temperatures will rise quickly and this fog should erode in short order with the coming of daylight. More cirrus will be noted over the CWA on Wednesday, along with some patches of higher 9-10kft AC/AS clouds before noon. Winds through the period will be light and less than 10 knots. OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms are possible on Friday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS... NEAR TERM...Franks SHORT TERM... LONG TERM...Hickman AVIATION...Franks