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FXUS63 KILX 221551
AFDILX

Area Forecast Discussion...Updated
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
1051 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Off and on rain chances will continue today through Tuesday.
  Storm total rainfall will be greatest along and south of the
  I-72 corridor where 1 to 2 inches will occur.

- Cooler and drier weather will return for the middle and end of
  the week.

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.UPDATE...
Issued at 1051 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

Short-wave trough evident on 15z/10am water vapor imagery over
western Illinois continues to bring widespread light to
occasionally moderate rain to the eastern half of the KILX CWA.
Latest radar trends show the majority of the rain has shifted
east of the I-55 corridor...with only scattered showers lingering
further west. As a cold front drops southeastward through the
region, additional showers and a few thunderstorms will develop
along the boundary this afternoon before the front settles
southward toward the Ohio River tonight. Am therefore expecting a
lull in precip chances from late morning through early afternoon,
followed by an uptick in areal coverage as the front passes this
afternoon. Once the strongest forcing shifts south of the area,
rain chances will decrease sharply this evening...with locations
along/north of I-72 likely becoming completely dry overnight.
Given extensive cloud cover and showers, high temperatures today
will be considerably cooler than in recent days...with readings
ranging from the lower 70s far northwest around Galesburg to near
80 degrees south of I-70.

Barnes

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 400 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

A large area of showers with a few embedded thunderstorms was
moving eastward into central IL early this morning, as was as far
east as highway 29 from Peoria to Springfield. Some weakening
trends noted in convection past few hours and expect this to
continue as it tracks into eastern IL during this morning. A cold
front over central WI into far southeast Iowa and nw MO will push
se to near the IL river by early afternoon and nearing I-70 by
sunset. A broken band of convection is forecast to develop along
and ahead of the cold front near the IL river valley early this
afternoon and push into southeast IL this evening. SPC day 1
outlook keeps marginal risk of severe storms south of CWA this
afternoon/early evening over southern MO and southern IL where
instability will be greater. Ample clouds today along with rain
chances to bring cooler temperatures with highs in the lower 70s
nw of the IL river and upper 70s to near 80F in southeast IL. This
will be a nice break from the heat we had past 8 days with highs
in the upper 80s to mid 90s since Sep 14th.

Convection chances to lower as the night wears on with mainly
isolated chances overnight with main energy/lift focused sw of our
area. Lows tonight range from mid to upper 50s from I-55 nw to the
mid 60s in southeast IL from I-70 southeast. Monday we will be on
the cool side of the front to our south with highest pops (50-60%) in
our southern counties and slight chances from I-74 north by Mon
afternoon. SPC day2 marginal risk of severe storms Monday
afternoon and evening is in far southern IL from Murphysboro to
Evansville south. Highs Monday mostly in the lower 70s with upper
60s even possible sw of Springfield. Highs near 75F at
Lawrenceville.

Low pressure near central AR around dawn Monday to lift ne along
the front into the mid MS river valley by sunset Monday and near
southeast IL by dawn Tue as upper level trof/low digs into the
upper MS river valley and east central plains by Tue afternoon.
This will likely spread another wave of convection ne over central
and southeast IL during Mon night and Tue morning, and lingering
chances of showers in eastern IL Tue afternoon. Seasonably cool
day again on Tue with mostly cloudy to overcast skies and rain
chances especially in the morning, with highs around 70F in
central IL and low to mid 70s in southeast IL. Have generally dry
and seasonably cool conditions Tue night through Wed night though
nearby upper level trof may keep more low clouds around and
isolated light showers (pops less than 20%).

Models diverge with evolution of upper level pattern during 2nd
half of the week as a strong cutoff low appears to affect the
southern and southeast states. Latest GEM and Ecmwf models now
bring cutoff low far enough north with qpf over central/se IL Thu
into this weekend, while GFS is drier with upper level ridging
into IL late this week. Blended models have 20-30% chance of
showers Thu through this next weekend with highs in the 70s and
lows in the 50s.

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.AVIATION...  (For the 12z TAFs through 12z Monday Morning)
Issued at 614 AM CDT Sun Sep 22 2024

An area of showers will diminish over the area this morning.
Redevelopment of SHRA and a few TSRA along a cold front is
expected late this afternoon, near and south of the KSPI-KDEC-KCMI
terminals. Included a PROB30 group for this. Patchy MVFR and IFR
ceilings have developed to our west early this morning, and this
is forecast to expand east over the next few hours. Some
improvement in the ceilings is shown at KPIA-KSPI after the
frontal passage, but guidance keeps the lower ceilings going
farther east through tonight. Southwest winds ahead of the front
veer northwest beind it, all near/under 10 kt.

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.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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