Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
1229 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Quiet weather and pleasant temperatures and humidity continue
  into Monday.

- Mainly dry this week with 20 to 40 percent chances of showers
  and storms Wednesday and again next Saturday.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Issued at 200 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026

Nice late-August weather is expected through Monday with
seasonable temperatures and comfortable humidity. Expect lows in
the 50s tonight, and then a rebound into the upper 70s/low 80s
for Monday. Winds will remain light with high pressure in
control.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Issued at 200 PM CDT Sun Aug 23 2026

Northwesterly flow aloft is forecast to continue through the
upcoming week. A storm system is forecast to pass to our north
and east Tuesday night through Wednesday night with 20 to 30
percent chances of showers and storms. Models show a slight
increase in moisture ahead of this storm system. Currently the
higher chances of precipitation are across northwest Illinois.
Rainfall amounts will be light with generally less than a tenth
of an inch expected. High temperatures on Wednesday will be
slightly warmer into the lower to mid 80s.

After Wednesday night, models show another shortwave topping
the western U.S. ridge and flattening the flow aloft to more
zonal. This system will begin to impact the area late Friday
night into Saturday, bringing more humid conditions and another
chance for precipitation.

&&

.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 1222 AM CDT Mon Aug 24 2026

High pressure is forecast to sit near the Mississippi River in
eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois through the Monday. This
will result in light and variable winds across the area with
speeds less than 5 knots. Diurnally driven cumulus is forecast
to develop after 15 UTC Monday with ceilings around 5 kft. MVFR
visibilities are possibly in patchy fog this morning after 08
UTC at KCID and KBRL with lower confidence that it will occur
at KMLI so it was left out of that TAF sites for now. If fog
does form, visibilities should quickly improve after 12 UTC.

&&

.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...None.
IL...None.
MO...None.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Uttech
LONG TERM...Cousins/Uttech
AVIATION...Cousins