Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
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709 FXUS63 KDVN 071107 AFDDVN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 607 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 ...Updated for 12z Aviation... .KEY MESSAGES... - Rounds of nocturnal and diurnal convection through Monday night will bring a risk of locally heavy rainfall due to weak winds aloft. If the heavy rain occurs in an urban area, localized flash flooding is possible. - Heat and humidity will return around mid-week with temperatures in the 90s and heat indices pushing 100 or higher. The probability of heat headlines around mid-week is 33-40 percent. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/... Issued at 207 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 A lake/convection induced boundary has pushed into the area with it running roughly from KMIW, to just north of the QCA metro area and then to between KC75 and KPIA. With little in the way of forcing across the area, only a brief rogue shower or storm is possible through sunrise. After sunrise, said boundary will become the focus for new convection. Here the very short term models differ on timing but generally agree that the boundary will be the initiation point. The timing difference is traceable to the arrival of a weak upper level disturbance from the Plains. Thus through mid-morning mainly dry conditions will be seen with diurnal convection occurring anytime from late morning on. Away from the boundary, areal coverage of the convection looks to be 20-40 percent. Along the boundary a broken line of storms will develop that slowly moves north through the afternoon. Outflow boundaries from the convection will then be the foci for more convection late this afternoon and evening. After sunset areal coverage will slowly increase as the LLJ develops. The highest coverage looks to be west of the Mississippi. Toward sunrise Monday the highest coverage will slowly shift along the Mississippi River. Monday isolated to scattered convection will be seen west of the Mississippi with the higher coverage along/east of the Mississippi. A weak front arriving from the Plains will bring the convection to an end from west to east late Monday afternoon and night. Due to weak winds aloft, no severe storms are anticipated today or Monday. However, the weak winds aloft means slow moving storms that will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall. If that heavy rain occurs over an urban area, localized flash flooding is possible. && .LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Issued at 207 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 Tuesday through Sunday Assessment...high (>80%) confidence of temperatures well above normal. Low (20-25%) confidence for rain. Trends with the models continue to show temperatures well above normal for much of the week. However, the highest heat indices now look to occur in the Tuesday/Wednesday time frame. A seasonably strong front arriving Wednesday night will bring cooler temperatures on Thursday with temperatures moving to near normal for next weekend. Heat indices Tuesday continue to indicate 95 to 100 but areas south of I-80 have a 30-40% probability of exceeding 100. On Wednesday the probability of seeing heat indices of 100+ is now at 50-60%. Depending upon how rain chances play out, heat headlines may be needed in the Tuesday/Wednesday time frame. The model consensus indicates the daylight hours of Tuesday are dry. Tuesday night into Wednesday is a question. A weak signal has started to develop suggesting a nocturnal storm complex running around the edge of the heat dome. If this occurs it would play significantly into the need for potential heat headlines Wednesday. Albeit a weak signal, some of the ensemble members of the various models are pointing to rain and have a 20-30 percent chance for rain Tuesday night into Wednesday. Wednesday night into Thursday looks interesting. A much stronger front is progged to move through the area that will be associated with a strong upper level disturbance. Winds in the mid-levels of the atmosphere are progged to be around 50 knots indicating organized storms with the potential for severe storms. CSU ML progs and other ML analog sites from the June 6th model runs have a 15-30% probability of severe storms occurring. Thus the transition from hot and humid conditions may have severe storms. Thus Wednesday night has the best chances for rain. The current model consensus has 50-70 percent chances for rain. Outside of Wednesday night, the model consensus has daily 20-35 percent chances for rain Thursday through Sunday. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/... Issued at 600 AM CDT Sun Jun 7 2026 An approaching upper level disturbance and copious amounts of moisture will set the stage for periodic showers and some storms through the TAF cycle, with the main challenge of timing and locations of potential greatest impacts from convection (IFR potential for visibility and localized gusty winds 25-35+ kt possible). Otherwise, predominantly rounds of showers and bouts of MVFR conditions (mainly visibility but some pockets of lower ceilings possible). Looks like the thunder potential will be largely concentrated in the afternoon and evening. Outside of the precipitation, predominantly VFR conditions are expected. && .DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IA...None. IL...None. MO...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...08 LONG TERM...08 AVIATION...McClure