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Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
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779 FXUS63 KSGF 301119 AFDSGF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 619 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - There are 10-40% chances for showers and thunderstorms mainly west of Springfield and especially west of I-49 on Sunday. - There are 20-50% chances for showers and thunderstorms across portions of the area at times Monday into Tuesday. - Below-average temperatures are likely through the beginning of September. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Issued at 245 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 The region remains in an upper level northwest flow pattern today. An upper level disturbance will move south across the plains today. High to mid level clouds will increase from west to east ahead of the upper level disturbances. No rain will occur across the area today as a drier air mass will remain over the area. Highs will warm into the lower to middle 80s today with the coolest readings occurring across the western portions of the forecast area where cloud cover will be the most dense. An upper level shortwave will move into the central Plains tonight and will slowly move southeast across the plains on Sunday. Some shower and thunderstorm development will be possible ahead of the shortwave to the west of the area across the central Plains tonight. This activity will start to move east, but the better lift along with weak uncapped instability will remain west of the area tonight. Instability will be limited further to the east across the area so this activity should weaken and likely dissipate as the convection moves east towards the area tonight into early Sunday morning. There is a low chance for a few isolated showers and maybe a rumble of thunder late tonight west of I-49 but most locations across the forecast area should remain dry through tonight. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 245 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 The upper level disturbance will continue to slowly move south across the area on Sunday. Overall the better lift and instability will remain west of the area and much of the shower and storm activity will remain west of I-49 if not west of the area altogether through much of the day on Sunday. Highs Sunday afternoon will warm into the upper 70s to the lower 80s as more cloud cover occurs across the area. The upper level shortwave trough will move southeast across the region on Monday. Showers with a few embedded thunderstorms will be possible with this activity. Overall, the better lift and instability may remain west of the area, but there is potential for some convection to clip the western and southwestern portions of the area on Monday. Some weak uncapped MUCAPE may also develop across portions of the area Monday afternoon and may result in the potential for some isolated showers and a few rumbles of thunder to develop. The trough will then move across the area Monday night into Tuesday and additional showers and a few thunderstorms will again be possible as the trough moves through the area. This activity may be banded and isolated in nature so not all locations may be affected. Highs will again warm into the upper 70s to the lower 80s Monday afternoon. An upper level low will move out of the northern Plains into the Great Lakes region during the middle of the week. A cold front will move south across the area. Scattered showers and maybe a few thunderstorms will be possible along the front but not all locations will receive rain. A cooler air mass will advect into the region behind the front for late week and we may only see highs in the upper 60s to the middle 70s by late next week. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 615 AM CDT Sat Aug 30 2025 Ceilings will remain VFR through the period with light southerly winds persisting near 5-10 mph. BBG currently has visibilities around 5 to 6 SM this morning and those will stay lowered until around 14z when the patchy fog burns off. Fog could disperse earlier depending on the speed of the high clouds moving in from the west. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. MO...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Wise LONG TERM...Wise AVIATION...Soria