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FXUS63 KDVN 121949
AFDDVN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
249 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Minimal weather impacts expected this weekend, save for some
  upper-level smoke.

- <20% chance of showers and storms Monday afternoon and
  evening. Better chances for precipitation arrive by midweek.


&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...
Issued at 220 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025

Little in the way of impactful weather in the short term. Some
smoke has subsided to the surface behind a passing front,
leading to some haze. Low confidence in surface smoke tomorrow
(<15% chance) as an area of high pressure will redirect
near-surface flow to the northeast and away from the state. A
passing shortwave will deepen across northern Iowa, bringing
showers just north of the area Sunday afternoon and evening,
but sounding profiles were too dry to prompt the addition of
PoPs. A diving wave across the Central Plains will reinforce a
cooler airmass for another day with highs remaining in the 80s
Sunday.

&&

.LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Issued at 220 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025

The aforementioned central Plains wave keeps the low-level moisture
away from the area for at least the first half of the week, but it
will also put the state in northwest flow and open us up to a series
of waves from Canada. The LLJ will also reemerge into the
Northern Plains later on Monday. It will intersect with a system
that is forecasted to impact Minnesota, later dragging its cold
front (and the main moisture axis) across Iowa on Tuesday night
into Wednesday. This front will then stall somewhere near
southern Iowa, hence the broad rain and storm chances for the
remainder of the week.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1232 PM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025

Some bands of low clouds will produce periodic MVFR ceilings at
the TAFs in the next couple hours or so, and even briefly IFR at
DBQ. These should rise/clear out by late afternoon, after which
VFR conditions will prevail through the remainder of the TAF
period. There may also be some minor visibility restrictions due
to smoke/haze today, but similarly these will be sporadic and
improve by sunset.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
Issued at 1034 AM CDT Sat Jul 12 2025

What is NEW...

Flood watches for the Skunk River at Sigourney and the English
River at Kalona have been converted to flood warnings. A flood
watch has been issued for the Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa.

Discussion...

Another round of heavy rain fell across eastern Iowa, northwest
Illinois, ad far northeast Missouri Friday afternoon into Friday
night with widespread 1 to 4+ inches across the area with 3 to 5
inches falling in the Quad CIties and northwest of Dubuque.
This is brought 48 hour rainfall totals in some locations to 5
to 9 inches. These heaviest rains were located on portions of
the Maquoketa, Wapsipinicon, North Skunk, English, Iowa, and
the Mississippi River. Despite the possibility of showers this
afternoon the forecast is dry through Monday night.

Many area rivers are beginning to respond to the heavy rains
over the last 48 hours. Due to the abnormally dry conditions
across the area many rivers are forecast to stay within bank-full.
A flood warning remains in effect for the Iowa River at Marengo
as well as a flood watches for the Wapsipinicon River at DeWitt
and the Mississippi River at Gladstone and Burlington.

&&

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

&&

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SHORT TERM...DMX
LONG TERM...DMX
AVIATION...DMX
HYDROLOGY...Cousins