Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
Issued by NWS Green Bay, WI
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877 FXUS63 KGRB 181143 AFDGRB Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Green Bay WI 643 AM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026 Updated aviation portion for 12Z TAF issuance .KEY MESSAGES... - Scattered pop up showers are possible this afternoon. Some rumbles of thunder are possible but no severe weather is expected. - Another quick round of showers is possible Friday night. No severe weather is expected. - Below normal temperatures and comfortable humidity will prevail through next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 152 AM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026 Persistent northwesterly flow is expected for the forecast period as a large upper trough remains stretched over eastern CONUS. Today... Low clouds will persist into the morning hours before gradually scattering out by the afternoon. Clearing skies will allow temperatures to get into the lower to middle 70s, which will be right around convective temperature in the afternoon. Expect scattered pop-up showers to develop in the afternoon and evening, supported by the arrival of a weak upper shortwave. Some thunder could mix in at times with any showers, but instability and shear remain too meager to support organized storms, so no severe weather is expected today. Any rain will be relatively short-lived and most of the day will likely still be dry even at the areas that do see rain. Probability for showers will sit around 30-40% at any one location, which largely means that most of the day will be dry Any precipitation should diminish quickly overnight. Friday and Saturday... Additional pop up showers will develop both Friday night and Saturday afternoon as additional weak upper shortwaves cross the region. Friday will be the more widespread of the two, with rain chances sitting around 50-70% for much of the area. That said, with minimal instability and shear in the region, any rain will be light and the timing doesn`t favor widespread thunder (10-15% chance). Saturday showers will largely be limited to northern Wisconsin, along the Upper Peninsula border. Rest of the forecast... Temperatures will not change much through the extended, with each day expected to largely stay in the lower to middle 70s each day. The system for Sunday mentioned in previous forecasts has trended southwards, leaving the day dry. The next widespread chance for precipitation is currently expected to hold off until sometime around the middle of next week. && .AVIATION...for 12Z TAF Issuance Issued at 643 AM CDT Thu Jun 18 2026 A deck of low stratus will keep MVFR and IFR ceilings in place for the mid morning but is expected to begin to scatter out as we approach 15-18Z. The afternoon will see some scattered cloud cover return, along with a chance for some showers. Showers will be relatively light so impacts to visibility are expected to be limited, but the best timing will be in the mid to late afternoon across portions of central to north-central Wisconsin. Given the limited areal coverage of the showers, stuck with PROB30 groups for RHI, AUW, and CWA for now. Northwesterly winds will be relatively light for the morning hours but a few gusts to around 15 knots are possible through the afternoon. && .GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION.....Uhlmann AVIATION.......Uhlmann