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Issued by NWS Central Illinois
Issued by NWS Central Illinois
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893 FXUS63 KILX 071635 AFDILX Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation National Weather Service Lincoln IL 1135 AM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Seasonably very warm and humid conditions are expected during this work week across central and southeast IL, with highs in the mid to upper 80s today and upper 80s to around 90 Tuesday through Friday. Afternoon heat indices peaking in the lower 90s through Thursday, and mid upper 90s on Friday afternoon. - A chance of showers and thunderstorms over southeast IL today, mainly this afternoon when locally heavy rain and gusty winds are possible with a few thunderstorms. Dry weather prevails across the area tonight with a bit cooler and less humid air arriving. Then a chance of showers and thunderstorms returns to the Illinois Tuesday afternoon and continue through the rest of the week, though most of the time it will be dry this week. && .UPDATE... Issued at 1006 AM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025 A weak frontal boundary is pushing south of I-70 late this morning with a few showers and storms in the vicinity of the boundary. Dew points pooling in the low to mid 70s near the front are contributing to around 1000-1200 J/kg MLCAPE allowing for the potential for a stronger storm or two over the next couple hours before the threat shifts south of the forecast area altogether this afternoon. Weak deep layer shear of only around 15 kt precludes a more organized severe threat late this morning, but an isolated damaging downburst wind gust cannot be ruled out, and some localized pockets of 1-1.5 inch per hour rain rates can be expected with the strongest storms. Deubelbeiss && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 345 AM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025 The 09Z/3 am surface map shows a cool front over central IN/IL, (just south of I-72 over IL) and over northern MO. South to SW winds south of the boundary, shift north/ne from I-72 north near 10 mph or less. Dewpoints slowly slipping into the mid to upper 60s from Rushville to Bloomington north while muggy lower 70s from Lincoln south. Mostly cloudy to overcast skies over central and eastern IL with mostly clear skies from Galesburg to Rushville west. Low stratus clouds less than 1k ft over east central IL from I-55 east. Patchy fog also over parts of east central IL, with CMI vsby at 1.25 miles and around Galesburg in Knox county with 1.5 mile vsby. Patchy fog to lift by mid morning though low clouds in eastern IL may linger longer in the morning before breaking up and lifting into cumulus cloud bases. Latest CAMs slowly bring the cold front southward through southeast IL through early this afternoon. Radar mosaic currently not showing much activity with spotty very light rain showers in southeast IL from Danville to Effingham southeast. But diurnally heating of unstable tropical airmass with CAPES rising to near 1500 j/kg in southeast IL this afternoon and PW values 1.8-2.1 inches into mid afternoon in southeast IL to develop bands of convection mainly southeast of I-70 late morning into mid afternoon. SPC day1 does not have a marginal risk today in southeast IL, though a few strong cells possible south of I-70 during early/mid afternoon along with locally heavy rains and lightning. Air mass not as unstable as yesterday afternoon and low level lapse rates not as steep, and also wind shear quite weak again. So this may limit chances of severe storms this afternoon in SE IL. Highs today mostly in the mid 80s with afternoon heat indices in the upper 80s to near 90F in central IL, with lower 90s from I-70 south. Weakening front moves just south of CWA late today/early evening with dry wx expected over CWA tonight as weak 1018-1020 mb Canadian high pressure settles into the Great Lakes region. This will bring a bit cooler and less humid air into central IL tonight, with lows overnight in the low to mid 60s central IL (coolest from I-74 ne) and upper 60s in southeast IL and west central IL toward MS river valley from Macomb to Jacksonville west. A weak northern stream short wave trof moves from the northern plains tonight into IL by Tue afternoon into the Midwest on Tue afternoon and returns chances of showers and thunderstorms from west to east during Tue afternoon. PW values rise back up to 1.5-2 inches during the day Tue and instability increases as CAPES rise to 1500-3k j/kg over western/sw CWA Tue afternoon. SPC Day2 outlook has marginal risk of severe storms for damaging winds over western/sw CWA. WPC Day2 ERO also has marginal risk of excessive rainfall over IL due to tropical PW values returning. Highs Tue in the mid to upper 80s with heat indices peaking in the lower 90s Tue afternoon. Associated weak surface low and front from upper level short wave trof to be near central IL at dawn Wed and to move into southeast IL by Wed evening keeping chances of convection going especially afternoon/early evening hours, with highest pops eastern/se IL. More scattered convection to develop over central and southeast IL Thu afternoon in tropical airmass in place. Another northern stream short wave trof moves into the Midwest late this week enhancing convection chances Fri afternoon into Saturday. Very warm and humid condtions to linger over area into the weekend with highs in the upper 80s to around 90F friday and afternoon heat indices in the mid to upper 90s and likely the highest this week. Seasonable highs in the mid to upper 80s this weekend and still muggy. 07 && .AVIATION... (For the 18z TAFs through 18z Tuesday Afternoon) Issued at 1135 AM CDT Mon Jul 7 2025 VFR conditions persist through the 18z TAF period. Diurnal cumulus will develop with bases around 2k-3kft but will be scattered. Winds shift from northerly to southerly by late tomorrow morning, but the winds stay light (< 5 knots), so only show the shift to easterly at this time. Copple && .ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$