Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
Issued by NWS Quad Cities, IA IL
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424 FXUS63 KDVN 012000 AFDDVN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL 300 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - The upper level pattern is forecast to remain active with periodic chances of showers and storms through early next week. - There is the risk for heavy rain and a Marginal risk for severe weather Thursday into Thursday evening. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... Issued at 152 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 High pressure sits across southeast South Dakota and northern Iowa early this afternoon. There are some weak returns on radar across the Middle Missouri Valley into central Iowa this afternoon. Rain is being reported at Spencer Iowa as well as Omaha with several sites reporting mid level cloudiness. Closer to home, there are northwest winds with gusts of 20 to 25 mph. Temperatures at 2 PM ranged from 63 degrees at Independence to 73 degrees at Moline. Moisture and warm air advection is forecast to develop this evening over central Iowa with the low level jet then veering into eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and far northeast Missouri after 06 UTC. This would bring rain and potentially embedded thunderstorms into the area after midnight but more likely between 3 and 7 AM. Several rounds of showers and storms are possible through the day on Thursday as a weak surface low lifts a warm front across the area. Depending on how the morinng convection evolves, there may be little in the way of CAPE across the area but models do show a surge in instability behind the warm front. There is 30 to 40 knots of 0 to 6 km shear which may be enough for at least isolated severe storms late tomorrow afternoon intothe evneing with a little bit of instability. The main threat would be damaging winds. High temperatures will be dependent on how long the rain is in the area but for now have highs ranging from the upper 60s northwest of Cedar Rapids to the lower 80s in west central Illinois. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... Issued at 152 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 A shortwave trough is forecast to lift northeastward and into southern Canada to start the period. The NBM continues to linger showers and storms across northwest Illinois counties on Friday morning as the cold front exits the area. However, recent model runs have continued to move the front and its associated precipitation quickly out of the area on Friday. The remainder of the day on Friday is forecast to be dry. Southwesterly flow aloft will continue through the remainder of the period until a deep trough moves across the CONUS late in the period. This will allow several shortwave trough to lift across the area through early next week and bring several chances for showers and storms to the area about every 24 to 36 hours. These will be followed by periods of ridging and quiet weather. Temperatures are expected to be near to above normal through the period. High temperatures the first week of may are in the lower to mid 70s. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1233 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 Broken mid to high clouds are moving westward across KCID and KDBQ to start the period as high pressure builds into the area. Northerly winds will continue to gusts up to 30 knots through the afternoon before diminishing this evening. Widespread rain showers and potentially embedded thunderstorms are forecast to develop after 00 UTC near in a stalled frontal boundary in northern Missouri and slowly spread north and eastward overnight. This will cause initial VFR conditions to lower to MVFR as rain spreads into the area after 06 UTC. Rain will slowly come to an end from west to east after 12 UTC on Thursday. Confidence is low on the exact timing of thunderstorms so placed a prob30 group in the TAFs for now. Gusty east winds are forecast to develop after 12 UTC and continue through the day. && .DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IA...None. IL...None. MO...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Cousins LONG TERM...Cousins AVIATION...Cousins