244  
FXUS63 KDVN 101916  
AFDDVN  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL  
216 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2025  
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- AREAS OF FOG POSSIBLE SOUTH OF I-80 TONIGHT.  
 
- WARM FALL WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT  
WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S AND 70S.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/  
 
ISSUED AT 200 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2025  
 
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST  
AND WESTERN GREAT LAKES AREA TONIGHT, LEADING TO LIGHT N TO NE  
WINDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES. FORECAST LOWS FOR EASTERN IOWA AND  
NORTHWEST ILLINOIS ARE IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S (COLDEST  
ALONG/NORTH OF HIGHWAY 20). PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG MAY DEVELOP  
AFTER 9-10 PM TONIGHT SOUTH OF I-80 WHERE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO  
BE LIGHT & VARIABLE AND SURFACE DEWPOINTS WILL BE HOLDING IN  
THE MID 40S TO MID 50S. THE HRRR AND RAP ARE HIGHLIGHTING THE  
AREA AROUND BURLINGTON AND POINTS TO THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AS THE  
MOST LIKELY LOCATIONS TO HAVE A PERIOD OF FOG, WHICH COULD BE  
LOCALLY DENSE.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 200 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2025  
 
A PLEASANT WEEKEND IS IN STORE, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 60S  
TO LOWER 70S SATURDAY AND LOWER 70S (NORTH) TO UPPER 70S CENTRAL AND  
SOUTH SUNDAY. THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON, DRY WEATHER IS CONFIDENTLY  
FORECAST, AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.  
BREEZY CONDITIONS (SE 15-30 MPH) COMBINED WITH WELL ABOVE  
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS FOR UNHARVESTED FIELDS, ESPECIALLY NW OF THE QUAD  
CITIES. FOLLOWING THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE, SUNDAY NIGHT AND  
MONDAY MAY SEE SOME SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AS A SHORTWAVE  
MOVES THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST. THE LATEST NBM HAS 20-40%  
CHANCES FOR RAIN NORTH AND WEST OF THE QUAD CITIES.  
 
LOOKING TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, ANOTHER PASSING HIGH PRESSURE  
SYSTEM AT THE SURFACE IS FORECAST BY THE BULK OF AVAILABLE  
GUIDANCE, RESULTING IN PLEASANT TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S  
EACH DAY, AND LOWS IN THE 40S AND 50S. THERE COULD BE A FEW  
BOUTS OF PASSING SHOWERS AS UPPER LEVEL ENERGY MOVES EAST OVER  
THE BROAD UPPER RIDGE WHICH IS INDICATED BY MODELS OVER THE  
SOUTHERN CONUS.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/  
 
ISSUED AT 1220 PM CDT FRI OCT 10 2025  
 
GENERALLY VFR IS ANTICIPATED TODAY INTO SATURDAY AM AS A WEAK  
COLD FRONT SHIFTS THROUGH THE REGION. SW TO W WINDS WILL SHIFT  
TO THE NE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AND DECREASE TO  
UNDER 10 KTS. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE NEAR BRL LATE TONIGHT INTO  
SATURDAY AM, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE IN THE TAFS YET DUE TO LOW  
CONFIDENCE.  
 
 
   
DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
IA...NONE.  
IL...NONE.  
MO...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
SHORT TERM...UTTECH  
LONG TERM...ERVIN/UTTECH  
AVIATION...UTTECH  
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