550  
FXUS63 KILX 310459  
AFDILX  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED AVIATION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL  
1159 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025  
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
- DRY AND MILD WEATHER WILL DOMINATE THE AREA THROUGH EARLY NEXT  
WEEK.  
 
- A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY, BRINGING  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS. WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES  
ARE EXPECTED FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
ISSUED AT 115 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025  
 
A NARROW ZONE OF WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE STRETCHED FROM EAST  
CENTRAL IA SOUTHEAST THROUGH WEST CENTRAL IL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.  
DEW POINTS WERE A FEW DEGREES HIGH IN THIS AREA, AND A FEW SPOTTY  
SHOWERS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED TODAY. THESE SHOULD DIMINISH BY EARLY  
EVENING, PRIMARILY AFFECTING AREAS SOUTHWEST OF SPRINGFIELD WITH  
10-20% COVERAGE.  
 
OTHERWISE A LARGE AND NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE  
OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER FEATURE THAT  
WILL CONTROL OUR WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS  
WILL PRODUCE A PERSISTENT LIGHT EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW, KEEPING  
DEW POINTS AND TEMPERATURES AT MILD LEVELS FOR LATE SUMMER.  
 
BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, GLOBAL MODELS SHOW STRONG AGREEMENT THAT UPPER  
LEVEL RIDGING WILL AMPLIFY OVER WESTERN CANADA, EJECTING A DEEP  
TROUGH FROM NORTHERN CANADA TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES. THIS LOOKS TO  
DRIVE A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE MIDWEST ON WEDNESDAY.  
MEAGER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURN AHEAD OF THE FRONT SHOULD  
PRECLUDE A SEVERE WEATHER RISK, HOWEVER STRONGER FORCING SUGGEST  
SOME STORMS ALONG WITH A BAND OF SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND  
BEHIND THE FRONT FOR WED PM.  
 
STRONG COLD ADVECTION IN THE POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS WILL USHER IN A  
MUCH COLDER AIRMASS FOR THU-FRI. DETERMINISTIC MODELS SHOW 850 MB  
TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO +2-5C LATE WEEK, AND THE NBM HAS  
CONSISTENTLY SHOWN HIGHS IN THE 60S THU, AND MID 40S LOWS THU  
NIGHT. IF THESE NUMBERS VERIFY THEY WOULD ONLY BE A FEW DEGREES  
ABOVE RECORD LOWS FOR THE DATE. AFTER A CHILLY END TO THE WEEK,  
MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE SHOWS THE UPPER TROUGH QUICKLY SHIFTING EAST  
NEXT WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR QUICK THERMAL MODERATION.  
 
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AVIATION  
(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY NIGHT)  
ISSUED AT 1159 PM CDT SAT AUG 30 2025  
 
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE UPCOMING 24 HOURS, HOWEVER  
PERIODS OF SCATTERED CLOUD COVER AROUND 5000 FT AGL AS WELL AS  
HIGH CLOUD COVER CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS ESE-NE 3-7 KTS.  
 
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ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
NONE.  
 
 
 
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