652  
FXUS64 KMEG 270442  
AFDMEG  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
1142 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025  
   
..NEW DISCUSSION, AVIATION, FIRE WEATHER
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
UPDATED AT 1140 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025  
 
- A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH  
THROUGH 9PM THIS EVENING AS HEAT INDICES REACH 107 DEGREES.  
 
- OPPRESSIVE HEAT RETURNS MONDAY. AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH IS IN  
EFFECT FROM MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS HEAT INDICES APPROACH  
AND EXCEED 110 DEGREES.  
 
- RAIN CHANCES INCREASE ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.  
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND WILL RETURN TO NORMAL.  
 

 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
(TONIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)  
ISSUED AT 1140 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025  
 
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL FEATURE INCREASING HEAT AND HUMIDITY AS  
AN AMPLIFYING UPPER LEVEL RIDGE RETROGRADES THROUGH MIDWEEK.  
TUESDAY WILL BE THE HOTTEST DAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S TO LOW  
100S. HEAT INDICES OF 110+ ARE ANTICIPATED MONDAY THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY. AS SUCH, AN EXTREME HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS  
TIME PERIOD. PROLONGED, OPPRESSIVE HEAT IS THE #1 WEATHER RELATED  
KILLER EACH YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES. WE URGE EVERYONE TO LIMIT  
THEIR TIME OUTDOORS. FOR THOSE THAT MUST BE IN THE HEAT, ENSURE  
YOU HAVE A WAY TO COOL OFF AND MONITOR YOURSELF FOR SIGNS OF HEAT-  
RELATED ILLNESS.  
 
THE FORECAST IS NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL  
CONTINUE PUSHING WEST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, ALLOWING THE  
MID-SOUTH TO RETURN TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. RAIN CHANCES ON  
THURSDAY WILL INCREASE AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE GREAT  
LAKES REGION. AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE MS RIVER HAVE THE  
GREATEST CHANCE OF SEEING APPRECIABLE RAINFALL THROUGH FRIDAY,  
WITH RAINFALL TOTALS GENERALLY IN THE 0.50 - 1.00 INCH RANGE. THE  
BACKSIDE OF THIS FRONT WILL FEATURE NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH  
HIGHS THIS WEEKEND IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S.  
 
ANS  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(06Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 1140 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025  
 
SEEING LESS OF A SIGNAL FOR LOW CLOUDS IN THE AM OR PRECIP IN THE  
AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY. SOUTH WINDS AT 5-10 KTS TONIGHT WILL SHIFT  
TO SW AT AROUND 10 KTS ON SUNDAY.  
 

 
   
FIRE WEATHER
 
 
ISSUED AT 1140 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2025  
 
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED THIS PERIOD AS MINRH  
VALUES REMAIN ABOVE 50 PERCENT AND 20FT WINDS HOVER AROUND 5 MPH.  
WETTING RAIN CHANCES RETURN THURSDAY.  
 

 
   
MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
AR...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR ARZ009-018-026>028-035-  
036-048-049-058.  
 
MO...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR MOZ113-115.  
 
MS...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR MSZ001>017-020>024.  
 
TN...HEAT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR TNZ001>004-019>022-  
048>055-088>092.  
 

 
 

 
 
PUBLIC FORECAST...ANS  
AVIATION...SJM  
 
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