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FXUS63 KDVN 080448
AFDDVN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1148 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- THERE IS A MARGINAL (LEVEL 1 OF 5) RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
- BUILDING HEAT THIS WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 130 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026
QUIET WEATHER IS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO OUR SOUTHEAST INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE 60S AND GIVEN THE HUMID
CONDITIONS THERE COULD BE SOME PATCHY SHALLOW FOG IN FAVORED
LOW-LYING LOCATIONS. FOR WEDNESDAY, EXPECT ANOTHER VERY WARM
JULY DAY WITH HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE MID 80S TO AROUND 90
DEGREES, WITH PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE UPPER 80S TO
MID 90S.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 130 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN TO TRANSITION TO A MORE ZONAL FLOW, WITH
SEVERAL SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.
DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, THE ACTIVE STORM TRACK WILL REMAIN
NORTH OF THE AREA OVER MN AND WI, AS A COOL FRONT DROPS SOUTH
INTO IA. WHILE FORCING ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT IS NOT OVERLY
IMPRESSIVE, SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS ARE STILL FORECAST TO
DEVELOP AIDED BY 30-40KT MID-LEVEL FLOW, DROPPING SOUTHEAST
CLOSER TO THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE CWA WEDNESDAY NIGHT/EARLY
THURSDAY. THE QUESTION BECOMES WILL THEY ACTUALLY REACH OUR
AREA BEFORE DISSIPATING AND CAM GUIDANCE IS MIXED. BETTER
SYNOPTIC LIFT WILL BE DISPLACED TO THE NORTH AND TO THE WEST OF
THE CWA, BUT IF STORMS DO REACH THE NORTHERN CWA THEY WILL OCCUR
IN A HIGH PW+SUFFICIENT THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT TO SUPPORT A
FEW ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS. RAP FORECAST SOUNDINGS
ALSO SUPPORT THIS IDEA AND STILL HAS DCAPE VALUES AROUND 600
J/KG AT 03Z NEAR THE HWY 20 CORRIDOR. NOT ALL AREAS WILL SEE
RAIN HOWEVER AND THERE WILL BE MANY DRY HOURS DURING THE DAY
THURSDAY.
THE AFOREMENTIONED COOL FRONT TO DROP SOUTH AND STALL OUT
SOMEWHERE OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CWA THURSDAY AFTERNOON
WHILE ANOTHER STRONGER SHORTWAVE SHOWN BY SEVERAL DETERMINISTIC
AND ENSEMBLE SOLUTIONS MOVES ACROSS IOWA. A MORE FAVORABLE
KINEMATIC PARAMETER SPACE IS ALSO BEING SUGGESTED WITH THIS WAVE
LEADING TO A CHANCE OF STONG/SEVERE STORMS. AS A RESULT, THE
SPC NOW HAS A MARGINAL (LEVEL 1 OF 5) RISK FOR AREAS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF LINE FROM WASHINGTON IA TO STERLING IL. IN ADDITION, A
VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT WILL BE IN PLACE LEADING TO A HEAVY RAIN
THREAT.
BEYOND FRIDAY, ALL DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE SHOW A LARGE
ANOMALOUS 598 DAM 500MB RIDGE BUILDING INTO THE CENTRAL CONUS. ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY AND WITH THE MATURING CROPS ADDING
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, WE COULD SEE MORE HEAT
HEADLINES BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE LATEST CPC 6-10 DAY OUTLOOK
(ENCOMPASSING THE MAJORITY OF NEXT WEEK) STRONGLY FAVORS ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE MIDWEST.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 1148 PM CDT TUE JUL 7 2026
VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF CYCLE. LIGHT
SOUTHWEST WINDS UNDER 10KTS IS EXPECTED, WITH MOSTLY SUNNY
SKIES. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS TO REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF
THE TERMINALS THIS EVENING THROUGH AT LEAST 03Z.09. THESE MAY
REACH DBQ BY THE END OF THE PERIOD, BUT CONFIDENCE TOO LOW TO
INCLUDE ANY MENTION AT THIS TIME.
DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IA...NONE.
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.
SHORT TERM...UTTECH
LONG TERM...GROSS/UTTECH
AVIATION...GROSS
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