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FXUS63 KDVN 221048
AFDDVN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
548 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
- OUTSIDE OF YET ANOTHER SYSTEM CENTERED AROUND WEDNESDAY,
MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO PREVAIL UNTIL LATE NEXT
WEEK.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1242 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
DEEP NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST THROUGH
SUNDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING EASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS
ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING QUIET WEATHER TO THE AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TODAY AND SUNDAY ARE FORECAST TO HAVE
SIMILAR HIGH TEMPERATURES WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ON
SUNDAY. THE BIGGEST CHANGE WILL BE DEWPOINTS FALLING INTO THE
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S ON SUNDAY RESULTING IN LOWER HUMIDITY.
GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR WEST
AND NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 14 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO
25 MPH.
LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 1242 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH
OF THE NEXT WEEK WITH SOME OPERATIONAL MODELS SHOWING A
TRANSITION TO MORE ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE CONUS TO END THE
NEXT WEEK. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS DISTURBANCES MOVING
THROUGH THE FLOW PASSING NEAR TO THE AREA THE NEXT CHANCE (20 TO
35%) FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS APPEARS TO BE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY WHEN A STRONGER SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. RAINFALLS WILL BE LIGHT WITH FORECAST PROBABILITY OF A
TENTH OF AN INCH OF RAIN OR MORE NEAR 0 PERCENT.
MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE THE COOLEST DAY OF THE PERIOD WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S AND LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE
MID TO UPPER 50S. HIGH TEMPERATURES THE REST OF THE WEEK ARE
FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. MONDAY NIGHT ONWARD,
LOW TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 546 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
PLEASANT / VFR WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AS
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION WITH DRY AIR WITH IT.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE STEADY AT 7-12 KTS TODAY, GUSTING TO
AROUND 20 KTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. TONIGHT,
LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH CLEAR SKIES.
DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IA...NONE.
IL...NONE.
MO...NONE.
SHORT TERM...COUSINS
LONG TERM...COUSINS
AVIATION...ERVIN
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