805  
FXUS61 KILN 212324  
AFDILN  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
724 PM EDT MON APR 21 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS  
 
A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON, EXITING BY  
EVENING. THE AREA SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL  
PULL EAST, WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER  
AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE WEEK, WITH WARMER  
AND MORE HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY LATE THIS WEEK, BRINGING  
SHOWERS AND STORMS BACK INTO THE AREA BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.  
 
 
   
NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/  
 
SURFACE FRONT NOW EXTENDING FROM CMH TO ILN TO JUST EAST OF OWENTON,  
KY. STILL NO LIGHTNING APPARENT, BUT WATCHING SHOWERS FOR POTENTIAL  
WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. SYNOPTIC WIND GUSTS BEHIND THE FRONT ALSO 30  
TO UP TO 40MPH BEHIND THE FRONT, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF I-70.  
TEMPERATURES OVER NORTHERN IN ALREADY FALLING INTO THE MID 50S, SO  
AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL OHIO SHOULD START FALLING INTO THE LOWER 60S  
OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  
 
EXPECTING THE LOW CLOUDS OVER NORTHERN INDIANA TO MOSTLY REMAIN NORTH  
OF THE AREA, WITH THE EXCEPTION THIS EVENING NORTH OF THE DAYTON  
AREA. UNDER NW FLOW/COLD AIR ADVECTION, OVERNIGHT LOWS MID 40S IN  
WEST CENTRAL OHIO TO NEAR 50S IN KY AND SOUTH CENTRAL OHIO.  
 
 
   
SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/  
 
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA,  
WITH NW FLOW SLOWLY SHIFTING TO SE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOME CAA  
CLOUDS, BUT GENERALLY A SUN/CLOUD MIX. HIGH GENERALLY IN THE UPPER  
60S/LOWER 70S. SOME LOSS OF DIURNAL CLOUDS FOR TUESDAY NIGHT, WITH A  
RETURN TO SOUTHERLY FLOW AND SLIGHTLY WARMER OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES  
IN THE 50S.  
 
 
   
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/  
 
DRY CONDITIONS WILL START OUT THE LONG TERM ON WEDNESDAY. A MORE  
UNSETTLED PATTERN STARTS TO DEVELOP ON THURSDAY AND KEEPS  
PRECIPITATION CHANCES IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY. MOISTURE  
STARTS TO WORK UP FROM THE SOUTH ON THURSDAY. FRIDAY LOOKS TO BE  
THE WETTEST DAY AT THIS TIME AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND FRONTAL  
BOUNDARY APPROACH THE REGION. LINGERING SHOWERS CONTINUE INTO  
SATURDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF. DRY CONDITIONS RETURN FOR SUNDAY.  
THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A RETURN OF  
PRECIPITATION CHANCES FOR MONDAY.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/  
 
VFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. CU  
EXPECTED TO DISSOLVE AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WITH  
ENOUGH DRY AIR MOVING IN TOMORROW, EXPECTING MAINLY JUST HIGH LEVEL  
CLOUDS.  
 
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL  
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT, BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE DURING THE  
DAYTIME TUESDAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE OHIO  
VALLEY.  
 
OUTLOOK...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.  
 
 
   
ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
OH...NONE.  
KY...NONE.  
IN...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
 
SYNOPSIS...JDR  
NEAR TERM...JDR  
SHORT TERM...JDR  
LONG TERM...  
AVIATION...CLARK  
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