919  
FXUS61 KILN 061137  
AFDILN  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
637 AM EST FRI MAR 6 2026  
   
WHAT HAS CHANGED  
 
EXPANDED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY.  
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES  
 
1) RESIDUAL FLOODING AND PRECIPITATION TODAY. DENSE FOG THIS MORNING.  
 
2) NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE TODAY.  
 
3) MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERE WEATHER.  
 
4) AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION  
CHANCES TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
KEY MESSAGE 1) RESIDUAL FLOODING AND PRECIPITATION TODAY. DENSE FOG  
THIS MORNING.  
 
SOME AREA RIVERS ARE STILL HIGH AND A FEW REMAIN IN FLOOD. THERE IS  
ADDITIONAL ONGOING SHOWER ACTIVITY NEAR THE OHIO RIVER THIS MORNING.  
ACTIVITY WILL DECREASE WITH TIME AND SHIFT NORTHWARD. NORTH OF THIS  
PRECIPITATION DENSE FOG WILL BE PRESENT.  
 
KEY MESSAGE 2) NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE TODAY.  
 
PRECIPITATION AND CLOUDS WILL DECREASE. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BRING  
WARM CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TODAY. CURRENT FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES  
TODAY ARE CVG 77, DAY 76, AND CMH 74. RECORDS ARE LISTED BELOW. AT  
THIS TIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW RECORD VALUES  
FOR SATURDAY, HOWEVER THIS WILL BE DEPENDENT ON PRECIPITATION  
TIMING.  
 
RECORDS FOR MARCH 6:  
CVG 74 (1910,1973) 60 (1956)  
CMH 76 (1973) 55 (1983)  
DAY 74 (1910, 2022) 58 (1946, 1956)  
 
RECORDS FOR MAR 7:  
CVG 79 (1974) 58 (1974)  
CMH 77 (1974, 1983, 2009) 56 (1974)  
DAY 76 (1974, 2000) 56 (2009)  
 
KEY MESSAGE 3) MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH POTENTIAL FOR  
SEVERE WEATHER.  
 
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY. THE BEST  
SEVERE POTENTIAL WILL BE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION  
ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO, DOWN INTO THE LOWER SCIOTO VALLEY AND PORTIONS  
OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY. CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE  
STORM FURTHER WEST FROM THIS AREA HOWEVER. THE MAIN THREAT WOULD BE  
DAMAGING WINDS. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO BE PROGRESSIVE, HOWEVER WITH  
SATURATED SOILS, HEAVY DOWNPOURS COULD LEAD TO ISOLATED FLOODING  
CONCERNS.  
 
KEY MESSAGE 4) AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION  
CHANCES TO THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
ANOTHER UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN DEVELOPS FOR NEXT WEEK WITH WARM  
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. COLDER AIR MOVES INTO  
WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS DROPPING DOWN INTO THE 30S IN MANY  
LOCATIONS. THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF MOISTURE WITH THE TUESDAY NIGHT  
INTO WEDNESDAY TIMEFRAME AND THEREFORE CANNOT RULE OUT ADDITIONAL  
FLOODING CONCERNS.  
 
 
   
AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/  
 
LIFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS WILL START THE TAF PERIOD DUE TO FOG AND  
STRATUS. SOME SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE  
TAF PERIOD. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE DAY TODAY AS WINDS  
START TO PICK UP. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. LLWS  
WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT THE  
LONGER KCVG TAF.  
 
OUTLOOK...MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES LIKELY ALONG WITH  
THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.  
MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.  
 
 
   
ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES  
 
OH...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR OHZ026-034-035-  
042>046-051>056-060>062.  
KY...NONE.  
IN...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR INZ050-058-059.  
 
 
 
 
 
DISCUSSION...  
AVIATION...  
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