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FXUS63 KILX 181052
AFDILX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
552 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- QUIET AND COOL WEATHER WILL PREVAIL TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY... WITH
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVING BY SUNDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 227 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
THANKFULLY, AFTER YESTERDAY, OUR FORECAST IS PRETTY BENIGN THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE SOME LIGHT SHOWERS THIS MORNING
AS A SHORTWAVE PUSHES THROUGH, ALSO BRINGING SOME CLOUD COVER AS
WELL.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOL FOR SUMMER TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S,
WARMEST NEAR LAWRENCEVILLE NEARING 80. THE REST OF THE EXTENDED
FORECAST THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK, TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO LOW 80S AND LOWS
IN THE MID 50S TO MID 60S.
THE NEXT DECENT CHANCE FOR RAIN ARRIVES SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT AS A SHORTWAVE PUSHES INTO THE STATE FROM THE WEST. ON SUNDAY,
THERE IS A 70-90% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PWATS ARE
AROUND 1.8-2.2 INCHES, SO FLOODING COULD BECOME AN ISSUE AGAIN
SUNDAY. QPF IS FORECAST TO BE 1.5-3 INCHES. WPC HAS A MARGINAL RISK
ERO FOR NORTH OF I-72 AND A SLIGHT RISK ERO SOUTH OF I-72 FOR
SUNDAY. AT THE TIME OF THIS FORECAST, SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT
EXPECTED. AFTER SUNDAY NIGHT, THE FORECAST IS DRY UNTIL MID/LATE
WEEK NEXT WEEK WHEN SOME 10-30% POPS ARE INTRODUCED.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 552 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
THE 12Z TAF PERIOD SHOULD BE VFR THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TIME. BY
LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON AN AREA OF CLOUDS WITH LOWER
CEILINGS OF 3500-5000 FT HEIGHTS WILL MOVE OVER EACH SITE. WINDS
OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TODAY AROUND 8-12 KNOTS. THEY WILL BECOME
NEARLY CALM, WITH SKIES CLEARING BY SUNSET THIS EVENING WHICH
WILL LAST THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. ADDED VCSH TO SPI AS
SOME VERY LIGHT SHOWERS MAY BE IN THE AREA THIS MORNING, GONE BY
18Z.
ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
KEY MESSAGES...COPPLE
DISCUSSION...COPPLE
AVIATION...COPPLE
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