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FXUS63 KILX 061705
AFDILX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1205 PM CDT SUN SEP 6 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- WELCOMED RELIEF IS IN STORE FOR TODAY AND MONDAY, WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S FOR MOST LOCATIONS AND DROPPING HEAT
INDICES INTO THE 80S, NEAR 90.
- HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY RETURN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WEDNESDAY
LOOKS TO BE THE HOTTEST, BRINGING ANOTHER RISK FOR TRIPLE-
DIGIT HEAT INDEX VALUES. THERE IS A 20-30% CHANCE OF HEAT
INDICES GREATER THAN 100 DEGREES SOUTH OF I-70 WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 134 AM CDT SUN SEP 6 2026
A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT PUSHED INTO THE AREA YESTERDAY EVENING, WHICH
WILL BRING "RELIEF" TODAY AND MONDAY, WHERE HEAT INDICES WILL BE IN
THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90 AND HIGHS IN THE 80S TO LOW 90S. THESE COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK UP TO LOW TO UPPER 90S BY TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER RIDGING BUILDS BACK EASTWARD ONCE AGAIN.
THERE IS A 20-30% CHANCE OF HEAT INDICES GREATER THAN 100 DEGREES
SOUTH OF I-70 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FROM THE LREF.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY AS THE RIDGE GETS
BROKEN DOWN BY AN UPPER LOW, POTENTIALLY STALLING OUT ACROSS IL. IT
WILL BRING ANOTHER TWO DAY BREAK FROM THE SWELTERING MID TO UPPER 90
TEMPERATURES, DROPPING TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S BEFORE
BUILDING BACK TO NEAR 90 FOR THE WEEKEND.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR ANY RAIN WILL COME THURSDAY WITH THE GREATEST
POPS (50-70%) MAINLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF I-72. A STRENGTHENING LLJ
WILL REINVIGORATE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE STALLED
BOUNDARY. AS OF NOW, THE MACHINE LEARNING MODELS ARE NOT SHOWING A
SEVERE THREAT WITH THESE STORMS. THE PWATS LOOK TO BE AROUND 1.8-2.2
INCHES AND WPC HAS A MARGINAL RISK FOR EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FOR DAY 5
(THURSDAY).
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 1204 PM CDT SUN SEP 6 2026
HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE GREAT LAKES THROUGH
THE PERIOD RESULTING IN A MODEST NORTHEAST TO EAST BREEZE
ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. DIURNAL CUMULUS CLOUDS MAY BECOME
BROKEN AT TIMES, BUT VFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO PREVAIL
THROUGH THE PERIOD.
ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
KEY MESSAGES...COPPLE
DISCUSSION...COPPLE
AVIATION...DEUBELBEISS
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