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FXUS63 KILX 181829
AFDILX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
129 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S
TONIGHT. FROST FORMATION MAY BE POSSIBLE AGAIN IN SOUTH-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN IL. CONTINUE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO
PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION WITH THESE COLDER TEMPERATURES
AND THREAT OF FROST.
- TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THIS WEEK. HIGHS TOMORROW IN THE LOW
70S. BY THURSDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK WELL ABOVE NORMAL
WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S, NEARING 80, FOR THE END OF THE
WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 129 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
HIGH PRESSURE IS SET UP OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE UNITED STATES.
WITH THE RIDGING NOT GOING ANYWHERE ANY TIME SOON, CLEAR SKIES AND
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE STATE FOR THE NEXT WEEK. WINDS
HAVE PICKED UP TO 10-15 MPH TODAY BUT WILL BECOME VERY LIGHT TO NEAR
CALM AGAIN OVERNIGHT. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS FORECAST CONTINUES TO
BE THE TEMPERATURES AND MAYBE ADDITIONAL FROST POTENTIAL TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S TONIGHT.
GREAT RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL BE IN PLACE AGAIN TONIGHT WITH
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. THAT MIXED WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES,
FROST FORMATION MAY BE POSSIBLE AGAIN IN SOUTH-CENTRAL AND
EASTERN IL. IF RADIATIONAL COOLING OVERPERFORMS, TEMPERATURES
COULD GET NEAR FREEZING IN SOME SPOTS. CONTINUE TO TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT SENSITIVE VEGETATION WITH THESE COLDER
TEMPERATURES AND THREAT OF FROST.
TEMPERATURES HAVE BEGAN A WARMING TREND TODAY. HIGHS TOMORROW WILL
BE IN THE LOW 70S, BUT BY THURSDAY TEMPERATURES WILL BE BACK WELL
ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S, NEARING 80. NORMALS FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR IS AROUND 65-69 DEGREES ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEASTERN IL.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 1223 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL TAF SITES NEXT 24HRS WITH
CLEAR SKIES EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE SOUTH AT AROUND 10-15 KTS.
LIGHT AND VARIABLE RETURN FOR THE EVENING HOURS.
ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
KEY MESSAGES...COPPLE
DISCUSSION...COPPLE
AVIATION...COPPLE
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