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FXUS63 KILX 231700
AFDILX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1200 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- SUNNY MILD DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH WEDNESDAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S
AND LOWS IN THE 40S.
- A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION MID TO LATE NEXT WEEK,
THOUGH RAIN CHANCES LOOK PRETTY SLIM (30% OR LESS), WITH
TEMPERATURES COOLING A BIT FOR THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 203 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026
THE BLOCKING PATTERN CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE UNITED
STATES. WITH THE RIDGING NOT GOING ANYWHERE ANY TIME SOON, CLEAR
SKIES, LIGHT WINDS, AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE STATE
INTO THE NEXT WEEK. OVERALL, PERFECT WEATHER FOR THE LATTER HALF OF
HARVEST SEASON. THE MAIN FOCUS OF THIS FORECAST CONTINUES TO BE THE
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LACK OF RAIN.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE NORMAL AS WE MOVE INTO THE
NEXT WEEK. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. NORMALS FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR IS AROUND 62-66 DEGREES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN
IL. THE CPC'S 6-10 DAY, 8-14 DAY, AND WEEK 3-4 OUTLOOKS ALL SHOW
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. DRY WEATHER WILL LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE
EXTENDED PERIOD AS WELL.
LOOKS LIKE A COLD FRONT WILL TRY TO MAKES ITS WAY INTO IL EARLY NEXT
WEEK, BUT WITH HOW DRY THE AIRMASS IS, IT WILL HAVE A HARD FIGHT TO
SQUEEZE OUT ANY IMPACTFUL RAINFALL, IF IT CAN EVEN MAKE IT TO
CENTRAL IL. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME <30% CHANCES FOR RAIN FOR LATE
IN THE WEEK WHEN A STRONGER SHORTWAVE PUSHES INTO THE REGION,
BREAKING DOWN THIS RIDGING PATTERN WE ARE STUCK IN.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1200 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2026
VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH ONLY SCATTERED
HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS AT TIMES. SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL AVERAGE
5-7 KNOTS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
KEY MESSAGES...COPPLE
DISCUSSION...COPPLE
AVIATION...GEELHART
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