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FXUS63 KILX 241719
AFDILX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
1219 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- SUNNY, MILD DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK, WITH HIGHS IN THE
70S AND LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S TO LOW 50S.
- TRANQUIL WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS, WITH THE
ONLY MEANINGFUL CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD NEXT WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 150 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026
THE BLOCKING PATTERN CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE UNITED
STATES. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING WELL OFF TO THE NORTH OF
CENTRAL IL, UP IN CANADA, THIS WEEKEND. THE ONLY CHANGE THIS HAS ON
OUR FORECAST IS SOME INCREASED HIGH CLOUD COVER AT TIMES. 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 LOW 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.
A WEAK SHORTWAVE PASSAGE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY BRING SOME LIGHT
SPRINKLES TO CENTRAL IL BUT IS LOOKING MORE LIKELY TO PASS WITHOUT
ANY ACTIVITY DUE TO HOW DRY OUR AIRMASS IS. THE NEXT BEST CHANCE FOR
ANY RAIN HAS BEEN PUSHED OFF INTO NEXT WEEKEND, JUST IN TIME FOR
HALLOWEEN. A STRONGER SHORTWAVE APPEARS TO PULSE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY, BRINGING A 30-50% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. AMOUNTS ARE
FORECAST TO BE PRETTY MINIMAL, BUT WE ARE A WEEK OUT STILL, SO THERE
IS TIME FOR THIS FORECAST TO CHANGE.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1219 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE ENTIRE 18Z TAF PERIOD.
SCT-BKN MAINLY HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM ACROSS THE SKY, ALTHOUGH
A FEW PASSING CLOUDS AT AROUND 12,000-15,000FT WILL BE POSSIBLE
FROM TIME TO TIME AS WELL. WINDS WILL BE S/SE AT LESS THAN 10KT.
ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
KEY MESSAGES...COPPLE
DISCUSSION...COPPLE
AVIATION...BARNES
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