860
FXUS63 KSGF 030520
AFDSGF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1220 AM CDT SUN AUG 3 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- PATCHY SMOKE TODAY, ESPECIALLY NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 44
CORRIDOR.
- SLOW WARMING TREND NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL VALUES BY NEXT THURSDAY.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/
ISSUED AT 208 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2025
CONTINUED QUIET AND COOLER PATTERN WITH AN UPPER HIGH OVER THE
WESTERN CONUS AND A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES THAT
RESULTS IN A SURFACES RIDGE ACROSS THE CWA.
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO SMOKE/HAZE ACROSS THE
AREA.
OTHERWISE, LOOK FOR LOWS TONIGHT MAINLY IN THE 50S AND HIGHS
SUNDAY IN THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S.
LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 208 PM CDT SAT AUG 2 2025
THE PATTERN DESCRIBED IN THE SHORT TERM SECTION GRADUALLY
SHIFTS EAST THROUGH THE WEEK. AS THE UPPER RIDGE MOVES EAST,
TEMPERATURES WILL TREND WARMER TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL BY LATE
WEEK. THE FORECAST CALLS FOR HIGHS IN THE MID 80S MONDAY,
INCREASING TO THE LOW TO MID 90S BY FRIDAY.
MINIMAL 15-25% CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS EXIST ONLY
OVER SMALL SLIVERS OF THE FAR WESTERN AND EASTERN CWA, MAINLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY. MOST ARE ALL LOCATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO STAY DRY THIS FORECAST PERIOD.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 1216 AM CDT SUN AUG 3 2025
A PERSISTENT PATTERN OVER THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING
THE OZARKS WILL ALLOW FOR CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. SOME LINGERING SMOKE MAY HAVE
SLIGHT IMPACTS BUT VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR
ABOVE 6SM. WITH SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL OF THE REGIONS
WEATHER, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM 5 TO 10 KNOTS OR LESS.
SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
KS...NONE.
MO...NONE.
SHORT TERM...TITUS
LONG TERM...TITUS
AVIATION...HATCH
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