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FXUS63 KSGF 260606
AFDSGF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1206 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 12 PM MONDAY.
SUB- ZERO LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WIND CHILLS
AS COLD AS 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
MORNING.
- BEHIND THE WINTER STORM, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S AND 30S
THROUGH THURSDAY ALONG WITH LOWS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
TEENS WILL EXTEND THE TIME IT TAKES FOR ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND
TO CLEAR.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/
ISSUED AT 245 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026
THE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE SNOW AND SLEET TO THE REGION IS
PUSHING OFF TO THE EAST. A FEW FLURRIES ARE LINGERING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI, BUT NO ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THESE FLURRIES SHOULD END IN THE
NEXT HOUR OR TWO. THE COLD CONDITIONS WILL LIMIT MELTING AND THE
SNOW COVER WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS ROADS CONDITIONS
INTO MONDAY. BLACK ICE COULD BE POSSIBLE ON ROADS WHERE MELTING
COULD OCCUR CAUSING SLICK SPOTS TONIGHT.
CLOUDS ARE CLEARING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS
WARMING INTO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO THE LOWER TEENS. SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE AND A COLD AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS THE
AREA TONIGHT, AND WITH THE SNOW PACK, LOWS WILL DROP TO ZERO TO
NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO. WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE TONIGHT,
BUT WITH THE COLD CONDITIONS THE LIGHT WIND WILL STILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. AN EXTREME
COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ON MONDAY DUE TO THESE
COLD TEMPERATURES. HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL ONLY WARM INTO THE
TEENS AGAIN AS THE COLDER AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA.
LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 245 PM CST SUN JAN 25 2026
THE REGION WILL REMAIN IN AN UPPER LEVEL NORTHWEST PATTERN
THROUGH THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP COOLER AND
MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL
BUILD TOWARDS THAT PLAINS MID WEEK AND MAY ALLOW HIGHS TO WARM
INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL
MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION PUSHING THE RIDGE BACK FARTHER
TO THE WEST WITH COLDER CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS IN THE 20S EACH
AFTERNOON LATE THIS WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. WIND CHILL VALUES IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH WIND
CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE LATE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
A DRY AIR MASS IS IN PLACE AND LIMITED MOISTURE RETURN WILL
OCCUR AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND TROUGH MID WEEK, LIMITING THE
PRECIPITATION CHANCES. A FEW FLURRIES COULD BE POSSIBLE BUT
OVERALL MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1202 AM CST MON JAN 26 2026
VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH WINDS TURNING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST
BY LATE MONDAY MORNING AND BECOMING GUSTY UP TO 20 KNOTS WITH
CLEAR SKIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
KS...EXTREME COLD WARNING UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR KSZ073-097-101.
MO...EXTREME COLD WARNING UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR MOZ055>058-
066>071-077>083-088>098-101>106.
SHORT TERM...WISE
LONG TERM...WISE
AVIATION...SORIA
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