754
FXUS63 KSGF 211856
AFDSGF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1256 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- COOL AND BREEZY FOR SUNDAY WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS FOR SUNDAY NIGHT.
- COOLER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK THEN WARMING BACK INTO
THE 60S. NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN MAY BE THURSDAY.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 1221 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
SNOW HAS FINALLY STARTED TO TAPER OFF OVER CENTRAL MO THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE SHORTWAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST. SKIES WILL
CONTINUE TO CLEAR OUT LATER THIS EVENING AND LEAVE US WITH
CHILLY LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN THE LOWER 20S.
SUNDAY WILL BE A BIT COOLER THAN TODAY AS ANOTHER SHOT OF COOLER
AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA THANKS TO A TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE
GREAT LAKES REGION. HIGHS WILL STAY IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER
40S WITH CLEAR SKIES. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN AS THAT
TROUGH MOVES EAST AND NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30
MPH WHICH WILL BRING WIND CHILLS DOWN INTO THE TEENS TO LOWER
20S FOR MOST OF THE DAY. SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE THE COLDEST NIGHT
OF THE WEEK WITH LOWS IN THE TEENS AND WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS.
LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/
ISSUED AT 1221 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL FEEL MORE LIKE SPRING AS TEMPERATURES
WARM INTO THE 60S BY MID-WEEK AND HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD.
BUT AS SPRING-LIKE WEATHER MOVES IN, SO DO OUR GUSTY WINDS AND
LOW RH VALUES. WE WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT
WEEK FOR ANY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL BE GUSTY ALMOST EVERYDAY THIS WEEK WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-25MPH.
THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN IS FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AS THE NEXT
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE POPS IN
THE 30-40% RANGE STARTING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. NOT EXPECTING MUCH PRECIPITATION FROM THAT
EVENT WITH MOST PLACES GETTING LESS THAN 1" IN RAINFALL
ACCUMULATION.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1112 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2026
VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH HIGH CLOUDS SLOWLY DISSIPATING
THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS STAYING
NEAR 10 KNOTS THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BECOME BREEZY
BY SUNDAY MORNING GUSTING UP TO 25 KNOTS.
SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
KS...NONE.
MO...NONE.
SHORT TERM...SORIA
LONG TERM...SORIA
AVIATION...SORIA
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