550  
FXUS61 KILN 082317  
AFDILN  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
717 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2025  
   
SYNOPSIS
 
 
A HIGH PRESSURE OF CANADIAN ORIGIN PROVIDES COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS  
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES  
THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION THIS WEEKEND, WITH RAINFALL CHANCES  
REMAINING LOW INTO NEXT WEEK.  
 

 
   
NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/
 
 
THE LOCAL AREA IS EXPERIENCING THE EFFECTS OF A MUCH DRIER AND  
COOLER AIR MASS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH  
PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT LAKES IS PROVIDING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS  
AFTERNOON, WITH THE ADDITION OF SOME FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS. BETTER  
MOISTURE OFF LAKE ERIE IS PRODUCING SOME STRATO-CUMULUS, WHICH WILL  
EVENTUALLY MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL OHIO BEFORE  
DISSIPATING LATER THIS EVENING. THE COOLER AIR MASS IS PROVIDING THE  
FIRST SUB-70 DEGREE HIGH TEMPERATURE DAY IN MANY MONTHS IF YOU DON'T  
COUNT THE CLOUDY-RAINY DAY YESTERDAY.  
 
CLEAR SKIES ARE ANTICIPATED OVERNIGHT, BUT WITH THE CENTER OF THE  
HIGH PRESSURE WELL TO THE NORTH, A LIGHT NORTHEAST WIND IS LIKELY TO  
PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE UPPER 30S TO  
LOWER 40S AREA WIDE, WITH SOME MID 30S POSSIBLE. SOME ISOLATED FROST  
IS POSSIBLE, BUT GIVEN THE LINGERING WINDS AND LACK OF WIDESPREAD MID  
TO LOW 30S, HAVE HELD OFF ON A FROST ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT.  
 

 
   
SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT/
 
 
THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER SHIFTS EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHEAST  
US THROUGHOUT THE DAY, SWITCHING SURFACE WINDS TO BE MORE OUT OF THE  
EAST VERSUS STRICTLY NORTHEAST. ABUNDANT SUNSHINE IS FORECAST ONCE  
AGAIN WITH DAY TIME HIGHS A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN WEDNESDAY. SO FAR  
THE FIRST TIME IN QUITE A WHILE, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT BELOW  
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE AFTERNOON.  
 
GIVEN THE DRY CONDITIONS AND SLIGHTLY LESS OVERNIGHT FLOW, FROST  
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE MORE FAVORABLE FOR FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL LIKELY  
NEED AN ADVISORY DURING THE NEXT FORECAST CYCLE. THE MENTION REMAINS  
IN THE HWO.  
 

 
   
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/
 
 
A TRANQUIL STRETCH OF WEATHER WILL BECOME RE-ESTABLISHED FOR THE  
LONG TERM PERIOD WITH MOSTLY NEGATIVE PW ANOMALIES AND LONG STRETCHES  
OF DRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK.  
 
FOR FRIDAY, SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR NE CONUS,  
PROVIDING A CONTINUED SUPPLY OF COOL/DRY AIR LOCALLY AMIDST SUSTAINED  
NE LL FLOW. A COMPACT/DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PIVOT TO THE SE  
FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE NE OH VLY ON THE ERN PERIPHERY OF AN  
EXPANDING MIDLEVEL RIDGE BY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HAVE MAINTAINED  
A DRY FCST FOR NOW GIVEN LATEST TRENDS SHOWING ANY LOW-END PCPN  
CHANCES STAYING OFF TO THE NE OF THE LOCAL AREA. BUT CERTAINLY SOME  
INCREASED CLOUD COVER CAN BE EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND, WHICH MAY KEEP  
DAYTIME TEMPS A BIT COOLER AS WELL.  
 
A WARMING TREND WILL EVOLVE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS MIDLEVEL RIDGING  
EXPANDS EASTWARD, WITH THE CENTER OF THE MIDLEVEL HIGH POSITIONED IN  
THE VICINITY OF THE NW GULF OR SOUTH-CENTRAL PLAINS. EITHER WAY, THE  
PATTERN SUGGESTS A WARM/DRY PERIOD EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THE  
FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK, WITH TEMPS NUDGING UP A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY  
PROGRESSIVELY TOWARD MIDWEEK. TEMPS WILL TREND ABOVE NORMAL DURING  
THIS STRETCH, WITH HIGHS REACHING INTO THE MID 70S BY MIDWEEK. DAILY  
MORNING TEMPS WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S FRIDAY  
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT, WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER OVERNIGHT LOWS IN  
THE LOWER TO MID 50S BY MIDWEEK.  
 

 
   
AVIATION /23Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
 
 
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. THERE IS A LOW  
PROBABILITY FOR VALLEY FOG DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT GIVEN THE DRIER AIR  
MASS AND WINDS REMAINING AROUND 5 KTS. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE SHELTERED  
LOCATION OF KLUK, SOME VSBY REDUCTIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THERE. KEPT  
A TEMPO MVFR VSBY MENTION FOR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
SKIES REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR AND WINDS GENERALLY REMAIN BETWEEN 5-10  
KTS, MAINTAINING A NORTHEASTERLY COMPONENT.  
 
OUTLOOK...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED.  
 

 
   
ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
OH...NONE.  
KY...NONE.  
IN...NONE.  
 

 
 

 
 
SYNOPSIS...MCGINNIS  
NEAR TERM...MCGINNIS  
SHORT TERM...MCGINNIS  
LONG TERM...  
AVIATION...  
 
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