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FXUS63 KIWX 311752
AFDIWX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
152 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGHS 75-80 THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
- TRENDING WARMER AND MORE HUMID THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
HIGHS WELL INTO THE 80S.
- PERIODIC CHANCES (30-50%) FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 152 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026
STABLE AND DRY LOW LEVELS ON THE SOUTHERN FRINGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL ALLOW SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES, LOW HUMIDITY AND RAIN-FREE
CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. A WEST TO EAST
ORIENTED MID LEVEL TROUGH AXIS DROPS SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES
AND OHIO VALLEY MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT WITH NOTHING MORE THAN AN
INCREASE IN MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS. RIDGING THROUGH THE COLUMN THEN
SETTLES IN BEHIND FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WITH PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE
AND WARMING TEMPS (HIGH LOW-MID 80S BY THURSDAY).
A TRANSITION TO FLATTER ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING PERIODIC CHANCES
FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS INTO THE FORECAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND AS SEVERAL SUBTLE CONVECTIVELY AUGMENTED
IMPULSES TRACK EAST ALONG A DEVELOPING FRONTAL ZONE. A WARMER, MORE
MOIST, AIR MASS WILL ALSO ADVECT IN DURING THIS TIME SUPPORTING
THESE PERIODIC 30-50% POPS.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 115 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2026
VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN THE LOWER LEVELS AND YIELD
VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK SHORTWAVE WILL BRING SOME
INCREASING MIDLEVEL CLOUDS MONDAY MORNING AND PERHAPS A STRAY
SPRINKLE BUT CEILINGS WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE 5 KFT. WINDS ALSO
REMAIN LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE PERIOD.
IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IN...NONE.
OH...NONE.
MI...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
DISCUSSION...STEINWEDEL
AVIATION...AGD
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