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FXUS63 KDVN 162320
AFDDVN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Quad Cities IA IL
620 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Cooler and drier air will continue to spread across the area
  through mid week.

- Dry pleasant weather will continue into the first half of the
  weekend.

&&

.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Issued at 223 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

We are looking at a dry period of weather tonight through
Wednesday night as lower dew point air works south across the
area due to high pressure building over the northern Plains and
Upper Midwest. Lows will be down into the 60s tonight, with
cooler 50s Wednesday night. Highs Wednesday 75 to 80 with dew
points about 10 degrees lower than today.

&&

.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
Issued at 223 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

The aforementioned high pressure system will continue southeast
through the end of the work week, with temperatures a bit below
average and dry weather continuing. The overall pattern will be
one where a strong upper level ridge will be set up over the
Four Corners region, with a persistent upper trof over the
eastern CONUS. The dry weather should continue into Saturday.
The forecast will be low confidence one for next Sunday and
Monday. There are some model members suggesting a limited chance
of precipitation Sunday into Monday. Confidence is very low at
this time given the overall high amplitude pattern, and low
confidence in the models ability to resolve smaller scale
features that might drive precip chances.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/...
Issued at 616 PM CDT Tue Jul 16 2024

VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. A weak band
of light rain and showers continues to push east though the
area, but we are not expecting many impacts from that. Rather,
these will continue to fizzle out, as they have been. Otherwise,
winds will be northwesterly between 5-10 KTs through the
timeframe. No sig wx is expected at this time.

&&

.DVN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...None.
IL...None.
MO...None.

&&

$$

SHORT TERM...Ervin
LONG TERM...Ervin
AVIATION...Gunkel