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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Wilmington, OH
Issued by NWS Wilmington, OH
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645 FXUS61 KILN 201457 AFDILN AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Wilmington OH 1057 AM EDT Sat Jul 20 2024 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure extending across the lower Great Lakes will weaken on Sunday. More humid conditions will develop back into the region next week in addition to the return of showers and thunderstorms. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... High pressure will remain across the lower Great Lakes today. A weak s/wv moving east across Kentucky was triggering some shower activity which was just clipping our far southeast zones. Expect this activity to exit to the east by early afternoon. Otherwise, our far southern area will be on the edge of deeper moisture. There is an outside possibly of a diurnally driven shower or storm there, but most should stay just to our south. Warming trend continues with highs a few degrees above yesterday, although dew points will still remain relatively low. && .SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY/... Short wave dropping out of the upper midwest will pivot east and approach the area on Sunday. The influence of the surface high will wane as its center refocuses further north. Expect a low to mid deck of clouds to spread in from the south while high clouds advance eastward. Very weak convergence late tonight could result in some isolated showers near and south of the Ohio River. Somewhat better chance will occur in that same general area Sunday afternoon. Lows tonight will be in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Highs will be near persistence in the 80s area wide. && .LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY/... Light southerly slow will slowly begin to increase low-level moisture to start the period Sunday night into Monday. A weak upper-level disturbance may bring an increase in mid and high clouds Sunday night... but with a lack in appreciable instability, will have a hard time developing any convection. Slightly increased instability/low-level moisture arrives by Monday afternoon, so have a good chance of showers/storms during this time... mostly across the south. Active weather arrives for the Tuesday through Thursday period. While most areas should see several rounds of showers and storms, marginal instability and relatively weak shear should keep severe chances low. However, will need to watch for heavy or repeated downpours bringing the threat of localized flooding. On Tuesday, a stronger shortwave will provide enough forcing to cause higher coverage of thunderstorms starting during the afternoon. A stationary boundary will likely lift into the region as well, causing a continuation of PoPs through Wednesday. A following disturbance will arrive on Thursday. This keeps the active pattern in place with many areas receiving more showers and storms. Guidance suggests drier weather beginning on Friday. This signal is still somewhat uncertain, so will hold onto chance PoPs. Temperatures during the period should generally be near to below normal due to clouds and precipitation. && .AVIATION /15Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... VFR will persist. Clouds in the 5-7kft range will be about the area through much of the period although a ceiling is not likely to develop until after 00Z. Light northeast winds will back to northwesterly during the day and then return to northeast tonight. OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms are possible Tuesday through Wednesday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Hickman NEAR TERM...Hickman SHORT TERM... LONG TERM... AVIATION...