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KEY MESSAGES

- An isolated shower cannot be ruled out for Thursday, but overall dry conditions are expected to continue until early next week.

- Temperatures climb into the mid to upper 90s for Saturday- Monday. Heat index values of 100-105 are expected in many areas.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 109 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026

Afternoon cumulus has been a bit more expansive today than previous days, and this trend is expected to continue on Thursday. An isolated shower also isn't out of the question Thursday afternoon, but the probability (5-10%) is to low to warrant a mention in the official forecast at this point.

Otherwise, ridging will keep us mostly dry and increasingly warm through the weekend and into early next week. Temperatures look to peak on Sunday/Monday with high temperatures potentially approaching 100 degrees in many areas. The current expectation is for heat index values to top out 100-105 degrees (highest in the east where dewpoints remain higher).

PoPs finally return to the forecast for Tuesday. Global ensembles then favor a pattern shift to more near or slightly below normal temperatures for the middle of next week.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 618 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

Prevailing VFR conditions through the period with the afternoon CU that developed expected to clear out over the next couple of hours and for some increasing high clouds late in the night. While there is an outside chance for some light shallow BR during the early morning hours Thursday, confidence is on the lower side and opted to not include the mention. Winds will be mainly southeasterly less than 10 KTS overnight, becoming southerly during the daytime hours Thursday with gusts of 15-18KTS during the afternoon hours with a repeat of some scattered afternoon CU around 5 KFT expected.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

NE...None. KS...None.