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KEY MESSAGES

- Dreary weather will continue through tonight, with patchy drizzle and isolated showers possible this afternoon through tonight. Highs will be limited to the 50s to low 60s.

- Fog, possibly dense, is possible (50-80%) tonight into tomorrow morning, mainly along and west of a line from Cambridge to Fullerton.

- Warmer temperatures return Wednesday through the end of the week, with highs in the 60s to 70s (Wednesday being the warmest day).

- Rain chances reenter the forecast late Thursday night through Saturday afternoon, with a low chance of rain lingering into Halloween evening. Additional rain chances return Sunday night into Monday.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 337 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

Some weak isentropic lift associated with a shortwave trough has helped maintain the low-level stratus layer across the area. As the upper-level jet progresses eastward, upper-level divergence will continue to support these overcast skies through the overnight hours. This cloud cover will limit afternoon highs to the 50s to low 60s. Furthermore, patchy drizzle and isolated showers are possible this afternoon through tonight. Along with these dreary conditions, fog is expected to develop tonight into tomorrow morning. Recent HREF and REFS guidance indicate roughly a 50-80% chance of visibilities falling below 1/2 mile tonight, primarly along and west of a line from Cambridge to Fullerton.

After this upper-level disturbance moves off, a weak upper-level ridge will build into the region Wednesday into Friday. This pattern will allow for some sunshine and slightly warmer temperatures to build back into the area, with highs in the 70s tomorrow and decreasing into the 60s to low 70s Thursday and Friday. However, rain chances reenter the forecast late Thursday evening through likely Saturday afternoon (though there is a low chance of lingering rain into Halloween evening) as a shortwave trough moves overhead.

However, the break from precipitation won't last long, as the larger-scale trough moves into the region Sunday into Monday. While there is some uncertainty on the exact timing and strength of this system, model guidance currently shows a Shift of Tails (SOT) value over 1 for some areas. This guidance indicates that at least 10% of model guidance is forecasting an event beyond local records; corresponding to approximately 10% of model guidance having at least 1 inch of rain, with locally higher amounts possible. Later forecasts will continue to monitor trends in the timing and rainfall accumulation.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 632 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

For KGRI/KEAR Airports:

Drizzle with reduced visibility is expected shortly. Visibility and ceilings are expected to continue to decrease through the evening and overnight hours. There is some uncertainty at this point as to how low the visibility will get. Visibilities are expected to increase around the 15z to 18z timeframe with the drizzle ending around or just after 18z. Ceilings will increase some between 15z and 18z and will likely reach VFR around 21z. Although, there are some indications that KGRI will not reach VFR before 00z Thursday. South to southeast winds are expected through 15z then winds will become southwest around 18z. Some gusts up to around 20 to 25 knots may be present from around 17z to 21z.

GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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