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WHAT HAS CHANGED

Freeze Warning issued for the tonight across the entire area.

KEY MESSAGES

1) A seasonably cool and dry weather pattern will continue through midweek. Frost and Freeze conditions will be possible tonight and Tuesday night.

2) Above normal temperatures will return midweek and extend into early next week.

DISCUSSION

KEY MESSAGE 1)

Scattered to broken cu across the area this afternoon will dissipate toward sunset, leaving mostly clear skies overnight. Low level CAA will develop overnight in the wake of a cold front moving through the region attm. This will lead to below normal temperatures tonight with morning lows ranging from the mid 20s north to around freezing along and south of the Ohio River. Winds will likely stay up in the north but may be able to decouple in low lying locations across the south, leading to some locally cooler readings there. As a result, have opted to go with a freeze warning for tonight/Tuesday morning across our entire area.

Sub freezing temperatures are expected again Tuesday night into Wednesday morning with overnight lows ranging from the mid 20s northeast to the lower 30s southwest.

KEY MESSAGE 2) Developing southerly flow and WAA will lead to moderating temperatures through midweek. Highs on Wednesday will be in the 60s, warming to highs in the upper 60s and lower 70s for Thursday. A weakening cold front dropping down from the northwest will bring a chance of showers and a few thunderstorms Friday into Friday night. The above normal temperatures will continue into early next week.

AVIATION /00Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/

Diurnally driven cumulus clouds will dissipate early this evening and gusty west-northwest winds will diminish to less than 10 kts at surface high pressure builds into the area.

A dry airmass will remain in place across the region through the day on Tuesday with VFR conditions prevailing through the TAF period. Northeast winds at 10-12 kts will decrease to less than 10 kts late in the day.

OUTLOOK...No significant weather expected.

ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

OH...Freeze Warning from 1 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday for OHZ026-034-035- 042>046-051>056-060>065-070>074-077>082-088. KY...Freeze Warning from 1 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday for KYZ089>100. IN...Freeze Warning from 1 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday for INZ050-058-059- 066-073>075-080.