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KEY MESSAGES

- Another day of hot temperatures expected Thursday with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. A combination of the heat and humidity will cause daily heat index values to rise around 100-105 degrees at times on Thursday.

- Another round of showers and storms arrives again on Thursday night and Friday ahead of a cold front. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with damaging winds and brief heavy rain as the main threats.

- The soup returns by Saturday with persistent rain and thunderstorm chances returning through Monday or Tuesday. Areas of heavy rainfall/flooding appear possible in the advertised pattern.

UPDATE

Issued at 515 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026

Updated Aviation discussion for 00Z TAF Issuance.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 114 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026

Upper ridging across the Ohio Valley is keeping conditions quiet this afternoon. Temperatures are rising into the upper 80s to near 90 with dewpoints in the mid 70s. This is producing heat indices in the lower 100's just shy of advisory criteria. Upper level pattern locally looks similar on Thursday with weak ridging aloft centered over the Ohio Valley and lowering heights across the northern plains. Temperatures may be impacted by cloud cover tomorrow but the forecast is very similar to todays.

Upper trough ejects northeast into the Great Lakes Thursday night sending a cold front through the Midwest and Quad State. As the previous discussion mentioned, upper forcing will be well to the north with a surface low in the Great Lakes. Convection along and just ahead of the front will likely work its way east overnight with a small window of instability and wind shear overlap to support severe weather chances with mainly a damaging wind threat. Any convection should be waning in intensity as it moves across the region.

The passage of the upper trough leaves generally zonal upper flow in place with a frontal boundary draped across the area. This pattern supports nearly daily chances of showers and storms over the weekend and into early next week. A heavy rain pattern continues to appear possible in guidance during this time given modest instability and deep moisture expected to be in place. Trends will be monitored for severe weather potential though the lack of shear should generally limit organized severe weather at this time.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 515 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026

Diurnal bases FEW-SCT today will transition to SCT-BKN tmrw with low-end VFR CIGS potential during the peak heating hours. South winds tmrw may pick up a little gustiness as well as our next weather-making system approaches from the northwest.

PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None.