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KEY MESSAGES

- A mild weekend is in store with some wrap around precip possible mainly in the north and east. Due to cloud cover and rain potential highs may struggle to reach 80 in some places and could approach record cold highs.

- Monday and Tuesday sport weak (~20%) afternoon chances for rain mainly out east.

- 90 degree highs return by Friday with heat indices pushing into the low 100s once again.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1224 AM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026

The cold front is passing through the Quad State currently and bringing some widespread showers and storms with it. The main concern at this point would be isolated flash flooding with any training storms (though the line appears to be moving pretty good at this time). Conditions should dry out later this morning behind the front. Some wrap around precip is possible today and tomorrow as the upper and sfc lows slowly begin to push east of the CWA. There shouldn't be any severe concerns given that we're behind the front. However, with the colder air aloft and the proximity of the low, can't rule out a few cold air funnels. With the added cloud cover today and tomorrow and the potential for rain, highs may struggle to reach 80 in some places and may approach record cold highs.

For Monday and Tuesday, models are in better agreement with the placement of the low being more to our east. Therefore, precip chances have decreased to ~20% in the Pennyrile Monday, and southwest IN/Pennyrile on Tuesday. Most of the Quad State will stay dry though. Ridging aloft builds into the Midwest Monday and Tuesday with the low still slowly meandering to the east.

By Wednesday temperatures are back into the upper 80s and pushing 90 again. Highs are back into the lower 90s by Friday. Unfortunately dew points climb back up into the mid 70s (or higher, as they have been over achieving this summer) on Friday and Saturday. This means heat indices return to the 100-105 degree range Friday and Saturday. Should dew points over achieve, a Heat Advisory may be needed.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 624 AM CDT Sat Aug 1 2026

While there may be a break in the low cigs this morning, it won't last long. Low cigs are expected to hang around through the whole period into tomorrow. Some wrap around precip may also be possible, but too low confidence in location to throw in any PROB30s at this point. Winds will generally be out of the southwest and west.

PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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