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KEY MESSAGES

- Dry conditions can be expected over the next 7 days.

- Near to a little below normal temperatures will continue through Saturday.

- A significant warm up will begin Sunday, with high temperatures reaching at least the middle to upper 90s Tuesday through Thursday.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1212 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

Persistent northerly surface flow and an upper trof overhead will provide near to slightly below normal temperatures and lower humidity through Saturday. Winds will gradually shift back to the south Saturday as a surface high over the Great Lakes region moves eastward. Upper level ridging over the western half of the U.S. will gradually shift eastward through the weekend into early next week, moving overhead by mid week. This will keep the PAH forecast dry over the next week. By early next week, the middle Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys will be sandwiched between a surface high to our east and low pressure to our west. This will result in increasing south to southwest flow across our region. A warming trend will begin Sunday and continue through next week, pushing high temperatures Monday through Thursday into the middle to upper 90s, with some areas pushing 100 degrees Wednesday and Thursday. Dew points will remain in the upper 60s to around 70 degrees through the period, so heat indices will generally be 4 to 6 degrees above the actual temperatures. The HeatRisk Map indicates our region the the major category by Tuesday and Wednesday, and major to extreme Thursday. The duration of this heat wave may result in some heat headlines next week.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 1212 PM CDT Thu Aug 27 2026

VFR conditions through most of the TAF period. Exception is potential for MVFR/IFR fog between 08z-13z mainly at KCGI/KPAH/KMVN. North to northwest winds around 5kts will become light and variable to calm this evening, then northeast around 5 kts after 13z.

PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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