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KEY MESSAGES

- A gradual warming trend in temperatures is forecast the next seven days.

- Temperatures will rise from near normal values Sunday through Tuesday to around 5 to 10 degrees above normal for the second half of the week.

- No significant rainfall is forecast for at least the next seven days.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1242 PM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

Following the passage of Friday's cold front, dry and seasonable mild conditions are forecast to open the new week. A weak/dry secondary cold front will pass through the area Sunday morning, but this will only bring a brief increase in high cloud cover. High pressure centered across the Great Plains will retrograde into the area by the middle of next week, bringing a gradual temperature warm up.

Temperatures through Tuesday will be fairly close to normal values for early October. However, as the area of high pressure and H5 ridging increase, temperatures will warm to around 5-10 above normal for the second half of the week. This pattern will also result in dry conditions for the next week at least, with ensemble guidance suggestion the region could remain dry for the next 10 days or so.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 1216 PM CDT Sat Oct 3 2026

As the cold front that brought Friday's rain exits the region to the south, ongoing low stratus near the KY/TN and MO/AR borders will diminish. Some additional light fog and FEW-SCT low stratus bases are possible around daybreak Sunday at CGI and PAH before lifting around 13z.

Winds will be steady from the NE around 9-12 kts this afternoon, relaxing to around 3-5 kts overnight. A weak/dry frontal boundary will pass through the region early Sunday morning, bringing a shift to N winds around 4-7 kts.

PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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