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KEY MESSAGES

- Dry conditions and a nice cool down are expected through the weekend. The coolest days will be Friday and Saturday when temperatures will be around 10 degrees below normal.

- Temperatures will moderate to more seasonable levels for the first half of next week. The warmer air will result in increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms Monday through Wednesday.

UPDATE

Issued at 511 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

Updated Aviation discussion for 00Z TAF Issuance.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 122 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

Surface cold front has completely cleared the area leaving a cooler and noticeably less humid airmass in place. Trailing stratus is also departing stage southeast this afternoon. This should set the stage for a fairly benign stretch of weather through the weekend with mostly dry conditions and highs in the upper 60s. By Sunday lower level high pressure shifts east of the area and our winds shift more southwesterly leading to a warming trend.

The main item of interest currently in the seven-day period is a storm system into the middle part of next week. Decent moisture return is present and somewhat consistent and it looks like a fair chance for rain/thunder in that period, but too far into the future/too inconsistent run to run to say much for now.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 517 PM CDT Wed Apr 29 2026

Tranquil flight weather is expected as surface high pressure ridges overhead; winds/gusts relax tonight in response. Gridded time/height cross sections suggest some increase in mid-high bases tmrw during the planning phase hours of the forecast, but offers no impediment to a continued Visual Flight Rules environ.

PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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