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KEY MESSAGES

- Warmer tomorrow with a 50-80% chance of exceeding 60 degrees in SEMO.

- Breezy, cold winds on Wednesday with a 50-70% chance of gusts exceeding 25 mph. With the exception of Friday, cold continues through the weekend.

- Chance for rain Tuesday night (30-50%) into Wednesday morning (30- 60%). Accumulations less than 0.25".

DISCUSSION

Issued at 156 PM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

With high pressure to the southeast, southwest winds return to the area today and tomorrow. This brings highs up today into the upper 40s to lower 50s. Tomorrow's highs will be even warmer in the upper 50s and even some lower 60s out west. There's a 50-80% chance of exceeding 60 degrees in SEMO.

The warmth is short lived though as the pattern shifts mid week with deep, broad troughing aloft. A strong cold front swings through late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning. Winds turn back to the northwest behind the front and are breezy Wednesday with a 50-70% chance of gusts exceeding 25 mph in SEMO and southern IL Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday night temperatures drop into the teens with wind chills mainly in the single digits. With the front comes the chance for rain Tuesday night (30-50% chance) into Wednesday morning (30-60% chance) in western KY. Accumulations will be less than 0.25". Thursday highs will struggle to get above freezing most places with the exception of SEMO. Elsewhere it's less than a 60% chance of getting above freezing.

Temperatures moderate briefly on Friday before a second, deep trof swings through and reinforces the cold air. Could be some light snow over SWIN Thursday night (15-20% chance) and Friday night over SWIN and portions of the KY Pennyrile (20-30% chance). Temperatures Saturday will be generally in the 30s with overnight lows in the teens. Chances for temperatures less than 20 is greater than 50%. Wind chills will be in the single digits further south and below zero further north. Sunday highs will struggle to get above freezing with only a 40-50% chance in SEMO and less than a 40% chance elsewhere.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 449 PM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

VFR conditions appear likely through tonight with southwesterly winds starting to die down a bit after sunset. Moderate gusty southwest winds pick back up again tomorrow morning.

PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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