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KEY MESSAGES
- Above normal temperatures into early next week.
- Chances for showers and storms (30-50%) are in the forecast for Friday mainly areas north and west of the Ohio River.
- Unsettled weather pattern early next week with chances of storms (30-50%) both Monday and Tuesday.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 113 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2026
The Quad State starts out under zonal flow while troughing lifts across the Great Lakes through Friday. Surface ridging extends from the western Atlantic into the southeast US. A front that extends from Ontario south into the Ohio Valley will eventually gets pushed south into the area Friday then slows down and lifts back north on Sunday. Temperatures in the 70s today will warm into the 80s Friday and through the weekend with southerly flow and upper level ridging.
Showers and storms will be focused along the front Friday afternoon and evening. The highest chances for precipitation continues to be focused north and west of the Ohio River. The LREF continues to paint an area from roughly EVV to MDH and points north with 30-50% chances of greater than 0.1" of precipitation. The NBM is similar if not a bit further south with this line. Rainfall amounts of one to two tenths of an inch will be possible. Severe weather is not expected. Precipitation chances linger on Saturday with the boundary.
Late weekend features a strong upper level ridge developing overhead with troughing across the West. This keeps us dry and warmer with highs on Sunday in the low to mid 80s. We will remain in this warmer pattern into next week with the upper trough out west making its way across the Rockies by Tuesday. Unsettled weather looks likely Monday into Tuesday as several perturbations move through increasing southwest flow aloft.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/
Issued at 1027 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2026
VFR conditions prevail across all terminals with FEW-SCT high level clouds. South to southwest winds between 10-18 kts, gusts 20-25 kts are expected on Thursday.
PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None.
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