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KEY MESSAGES

- There is a chance of light snow Thursday night in southwest Indiana, northwest Kentucky, and portions of southern Illinois north of Route 13. Light accumulations, mainly in grassy areas, remain possible north of Interstate 64 in southwest Indiana.

- Much colder air will spread across the region this weekend with the coldest temperatures Saturday night into Sunday. Wind chills will fall into the single digits to below zero Sunday morning.

- Gradual warming begins early next week, with a chance of rain Monday night into Tuesday.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 147 PM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

An upper level trough moving across the Ohio Valley is bringing a cold front through the region today. Behind it gusty northwest winds are advecting a cooler airmass. Winds thus far have remained below advisory criteria and have remained near what was forecast. A few light radar echoes are still being observed on radar but amounts look to be light. A northwest flow pattern remains in place much of this week supporting colder temperatures and mostly dry weather. An upper level disturbance around late week will drive a surface low across the middle Mississippi valley Thursday night. A warm front will lift north across the region bringing slightly warmer temperatures with lows in the 30s. Light snow is possible across the far north and east areas of the forecast area, and very light snow accumulations are possible mainly in grassy areas. At this point no impacts are expected from this system.

High pressure nudges in from the northwest behind a frontal boundary on Friday. This will bring a colder airmass spilling into the region with an additional reinforcing round of colder temperatures over the weekend. Another weak disturbance may bring a round of flurries or light snow to far northern portions of the area. The main story will be the cold temperatures though. High temperatures on Saturday fall into the upper 20s north of I-64 to as warm as the lower 40s across the TN state line. After low temperatures in the single digits to mid teens Saturday night, highs on Sunday may struggle to get out of the 20s followed my one more night of single digit to mid teens lows. Factoring in the wind produces wind chills to below 0 across at least the north half of the region, with 0 to 5 degrees elsewhere.

Moderating temperatures will follow for early next week. Highs on Monday warm into the mid to upper 30s, followed by 40s on Tuesday with lows above freezing by Tuesday night. Much of the period remains dry, although chances for showers do return to the area Monday night into Tuesday as a frontal boundary approaches from the west.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 1140 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

A front is pushing through the terminals early this afternoon. Winds will shift to the northwest behind the front with gusts between 20-30 mph possible. Winds will relax later this afternoon and into the evening hours. Some residual MVFR cigs are likely for the eastern and northern terminals tonight but improvements to VFR expected for all sites Thursday morning.

PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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