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KEY MESSAGES

- Heat headlines continue thru at least Thursday of this week with triple digit heat indices expected daily.

- Rain chances return over the back half of the week, with a marginal risk of severe storms over much of the area Wednesday.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1205 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026

Headline heat is here to stay as we encounter an evolving high pressure ridge aloft that only builds/reinforces its influence with time. Currently the Advisory/Warning stretches thru Thursday, but with each successive run suppressing pcpn chances in the medium range, we could see similar temps/dew points right on thru the weekend and into next week. Daily highs in the lower-mid 90s along with daily dew points in the lower to mid 70s will create triple digit heat indices. For now, it appears collaborative efforts favor holding a steady-as-she goes approach with the headlines, in case intermin convective chances break the cycle. One such chance is over the back half of the week, when the boundary to the north sags southward just enough to pick up our pcpn chances. In particular, a potential MCS-like complex Wednesday may throw a high canopy over us, as it moves in later in the day with its marginal risk svr potential; similar pattern-action Thursday may provide another small window of strong/svr storm risk. Otherwise chances taper down thereafter, with the upper ridge reinforcing itself even more strongly over the weekend. Given the 6-10 and 8-14 day above normal temp outlooks, the remainder of the month may just stay very summer-like for us with a consecutive days streak of 90F or higher max temps potentially materializing into something to game watch.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 615 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2026

VFR conditions expected through the end of the period. Some mid to high level clouds are expected to generally stay in place through the overnight with light and variable winds. Tomorrow a lower diurnal cu deck should form with daytime heating. Winds will pick up out of the southwest with occasional gusts to around 15-20 kts.

PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

IL...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Thursday for ILZ075>078-081>094. Extreme Heat Warning until 8 PM CDT Thursday for ILZ080. MO...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Thursday for MOZ076-086-087-100- 107>112-114. IN...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Thursday for INZ081- 082-085>088. KY...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Thursday for KYZ001>022.