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Issued by NWS Wilmington, OH
Issued by NWS Wilmington, OH
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504 FXUS61 KILN 040522 AFDILN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington OH 122 AM EDT Wed Jun 4 2025 .SYNOPSIS... High pressure off of the coast and an upper level ridge in the eastern United States will keep a warm, southwest flow over the Ohio Valley. This southwest flow will persist through Wednesday night as a surface cold front near the Indiana and Ohio border weakens surface winds early Thursday. Rain will begin overnight and spread eastward. Then, upper flow turns more westerly and the surface front meanders into Ohio, along with more prevalent showers and thunderstorms. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/... Surface high pressure off of the Atlantic Coast and an area of low pressure moving into the northern Great Lakes creates a nice pressure gradient across much of the Mid-West. This keeps our wind speeds a tad higher overnight, around 10 MPH. Some high clouds will spill into our northwest near the OH/IN border while central OH remains mostly clear. Overnight lows fall to the mid to upper 60s, with Tds in the low 60s. Definitely a more summery- feeling muggy night. Previous discussion--> Forecast has nothing significant to change for the overnight period. Southwest wind should keep up overnight around 10-15 mph with a mostly transparent layer of smoke above us. These winds will keep low temperatures from dropping much tonight, with lows expected to be a much warmer mid- upper 60s. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM THURSDAY/... As the surface high slowly continues an east movement, it will permit an equally slow progression of a sw-ne oriented stationary front through the day. Precip should remain out of the CWA, though a few pre-frontal showers could affect far nw CWA by nightfall. This is generally nw of a Wapak-Greenville line. Aside from a few fair wx cu possible nw of the I-71 corridor, cloud cover will be sparse through the day. Sunny skies and continued sw flow will see a modest increase in highs as they reach 85-90 degrees. Shower and thunderstorm activity ahead of the front makes a slow but consistent push into CWA overnight, primarily expected nw of the I-71 corridor. This front remains relatively stationary to the nw of CWA. South winds ahead of it will weaken but the increased cloud cover will help keep min temps up similar to what`s expected tonight - upper 60s. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... An active weather pattern will be in place for the long term. A system will lay out over the region on Thursday. Another wave will work into the region Thursday night into Friday. Friday night into Saturday another system will move through. A cold front will bring a temporary end to the precipitation after Saturday. Continued mention of heavy rain for Friday into Friday night in the HWO. Also mention heavy rain Thursday into Thursday night. There is at least a low end severe threat during this time as well. Saturday night through most of the day on Sunday will be dry. There is more uncertainty with the late Sunday into Sunday night time frame with more model variability. On Monday into Monday night a cold front will move through bringing additional chance for showers and storm. Some models hint at lingering precipitation on Tuesday, however confidence is not high and therefore kept precipitation chances on the lower end. High temperatures during the long term will be in the 70s to lower 80s. Low temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s. && .AVIATION /05Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... VFR conditions prevail through the taf period. As high pressure continues to drift eastward, surface winds will increase, especially after sunrise today. Sustained southerly winds of 10-15 kts with gusts up to 25 kts expected during the daylight hours. Some cu development expected through the taf period, especially during the daytime. Still might observe elevated smoke today based on the HRRR smoke model. Low confidence on any shower/storm activity through the taf period, but a slow moving cold front will work its way towards our region from the west. Timing would suggest that activity will hold off until later tonight, with better coverage on Thursday. OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms are possible Thursday through Friday. MVFR/IFR ceilings are possible Friday night into Saturday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...None. KY...None. IN...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Franks NEAR TERM...CA/Franks SHORT TERM...Franks LONG TERM... AVIATION...Clark