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Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
Issued by NWS Springfield, MO
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895 FXUS63 KSGF 021125 AFDSGF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 625 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Rain chances over central MO taper off later this morning. There`s a 20-40% chance for rain to occur again this afternoon mainly for areas along/south of I-44. Rainfall amounts remain light <0.25". - Higher chance for thunderstorms (50-70%) along and north of Interstate 44 Wednesday afternoon/evening. Some of these storms may be strong to severe as a Slight/Marginal risk for severe weather has been issued for that area. - Strong cold front moves through Wednesday night bringing cooler than normal temperatures for Thursday. Another front moves through on Friday bringing another round of rain (20-40%) throughout the day and cooler temperatures in the 70s for the weekend. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 350 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Today will be partly to mostly cloudy again with another shortwave disturbance moving through the area. Right now, there are isolated rain showers ongoing over central MO but those will taper off by late morning. By this afternoon, showers initiate mainly south of I-44 but not everyone will see rain. Rainfall accumulations remain light <0.25". Highs will be in the lower 80s with light east/northeasterly winds. Tonight, skies will start to clear out and lows will a bit cooler in the upper 50s. Wednesday will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s and dewpoints in the mid 60s. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Weather Outlook for Wednesday with a Slight risk (2/5) for severe weather over a small area in Bourbon county in SE KS and a Marginal risk (1/5) for areas along and north of I-44. This is due to a cold front moving through tomorrow afternoon. The most favorable environment for severe weather to occur will be over eastern KS as they will have the better instability. We will be a bit capped near the surface tomorrow and we will need a bit more lift to occur over us to see any severe storms. Though, as the surface front moves through tomorrow afternoon, this may be just what we need to initiate a few strong storms. Main risks will be damaging wind gusts around 50-60 mph and up to 1 inch hail especially if these storms can get elevated behind the surface front. Rainfall amounts will be highest over central MO around 0.5-1" and <0.5" for areas south of I-44. Rain may linger over the SE MO counties through Wednesday night (20-40% chance) and lows will be in the 50s as that cooler air starts to seep in. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY/... Issued at 350 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Thursday will be a pleasant day with highs in the 70s and mostly sunny skies. Then, Friday features another frontal passage. Model guidance has trended cooler for this weekend as a front makes its way through the area by Friday afternoon. Right now, there isn`t severe weather expected with that front. Though, there are chances for rain through most of the day on Friday. The timing of the front appears to still be uncertain. Though, rain chances do increase by Friday afternoon/evening hours. Expect rain showers to be intermittent on Friday with a 20-40% chance of rain covering most of the area. If attending any outdoor activities on Friday, make sure to know before you go and check the latest forecast at weather.gov/sgf. Highs for this weekend will be cooler than average once we get another dose of decent cold air advection. Highs will be in the 70s with lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s across the area. Skies will be mostly sunny with another low end <20% chance of rain for SE KS and SW MO on Sunday night. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 620 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Patchy fog has formed over far southwestern Missouri and have put it in a TEMPO group over JLN for the next couple of hours. Visibilities there have stayed around 3 to 4 SM with MVFR ceilings. Otherwise, VFR ceilings will return later this morning and winds will be light out of the north today with a chance for showers this afternoon. Skies start to clear out overnight. && .CLIMATE... Issued at 245 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 Record Low Temperatures: September 6: KVIH: 44/1956 && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. MO...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Soria LONG TERM...Soria AVIATION...Soria CLIMATE...Burchfield