322 FXUS63 KILX 272305 AFDILXArea Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation National Weather Service Lincoln IL 605 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A stretch of dry weather will likely continue through next week across central and southeast IL. This will worsen the ongoing drought conditions.
- Unseasonably warm daytime highs in the upper 80s to near 90 will prevail through Tuesday. Lows will be mainly in the 50s. Temperatures look to trend down slightly Wednesday into next weekend.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 208 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
A broad and highly amplified ridge of high pressure looks to be the main feature in control of central IL`s weather through at least the next week, meaning little to no hope for rainfall. Even cloud cover of any sort looks like it will be hard to come by. Temperatures will continue to rise the next few days, with highs reaching the upper 80s to around 90 Sunday through Tuesday, while lows generally at least dip into the 50s. Normal highs are in the mid 70s, while normal lows are around 50 this time of year. Lows will be closer to normal given the dry conditions, clear skies, and light winds for most of the period, allowing good radiational cooling at night.
An Atlantic tropical disturbance likely to become a tropical storm within the next day now appears unlikely to have any impact in this region, compared with a day ago when it appeared it could have some impact on wind direction and cloud cover. Nevertheless, a slight cooling looks on track for late next week as a cooler northeast flow develops as a result of a strong Canadian high positioning itself north of the Great Lakes.
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.AVIATION... (For the 00z TAFs through 00z Sunday Evening) Issued at 605 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
VFR conditions continue the next 24 hours, with little cloud cover. While light winds will primarily be out of the southwest, some variability sets up tonight as a weak boundary drops southward toward KPIA.
Geelhart
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.CLIMATE... Issued at 605 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
Record high temperatures through Wednesday:
Location Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday -------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- Bloomington 94 (1953) 100 (1953) 98 (1953) 92 (1897) Champaign 94 (1953) 99 (1953) 91 (1971) 92 (1897) Charleston 94 (1953) 99 (1953) 92 (1933) 94 (2019) Decatur 96 (1953) 100 (1953) 94 (1922) 93 (1897) Lincoln 96 (1953) 101 (1953) 93 (1952) 91 (2019) Olney 97 (1939) 101 (1953) 93 (1952) 94 (1952) Peoria 92 (1939) 98 (1953) 91 (1933) 89 (1937) Springfield 94 (1953) 100 (1953) 92 (1971) 91 (2019)
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.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. &&
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NWS ILX Office Area Forecast Discussion