Midway, Illinois Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KILX 252317
AFDILX
Area Forecast Discussion...Updated Aviation
National Weather Service Lincoln IL
617 PM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A stretch of dry weather will likely continue through next
  week. This will worsen ongoing drought conditions.
- Unseasonably warm weather will develop, with highs rising well
  into the 80s this weekend through early next week.
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 147 PM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025
High pressure will dominate the forecast through next week. Overall,
a large scale/broad upper level ridge will build over the region
through the middle of next week, promoting a warming trend and dry
weather. A couple of nuances, however, will affect temperature
trends, and provide a remote chance for precipitation toward the
middle to latter portions of next week. First, the amplification of
the ridge will be slowed the next few days as a shortwave propagates
by well the  north tonight another over the weekend, suppressing the
ridge and disrupting any coherent sustained southerly flow. Highs
should reach the lower 80s Friday, mid 80s Saturday, and mid to
upper 80s Sunday through at least early next week. There is also
a small potential for an Atlantic tropical disturbance that is
likely to become a tropical storm or hurricane in the upcoming
days to move onshore, with remnants moving into the Ohio Valley
region. While it is a long-shot at this point for any
precipitation in central IL, and too low for mentionable chances
of precipitation in the forecast, this appears to be the only slim
chance for any precipitation through next work week. Otherwise,
drought conditions will resume worsening after the generally
modest precipitation that was received the past several days.
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.AVIATION...  (For the 00z TAFs through 00z Friday Evening)
Issued at 617 PM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025
VFR conditions to prevail the next 24 hours, with lingering
diurnal cumulus fading over the next couple of hours. Northwest
winds will lighten up after sunset, then gradually trend toward
more of a westerly direction late tonight into Friday.
Geelhart
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.CLIMATE...
Issued at 147 PM CDT Thu Sep 25 2025
Record high temperatures for Sunday through Tuesday:
Location        Sunday      Monday     Tuesday
--------      ---------  ----------  ----------
Bloomington   94 (1953)  100 (1953)   98 (1953)
Champaign     94 (1953)   99 (1953)   91 (1971)
Charleston    94 (1953)   99 (1953)   92 (1933)
Decatur       96 (1953)  100 (1953)   94 (1922)
Lincoln       96 (1953)  101 (1953)   93 (1952)
Olney         97 (1939)  101 (1953)   93 (1952)
Peoria        92 (1939)   98 (1953)   91 (1933)
Springfield   94 (1953)  100 (1953)   92 (1971)
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.ILX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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