707 FXUS61 KILN 271026 AFDILN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wilmington OH 626 AM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Hot and humid conditions will continue into the middle of next week. Mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms will be most prevalent over the weekend, but the chance will persist until a cold front moves through at mid week. High pressure of Canadian origin will offer drier and cooler conditions for the end of the week into next weekend. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Mid level ridge remains centered across the southeast US with an active band of westerlies around its periphery affecting the Ohio Valley. Ongoing convection moving thru central Ohio weakening and this trends is expected to continue. MCS in a decaying stage may clip parts of central Ohio this morning. This may lay out an east-west oriented boundary which will serve as a focus for afternoon thunderstorm genesis. CAM solutions show redevelopment mainly along and south of I-70 this afternoon in the moderately unstable airmass. Expect to observe increased convective coverage this afternoon into early evening. Shear is forecast to be quite minimal but PWAT values remain near or above 2 inches. ILN/s 00Z PWAT was 1.97 inches. So heavy rainfall and flash flooding will be a primary concern. High temperatures look to range from the upper 80s north to the lower 90s south.The NBM has been running too hot with surface dew points in this airmass. Even after collaborating a slightly lower surface dew point - we meet heat advisory criteria with max apparent temperatures around 100 degrees. Therefore, have issued a heat advisory for today across the south. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY/... On going convection expected early this evening around the periphery of the mid level ridge in the west-northwest flow across the area. The best coverage of storms looks to be across the southern FA. Given the very moist environment (PWAT values near or above 2 inches) some of the storms may produce very heavy rainfall and flash flooding. With a lack of forcing these storms are expected to decrease in coverage and intensity through the evening. Warm low temperatures are expected in the lower and middle 70s. Mid level ridge axis to retrogrades west Monday placing the Ohio Valley in more of a northwesterly flow pattern. Forcing is limited but expect scattered thunderstorms to develop in the moderate to strong instability that develops Monday afternoon. The best coverage of storms looks to be across our south and southeast counties. Warm temperatures will once again top out from the upper 80s to the lower 90s with max heat indices likely reaching or exceeding 100 degrees in the south. && .LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/... Expansive mid level ridge axis retrogrades west early this week becoming centered over the nations mid section. This places the Ohio Valley in northwesterly flow pattern aloft. Will continue to see thunderstorm chances Tuesday and Wednesday. A heavy rain and flood signal continues thru mid week with PWAT values around 2 inches in this tropical airmass. Although bulk shear looks to be limited - given the high instability some of the storms could produce strong to severe winds. ML guidance suggests that the greatest potential for strong to severe storms may occur on Wednesday. Pattern looks to undergo a change with mean trof developing over eastern Canada and New England allowing more of northwesterly flow to develop over the Ohio Valley Thursday. Surface high pressure of Canadian origin to build down across the Great Lakes late in the week into next weekend with deeper moisture being suppressed to the south. Lingering pops in the south Thursday look to dry out for the period Friday through Sunday. Highs in the lower 90s across the area Tuesday and across the south Wednesday may combine with the humid airmass to result in heat indices in excess of 100 degrees. Temperatures drop with highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s Thursday thru Saturday. && .AVIATION /10Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/... Scattered showers and thunderstorms pushing east across west central Ohio will continue into central Ohio. These initial storms will affect areas mainly north of I-70 and will likely lay out a boundary which will aid the development of additional convection this afternoon. Expect airmass to destabilize through the day with additional scattered showers and thunderstorms becoming likely for all of the TAF sites as we head into the afternoon. Outside of storms expect general VFR conditions with MVFR to IFR conditions in storms with reduced vsbys and ceilings possible in heavy rain. These storms will decrease in coverage this evening. OUTLOOK...Thunderstorms will be possible, mainly in the afternoon and evening, Monday through Wednesday. && .ILN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OH...Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening for OHZ070>073-077>082-088. KY...Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening for KYZ089>100. IN...Heat Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT this evening for INZ066-073>075-080. && $$ SYNOPSIS...AR NEAR TERM...AR SHORT TERM...AR LONG TERM...AR AVIATION...AR