Area Forecast Discussion

KEY MESSAGES

- Widespread showers will continue until they move out of the area this morning.

- After this morning, dry conditions will persist through the rest of the week and into the weekend.

- Highs will be in the mid to upper 60s today and Thursday before a cold front moves through Friday morning dropping highs into the low 60s and upper 50s for Friday and through the weekend. No rain is expected along this front.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1258 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

Widespread showers are expected to continue this morning. Some gusty winds upwards of 30 mph may still be possible as these storms move through. Cloudy skies will persist through the early afternoon today and will begin to break during the late afternoon and evening. With some clearing temperatures will reach the mid to upper 60s across the region today. Skies will clear out almost completely Wednesday night allowing for another mild, sunny day Thursday.

A positively tilted trough and associated cold front is forecast for Friday morning. At this time, no rain is anticipated with the arrival of this front. Highs will cool off to the upper 50s and low 60s Friday and through the weekend before warming back up into the mid 60s to low 70s by mid next week. Low temperatures will drop as well with lows in the upper 30s Friday night and low to mid 30s Saturday and Sunday night.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 1134 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

Showers continue to move across the Quad State this through the night with MVFR cigs and vsbys falling to MVFR/IFR. MVFR cigs linger afterwards, as winds shift towards westerly tomorrow. Conditions improve to VFR later in the day as cloud cover drops to SCT and then FEW. Winds become light Wednesday evening.

PAH WATCHES / WARNINGS / ADVISORIES

IL...None. MO...None. IN...None. KY...None.