189 FXUS63 KIWX 130434 AFDIWXArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1234 AM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- 20-40% chances for rain and storms Saturday afternoon through early Sunday. Isolated severe weather is possible.
- A persistent dry and warm pattern sets up starting on Sunday and lasting through next week. Expect highs in the upper 80s to low 90s each day.
- Minimum relative humidities as low as 30% to 40% next week may be conducive for elevated fire danger.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 236 PM EDT Fri Sep 12 2025
The only chances for rain in the next 7 days will be Saturday afternoon/evening into early Sunday morning. An upper level ridge continues to amplify over the central CONUS; With the forecast area on the eastern edge of this building ridge, there are 20-40% chances for rain and storms on Saturday. Clusters of convection currently over northern Minnesota will dive southeast overnight into the day tomorrow. Rain and storms chances increase in our northwest near Lake Michigan around midday Saturday and propagate south/southeast during the afternoon and evening along the periphery of the ridge. A warm front lifts northward tonight, with southerly winds allowing for WAA and decent moisture transport behind it into the day tomorrow. SPC has introduced a Marginal Risk for severe weather on Saturday and WPC has introduced a Marginal Risk for localized flash flooding. Forecast soundings show a mainly capped environment but I wouldn`t be surprised if a few storms develop. Should storms develop, they will be capable of heavy rain and gusty winds. Isolated severe weather is possible. Best chances for rain tomorrow into early Sunday morning will likely be along and east of the I-69 corridor. Have lowered PoPs in northwest Ohio due to waning a waning instability gradient and given a stronger model consensus on the location of precipitation.
For Sunday and into early next week, an Omega Block pattern sets up. The aforementioned ridge axis will move over the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, allowing for warmer temperatures and persistent dry conditions. Highs will be in the upper 80s to low 90s each day from Sunday through the middle of next week. The humidity will be noticeable with dewpoints in the mid 60s. While not uncommon this late in the summer, the heat will also allow for large diurnal temperature swings as dry conditions persist through next week. In fact, given that we have been lacking significant rainfall since mid August, drought is likely to persist and/or develop in the coming weeks.
One additional concern for next week given the above normal temperatures and dry conditions is fire danger. Sunny skies and persistent warmth should allow for minimum afternoon relative humidity values to drop between 30 to 40 percent. However, should any grass or brush fires develop, winds should be light enough that it likely won`t spread quickly. Avoid outdoor burning!
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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 1230 AM EDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Inherited TAFs were in good shape when compared to the latest high resolution guidance. All eyes are on a upper-level disturbance over WI tracking southeast. Guidance is in good agreement that there will be increasing coverage of showers and storms across southern WI and into northern IL this morning. The instability gradient is located along the IL-IN line through the morning such that, when factoring in the dry sub-cloud layer, the PROB30 continues at KSBN. Redevelopment in the afternoon there appears unlikely given little to no instability and the best synoptic forcing elsewhere.
I`ve maintained the dry TAF at KFWA. We`ll continue to monitor the risk of afternoon -TSRA. However, concerns at KSBN are identical to KFWA in that regard.
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.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...None. OH...None. MI...None. MARINE...None.
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DISCUSSION...Johnson AVIATION...Brown
NWS IWX Office Area Forecast Discussion