628 FXUS63 KSGF 060357 AFDSGF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 1057 PM CDT Sat Nov 5 2022 Key Messages: 1. Above normal temperatures will continue through the first half of the upcoming week. 2. Some rain chances in the west late Monday night into Tuesday. 3. Shower potential Thursday. 4. Turning sharply colder for the end of the week. Precipitation may end with some light wintry precipitation Thursday night into Friday morning. .SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday) Issued at 223 PM CDT Sat Nov 5 2022 Clouds have mostly cleared from west to east today with some cloud cover still over the far eastern CWA. Temperatures much cooler today with readings only in the 50s. A clear and cool night is expected tonight with lows from the upper 30s to mid 40s over the area. Sunday is expected to be warmer with upper ridging starting to build over the southeast U.S. and into the mid Mississippi valley region. Highs are expected in the mid 60s north to low 70s south. (normals for this time of year are in the upper 50s to low 60s. .LONG TERM...(Sunday Night through Saturday) Issued at 223 PM CDT Sat Nov 5 2022 Should start to see Gulf moisture increase Sunday night into Monday and an increase in cloud cover over the area. Highs on Monday will be slightly cooler for most of the area than on Sunday, but still well above normal. By Monday night into Tuesday, low level jet sets up in the plains and the western CWA may get some shower activity, but low pops at this time. Next upper level trough will transition eastward into the Rockies on Wednesday into Wednesday night. This system looks like it could bring some showers to the area Thursday and potentially a rain changing to light snow Thursday night into Friday. There is quite a bit of model variability this far out, so confidence is fairly low with timing and precipitation type at this point. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night) Issued at 1057 PM CDT Sat Nov 5 2022 VFR conditions will occur across the area tonight through the day on Sunday. Southerly winds will occur across the area tonight into Sunday afternoon. Then a weak front will move through later in the afternoon into the evening hours switch the winds to the west then the north. No rain will occur with the front, it will move pass through the region dry. && .SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...NONE. KS...NONE. && $$ SHORT TERM...Lindenberg LONG TERM...Lindenberg AVIATION...Wise