Amboy, Indiana Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KIWX 060655
AFDIWX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
255 AM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- One more warm day today with highs in the mid 80s and a few
  isolated showers possible.
- Better chances for rain and a few thunderstorms arrive tonight
  into Tuesday. Severe weather is not expected.
- Dry weather returns Wednesday and Thursday with much more
  seasonable temperatures. Lows may dip into the 30s each night
  with patchy frost possible.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 255 AM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025
Cold front that is currently still well upstream and aligned
parallel to mid/upper flow will finally begin to make some earnest
eastward progress today as a second jet streak digs into the base of
the Northern Plains trough. Tightening low level gradient ahead of
the front will result in a strengthening LLJ and associated theta-e
advection. Most guidance continues to suggest subtle 300-305K
isentropic ascent will support some isolated showers in our SE half
beginning around midday. Available moisture is highly limited both
above and below this zone however and poor midlevel lapse rates
limit whatever elevated instability might otherwise be possible.
Will acquiesce to some broad-brushed 20 PoP`s but any rain will be
very light and isolated during the day. Increasing moisture/clouds
and subsequent reduced mixing will keep highs in the low/mid 80s.
Much better chances for rain arrive in our northwest during the
evening and overnight hours as surface front approaches. A healthy
band of deep (925-700mb) fgen lights up over central MI in the right
entrance region of a 120kt upper jet but this likely only grazes our
far N/NW counties aided by some residual instability. Late arrival
and northward displacement/exit of better forcing does suggest a
weakening trend through early Tue morning as the front slowly sags
SE. Some diurnal instability recovers by late Tue morning but this
is confined in our far SE where surface front will not pass until
around 18Z. The arrival of secondary jet streak and shortwave will
maintain some elevated fgen and light showers in our area but
suspect more widespread, heavier rain will remain just SE where
better moisture/instability reside. Putting everything together best
chances for meaningful rain (more than a tenth or so) will be in the
NW late this evening and SE Tue morning with our central CWA likely
getting "skipped" with just a few light showers. Thunder remains
possible throughout the tonight and Tuesday periods but limited
MUCAPE values and increasingly stable conditions below 850mb in CAA
will likely prevent any severe weather concerns. Precip will exit
our SE around 00Z Tue evening.
Midweek period still features seasonably cool and dry conditions.
Clear skies and light easterly winds yield lows in the mid/upper 30s
both Wed and Thu nights. Some patchy frost is possible but a
widespread, killing frost/freeze still appears unlikely. Forecast
for the weekend remains quiet. There is a weak shortwave that may
pass through the area and support some light showers but chances are
low and impact negligible if it even occurs.
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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 125 AM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025
VFR conditions are expected at the TAF sites, with mainly rain
chances and mid/high level clouds to contend with. A cold front
currently extending from northern ontario into the UP of
MI/WI/IA will drift slowly eastward through the day, reaching
our northwest this evening. Have VCSH from 23-03z at KSBN,
shifting to -SHRA 3-6z. The more challenging forecast is for
KFWA as we deal with a weak shortwave rippling around the ridge
to our southeast. We do see a period during the day of
isentropic ascent, which could lead to some shower development
around 18z that persists into the evening before the front and
larger scale ascent arrive overnight. Given lower confidence
(some models suggest dry conditions until 00z, others as early
as 15-18z)--opted to use VCSH around 18z-00z with a prob30 for
showers, then have rain as the predominant from 3z onward. It is
possible that there could be a break in activity around 00-6z,
but it will depend on how earlier in the day evolves.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...None.
OH...None.
MI...None.
MARINE...None.
&&
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DISCUSSION...AGD
AVIATION...MCD

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