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August 21, 2025: Calm weather.

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🌪️ Seven-Day Tornado Outlook ⛈️

August 21st through August 28th

Current riskNONE.

Current confidence level: High confidence in the forecast.

Comments:   We are not anticipating tornadoes.

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Seven-Day Hazardous Weather Outlook

1. Is lightning in the forecast?  NO.

2.  Are organized/widespread severe thunderstorms in the forecast? NO.

3. Is flash flooding in the forecast?  NO.   

4. Will non-thunderstorm winds top 40 mph?  NO.   

5. Will temperatures rise above 90 degrees?  POSSIBLE.   A few locations could hit 90 degrees on Friday and Saturday.

6. Will temperatures rise above 100 degrees?  NO.    

7. Will the heat index (feels like) rise above 100 degrees? NO.   

8. Will the heat index rise above 115 degrees? NO.   

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Here is the short-range concern meter.

Quiet weather.  We are in the green.

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Here is the extended concern meter.  This takes us through Tuesday.

Organized or widespread extreme weather is not anticipated.

Quiet weather.  We are in the green.

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A quick forecast glance.  Your 48-hour forecast Graphics

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Here is your bus stop forecast.

This afternoon


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Forecast discussion.    

  •   Calm weather into next week.
  •   Warm today through Saturday.  Near normal temperatures.
  •   Cooler Sunday onward.  Less humid, as well.
  •   Below average temperatures Sunday into all of next week.

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Well, calm weather has returned to the region.

This is good news for the weatherman, but not ideal if you need rain.

It is very dry in some counties.  Some of you have not received measurable rainfall in over thirty days.  Not a good situation.

I do not have any rain in the forecast over the next seven days.

A couple of models show scattered light showers on Sunday night and Monday.  Confidence in that is low.  I went ahead and added a twenty-percent chance.

A couple of models show a 10% chance next Tuesday over the Missouri Bootheel and northwest Tennessee.  For now, I left it dry.

Here is the percent of normal rainfall for the past thirty days.  All of that brown indicates areas that have been dry to very dry.

Drought is developing in some counties.  The new drought matrix maps will be out later this morning.

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Check out next week’s temperatures!

Let me show you the latest EC ensembles.  I chose a few local towns.  Pick the city nearest you, and this should be close.

Check out the cooler air that is on the way, as promised!

You will notice a big difference by Saturday night and Sunday onward.  Is the worst of summer behind us?  That is certainly possible.

Harrisburg, Illinois

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Mayfield, Kentucky

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Poplar Bluff, Missouri

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There are no tropical concerns for the Gulf through day seven.  The Gulf remains very warm.  If a system enters the Gulf, we would need to monitor it closely.

For now, no concerns!

 

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The timestamp (upper left) is in Zulu.  12z=7 am. 18z=1 pm. 00z=7 pm.

Double-click the animation to enlarge it.

Hrrr model

No rain
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The timestamp (upper left) is in Zulu.  12z=7 am. 18z=1 pm. 00z=7 pm.

Double-click the animation to enlarge it.

NAM model

No rain

 

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.Average high temperatures for this time of the year are around 90 degrees.

Average low temperatures for this time of the year are around 68 degrees.

Average precipitation during this time period ranges from 1.00″ to 1.25″

Six to Ten Day Outlook.

Blue is below average.  Red is above average.  The no color zone represents equal chances.

Average highs for this time of the year are in the lower 60s.  Average lows for this time of the year are in the lower 40s.

Green is above average precipitation.  Yellow and brown favors below average precipitation.  Average precipitation for this time of the year is around one inch per week.

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Average high temperatures for this time of the year are around 88 degrees.

Average low temperatures for this time of the year are around 67 degrees.

Average precipitation during this time period ranges from 1.00″ to 1.25″
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Eight to Fourteen Day Outlook.

Blue is below average.  Red is above average.  The no color zone represents equal chances.

Green is above average precipitation.  Yellow and brown favors below average precipitation.  Average precipitation for this time of the year is around one inch per week.

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Regional Radar
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** NEW ** Zoom radar with chaser tracking abilities!
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If the radar is not working, then email me: Email me at beaudodson@usawx.com

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Radars and Lightning Data

Interactive-city-view radars. Clickable watches and warnings.
https://wtalk.co/B3XHASFZ

Old legacy radar site (some of you like it better)
https://weatherobservatory.com/weather-radar.htm

If the radar is not updating then try another one. If a radar does not appear to be refreshing then hit Ctrl F5. You may also try restarting your browser.

Backup radar site in case the above one is not working.
https://weathertalk.com/morani

Regional Radar
https://imagery.weathertalk.com/prx/RadarLoop.mp4

** NEW ** Zoom radar with chaser tracking abilities!
ZoomRadar

Lightning Data (zoom in and out of your local area)
https://wtalk.co/WJ3SN5UZ

Not working? Email me at beaudodson@usawx.com

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National map of weather watches and warnings. Click here.

Storm Prediction Center. Click here.

Weather Prediction Center. Click here.

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Live lightning data: Click here.

Real time lightning data (another one) https://map.blitzortung.org/#5.02/37.95/-86.99

Our new Zoom radar with storm chases

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Interactive GOES R satellite. Track clouds. Click here.

GOES 16 slider tool.   Click here.

College of DuPage satellites. Click here

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Here are the latest local river stage forecast numbers Click Here.

Here are the latest lake stage forecast numbers for Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley Click Here.

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