Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >

The Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport near Janesville (JVL) and the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport (SBM) will are now official TAF sites, as of July 1st at 18Z (1 pm).

What is a TAF? A Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is a 24- to 30- hour surface forecast for a five nautical mile radius around an airport. TAFs include the forecast wind speed, wind direction, visibility, ceiling height and weather in a concise format. TAFs are issued by the local National Weather Service office. They are routinely issued four times per day and amended as the weather or forecast dictates.

There are many airports around the country, but only a handful are designated as TAF sites. You can view the TAFs on various websites, and the Aviation Weather Center is one of them. The image below shows the TAF sites around southern Wisconsin.

For more information about aviation forecasts for southern Wisconsin, go to our Aviation website: https://www.weather.gov/mkx/aviation.

If you have any questions regarding TAFs or southern Wisconsin weather, email us at nws.milwaukee@noaa.gov

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Locally Heavy Rainfall for the Carolinas; Thunderstorms and Fire Weather Concerns for Intermountain West

Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (Janesville) and Sheboygan County Memorial Airports are New TAF Sites