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24 Hour Aviation Hazards Summary

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Lowest Expected Flight Conditions

The lowest expected flight conditions indicated below are derived from hourly ceiling height and visibility forecasts, which are updated around 00 UTC, 06 UTC, 12 UTC and 18 UTC.

Local Area Aviation Weather Discussion

.AVIATION /09Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Areas of MVFR and local IFR continues to linger, mainly south
and east of the Ohio River. Conditions should generally improve
to VFR area wide by 16-18Z.

Northwesterly winds, generally light, but occasional gusts in
the teens to lower 20kt range generally 18Z to 23Z. 

Overnight, generally VFR conditions expected, although patchy
MVFR/IFR river valley fog may be possible Friday morning.


FORECAST CONFIDENCE AND ALTERNATE SCENARIOS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY...
     
   
FORECAST CONFIDENCE: High

Area Forecast Discussion

AVIATION FORECAST CONFIDENCE

Updated: 544 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

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Experimental table of flight category objectively shows consistency
of WFO forecast to available model information:
H = HIGH: TAF consistent with all models or all but one model.
M = MEDIUM: TAF has varying level of consistency with models.
L = LOW: TAF inconsistent with all models or all but one model.

Local Ceiling & Visibility Forecasts

The ceiling height and visibility forecasts below are updated every 6 hours. Please enlarge the graphics by clicking on the images below to view details and time of the forecasts. Additional hourly forecast can be accessed here.

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Airport Specific Weather Information & Forecasts

TAFs and METARs can be accessed where available from the map below, along with other aviation relevant guidance. For airports without TAFs, hourly weather graphs from the National Digital Forecast Database are provided. This information is intended for situational awareness purposes only.

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