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FXUS63 KDDC 271830
AFDDDC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
130 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
- THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. AS OF NOW THESE STORMS DO NOT LOOK TO BE SEVERE
- BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 129 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
DRY CONDITIONS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS WILL BE
ACROSS THE I-70 CORRIDOR TOMORROW MORNING AND PORTIONS OF WEST
CENTRAL KANSAS TOMORROW NIGHT WHERE THE NBM PLACED A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WILL BE
WELL NORTH AND WEST OF THIS AREA. SKIES LOOK TO BECOME MOSTLY CLEAR
THIS AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVERNIGHT. LOW
CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP CLOSER TO SUNRISE TOMORROW THEN BURN OFF BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START OUT FROM A NORTHERLY DIRECTION
THIS AFTERNOON THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
THAT DIRECTION THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. WINDS THEN SHIFT TO THE EAST
TO SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY. AS FOR TEMPERATURES, HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON
LOOK TO RANGE FROM THE MID 60S NORTH TO MID 70S SOUTH WITH LOWS
TONIGHT RANGING FORM THE MID 30S ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KANSAS TO LOW
40S ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS. THE NBM DEPICTS A 20-50 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH HIGHS RANGING
FROM THE MID 50S ACROSS OUR NORTHERN ZONES TO UPPER 60S ALONG THE
KS/OK BORDER. HIGHS AROUND 70 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS. LOWS TOMORROW NIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE
30S WITH HIGHS WEDNESDAY IN THE MID 60S TO AROUND 70 DEGREES.
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE
THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS FAR WESTERN KANSAS WITH LESSER OF A CHANCE
THE FARTHER EAST YOU GO. LIKELY POPS CONTINUE ACROSS FAR
SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT WITH DECREASING CHANCES FRIDAY
MORNING. AS OF NOW THESE STORMS DO NOT LOOK TO BE SEVERE. THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST LOOKS TO REMAIN DRY. AS FOR TEMPERATURES,
HIGHS WILL REACH INTO THE UPPER 50S TO 60S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH
UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S SATURDAY AND AROUND 80 DEGREES SUNDAY. LOWS
WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1147 AM CDT MON APR 27 2026
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON WITH SKIES BECOMING
MOSTLY CLEAR. MID LEVEL CLOUDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT
WITH LOW CLOUDS AND MVFR TO IFR CONDITIONS TOMORROW MORNING.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON GUSTING TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS. WINDS THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING
AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW.
DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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