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FXUS63 KICT 141836
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1236 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- COLD, BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
- MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE UPCOMING WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1236 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2025
LOW CLOUDS OVER WESTERN KANSAS WERE RAPIDLY DISSIPATING EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON WHILE WINDS GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY. THE SHALLOW
COLD AIR WAS SLOW TO ERODE WITH BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURES LINGERING
OVER THE REGION TODAY. SREF CONTINUES TO SHOW SOME LOW PROBABILITIES
FOR LOW CIGS OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL KS LATE TONIGHT BUT CONFIDENCE IN
REDEVELOPMENT REMAINS LOW. ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IS ANTICIPATED WITH
LOWS IN THE TEENS AND 20S, COLDEST IN SOUTHEAST KS AS THE SFC RIDGE
MIGRATES OVER THE AREA.
RISING HEIGHTS/INCREASING THICKNESS AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO QUICKLY REBOUND OVER THE AREA ON MONDAY. A
MORE SUBTLE SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS PROGGED TO RACE EASTWARD OVER THE
CENTRAL PLAINS ON TUE BUT THE LOW LEVEL RESPONSE IS EXPECTED TO KEEP
THE DEEPER MOISTURE WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF OUR AREA WITH MINIMAL
IMPACTS TO SENSIBLE WEATHER ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO WED AND THU ALTHOUGH A COLD
FRONT WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR ARRIVING OVER THE AREA ON
THURSDAY. THIS COOLDOWN WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS TEMPERATURES QUICKLY
MODERATE ON FRIDAY REACHING THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S AS WE MOVE
INTO SATURDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON SUNDAY
BUT MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE FOR LATE DECEMBER WITH
HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 50S.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 1123 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2025
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS TAF PERIOD. WINDS HAVE
STARTED SHIFTING TO SOUTHERLY AND WILL INCREASE IN SPEED THIS
AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY AT GBD AND RSL. THE REST OF THE TERMINAL
SITES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20-25 KTS AND
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON.
ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...MWM
AVIATION...GC
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