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FXUS63 KICT 300430
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1030 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- A DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL PREVAIL WITH WARMER ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO THE REGION FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND
- NO WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 111 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN QUIET ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS FOR
SEVERAL DAYS AS A DRY NORTHWEST UPPER LEVEL FLOW REGIME PERSISTS
OVER THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL VALUES FOR
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH DOWNSLOPE EFFECTS HELPING BOOST THE
WARMING.
THE UPPER LEVEL FLOW FLATTENS OUT BRIEFLY TO MORE OF A ZONAL
PATTERN FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORT
WAVE TRAVELING WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION. MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE VERY LIMITED AND CONFINED TO
AREAS WELL SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS, THEREFORE DRY WEATHER EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE FOR KANSAS. A SLIGHT COOL DOWN WILL BE IN STORE FOR
THURSDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE UPPER WAVE AND ASSOCIATED WEAK
COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION, HOWEVER DAYTIME HIGHS
WILL STILL BE ABOVE NORMAL FOR LATE DECEMBER. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE A BIT MORE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND AS UPPER RIDGING
GRADUALLY BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1029 PM CST MON DEC 29 2025
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING FROM THE
W/SW AT 7-12 KT.
ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...CDJ
AVIATION...BRF
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