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FXUS63 KICT 302329
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
529 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK
WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 127 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2025
ALOFT, A DEEP TROUGH IS DOMINATING THE EASTERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY
WITH THE RIDGE AXIS EXTENDING ACROSS THE ROCKIES. AT THE SURFACE,
HIGH PRESSURE IS CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS WITH
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTING OUT OF THE THE NORTHEAST CONUS. AS THE
TROUGH SCOOTS OFF TO THE EAST, RIDGING WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO
BUILD IN OVER THE REGION TODAY. WHILE MORNING LOWS FELL INTO THE
TEENS AREAWIDE UNDER CLEAR SKIES, HIGHS THIS AFTERNOON ARE ALREADY
REBOUNDING PAST YESTERDAY'S HIGHS. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL
TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 50S FOR MOST WITH A FEW 40S LINGERING IN
EASTERN KANSAS.
GOING FORWARD THROUGH THE WEEK, A VERY MILD AND DRY PATTERN IS
EXPECTED AS RIDGING BUILDS IN OVER THE REGION. UPPER LEVEL NORTHWEST
FLOW WILL DOMINATE THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE
RIDGE AXIS REMAINS JUST TO OUR WEST. HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
WEEK WILL REACH INTO THE 50S EACH DAY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS FALLING
INTO THE 20S AND 30S. A VERY WEAK SHORT WAVE WILL TRAVERSE THE
PLAINS ON THURSDAY LEADING TO SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES (UPPER 40S
AND LOWER 50S) AS WELL AS INCREASED CLOUD COVER FOR THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND BY THIS WEEKEND THE RIDGE AXIS WILL
EXTEND OVERHEAD. THE SLIGHTLY INCREASING HEIGHTS WILL ALLOW FURTHER
WARMING THIS WEEKEND WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES POTENTIALLY REACHING
INTO THE LOWER 60S BY SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/
ISSUED AT 528 PM CST TUE DEC 30 2025
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE TAF PERIOD. WESTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10-15KT BY LATE MORNING.
ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...AMD
AVIATION...BRF
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