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FXUS63 KICT 290340
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1040 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HOT AND BREEZY THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
- ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS
EARLY NEXT WEEK, THOUGH WIDESPREAD MEANINGFUL PRECIPITATION
APPEARS UNLIKELY FOR MOST LOCATIONS OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 158 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026
CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND RAP ANALYSIS HIGHLIGHT THE MID/UPPER
RIDGE SLIDING EASTWARD OFF THE FOUR CORNERS AS AN UPPER SHORTWAVE
BEGINS TO ENTER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AT THE SURFACE, HIGH PRESSURE
HAS SHIFTED TOWARD THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AS LEE TROUGHING COMMENCES
ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARISING FROM THE
RESULTANT TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KANSAS SO FAR TODAY. MOST OF THE
AREA SHOULD REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND BEYOND,
THOUGH A HANDFUL OF LIGHT SHOWERS MAY FIND THEIR WAY INTO
CENTRAL KANSAS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING PER THE LATEST SHORT-TERM
GUIDANCE. THESE SHOULD BE LOW-IMPACT IF THEY MANAGE TO HOLD
TOGETHER, AND SILENT POPS WERE MAINTAINED ALONG/NORTH OF I-70
OWING TO LOW CONFIDENCE IN COVERAGE AND THE GENERAL ABILITY FOR
ACTIVITY TO MAINTAIN ITSELF THIS FAR EAST.
BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL SPREAD TO MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF THE SURFACE TROUGH
EXITING THE HIGH PLAINS. AS THE UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES ITS SLIDE
EASTWARD, HOT TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE FORECAST AREA WITH
HIGHS EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE 100-105 DEGREE RANGE FOR MOST
LOCATIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS HEAT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK AS WE REMAIN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
MID/UPPER HIGH, WITH HIGHS NEAR 100 DEGREES FORECAST THROUGH AT
LEAST THURSDAY. THANKS TO WIDESPREAD SUBSIDENCE, MOST OF THE
AREA WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THIS PERIOD, THOUGH PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL KANSAS MAY GET IN ON SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS
DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY AS THE SURFACE BOUNDARY SLOWLY SHIFTS TO THE EAST.
BETTER CHANCES LOOK TO RESIDE TO OUR NORTHWEST, HOWEVER, SO WE
ARE NOT EXPECTING MUCH IN THE WAY OF MEANINGFUL RAINFALL THROUGH
AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AND LIKELY BEYOND.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1039 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. LLWS
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL KS AFTER 08Z AS A 45-50
KT LLJ NEAR 1.4 KFT STRENGTHENS. THESE LLWS CONDITIONS WILL
SUBSIDE BY 14Z AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
CLIMATE
ISSUED AT 158 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026
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SATURDAY
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RECORD HI FORECAST MAXT
ICT 110-1984 100
SLN 106-1954 101
CNU 105-1954 99
RSL 104-1954 103
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SUNDAY
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RECORD HI FORECAST MAXT
ICT 105-1939 102
SLN 106-1939 104
CNU 103-1947 102
RSL 103-1990 105
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MONDAY
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RECORD HI FORECAST MAXT
ICT 108-2011 101
SLN 108-1922 102
CNU 106-1985 101
RSL 106-1985 103
ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...JWK
AVIATION...BRF
CLIMATE...JWK/MWM
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