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FXUS63 KDDC 120632
AFDDDC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
132 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD WITH EXCEPTION OF
CENTRAL KANSAS TUESDAY EVENING
- ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY
- LOW RHS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER EACH
AFTERNOON THIS WEEK
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 130 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THIS FORECAST WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WHERE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN THE EVENING TUESDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST THROUGH THIS FORECAST PERIOD WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
WEDNESDAY WHEN A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH BRIEFLY SHIFTING
WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AND AGAIN LATE WEEK. SKIES WILL CLEAR TODAY
FROM WEST TO EAST WITH MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EXPECTED
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER THIS WEEK. AS
FOR TEMPERATURES, LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S ACROSS FAR
WESTERN KANSAS TO LOW 60S ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. HIGHS WILL REACH
INTO THE 80S TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH LOWS IN THE 40S WEST TO 50S
EAST. HIGHS IN THE 80S CONTINUE TUESDAY WITH 70S ON WEDNESDAY. WE
THEN REBOUND INTO THE 80S THURSDAY AND UPPER 70S TO MID 80S FRIDAY.
ENSEMBLE MODELS THEN SHOW A DRASTIC COOL DOWN NEXT WEEKEND. WE WILL
WATCH FUTURE MODEL RUNS TO SEE IF THIS PATTERN CONTINUES.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 1137 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
HIGH CLOUDS WILL GIVE AWAY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES BY THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL START OUT FROM THE SOUTH THIS MORNING,
SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THIS EVENING.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 154 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2026
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TODAY ACROSS FAR
WESTERN WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKELY ACROSS A
LARGER AREA OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST KANSAS MONDAY AND
TUESDAY AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST.
DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR KSZ031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 10 PM CDT
/9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR KSZ061-062-074>076-084>086.
DISCUSSION...HOVORKA_42
AVIATION...HOVORKA_42
FIRE WEATHER...UMSCHEID
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