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FXUS63 KDDC 131619
AFDDDC
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1119 AM CDT MON APR 13 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 1248 AM CDT MON APR 13 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 WILL BE CLEAR
TODAY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS TONIGHT. THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
LOOKS TO BE MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY. THE COMBINATION OF LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL INCREASE FIRE DANGER THIS
WEEK. CHECK THE LATEST FIRE WEATHER HEADLINES FOR MORE INFORMATION.
AS FOR TEMPERATURES, LOWS THIS MORNING AND TOMORROW MORNING WILL
RANGE FROM THE MID 40S WEST TO LOW 60S EAST WITH HIGHS TODAY AND
TOMORROW IN THE 80S. THE PROBABILITY OF REACHING OVER 90 DEGREES IS
GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS EACH DAY. LOWS
TOMORROW NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 30S WEST TO UPPER 50S EAST.
EXPECT 70S AND 80S THROUGH FRIDAY WITH A DIP INTO THE 60S SATURDAY
BEHIND A POSSIBLE COLD FRONT. WE QUICKLY REBOUND INTO THE 70S
SUNDAY.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1115 AM CDT MON APR 13 2026
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON SOUTHWEST WINDS
THIS TAF PERIOD. STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 18 TO 23
KNOTS, GUSTING AROUND 30 KNOTS AT TIMES. WIDESPREAD VFR FLIGHT
CATEGORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-WEEK GIVEN ABSENCE OF LOW
STRATUS CLOUD DEVELOPMENT AND/OR FOG IN THIS WARM AND DRY
PATTERN.
DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090.
DISCUSSION...HOVORKA_42
AVIATION...UMSCHEID
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