596  
FNUS73 KEAX 071313  
FWSEAX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST PRAIRIE...MDC  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO  
713 AM CST WED JAN 7 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 CST ON JANUARY 07.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT 1-800-438-0596, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
MOSTLY CLEAR THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON  
WITH HIGHS WARMING INTO THE MID 60S AND RH VALUES DROPPING TO  
AROUND 30 PERCENT. LIGHTER WINDS KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS LOW,  
MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTH/SOUTH-SOUTHWEST TO AROUND 10 MPH  
SUSTAINED.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64.  
MIN HUMIDITY........31 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 14 TO 18 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........23 20 22 15 25 22 21 28 31 33  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............38 42 48 54 59 62 63 64 62 57  
RH..............64 60 49 43 36 32 31 31 34 43  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 9 8  
20 FT WIND GUST.14 15 17 20 20 20 20 20 18 16  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.0 0.7  
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 14 14 17 18 17 17 18 14 14  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
RAIN AFTER 3 AM.  
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 16 PERCENT AFTER 3 AM.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.  
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH  
EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 17 MPH.  
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........36 43 40 43 50 58 68 84 92 92 93 94  
WEATHER COV..... SCH SCH  
WEATHER TYPE.... RN RN  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 20  
TEMP............54 51 50 50 49 48 48 48 48 50 50 51  
RH..............48 56 58 56 61 63 65 68 71 68 71 71  
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S  
20 FT WIND SPD..8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 8 9  
20 FT WIND GUST.16 16 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 20  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6  
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S  
TRANSP WIND SPD.14 15 16 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 17  
 
 
FORECASTER...WFO EAX  
REQUESTED BY...BRENT THEE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2528488.0/EAX  
.DELDT 01/07/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL BRENT.THEE@MDC.MO.GOV  
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