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FNUS73 KEAX 071322
FWSEAX
SPOT FORECAST FOR CHARITION PRAIRIE...MO DNR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
722 AM CST WED JAN 7 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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
BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH COMMON UNTIL AROUND 3 TO 4 PM.
WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SLOWLY THEREAFTER BUT SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS (SPEEDS UP TO AROUND 10 MPH), WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH STILL POSSIBLE. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 35 PERCENT, THOUGH IT COULD BE AS LOW
AS 30 PERCENT IF WINDS ARE STRONGER THAN EXPECTED. GOOD RECOVERY IS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT, WITH INCREASING CLOUDINESS AS A SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE AREA. WIDESPREAD RAIN/SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY, WITH AT
LEAST A 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF A WETTING RAIN BY AFTERNOON.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......UP TO AROUND 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
TIME (CST) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........10 10 10 17 14 16 20
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 52 56 59 60 58 53
RH..............63 52 47 42 39 44 52
20 FT WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW S S
20 FT WIND SPD..9 10 10 10 10 7 8
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 23 22 20 16 15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.6
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 17 21 20 18 14 14
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS UP TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH.
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY (%).........23 25 32 27 45 45 51 65 66 78 79 80
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............49 47 45 45 44 44 43 44 43 43 43 44
RH..............61 63 68 68 73 73 76 73 79 79 82 79
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7
20 FT WIND GUST.14 16 17 17 18 18 20 18 16 16 16 16
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.13 14 15 16 17 16 16 15 15 15 14 15
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN EARLY IN
THE MORNING, THEN RAIN IN THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON.
CWR.................ABOVE 90 PERCENT BY AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......UP TO AROUND 3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........85 90 92 91 92 92 92 91 89 88 86 84
WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF
WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN
TSTM COV........
CWR.............40 40 40 80 80 80 90 90 90 90 90 90
TEMP............45 46 48 50 50 52 54 56 57 57 58 58
RH..............79 83 83 86 100 100 96 93 93 96 93 93
20 FT WIND DIR..S SE S S S SE SE SE S S S SW
20 FT WIND SPD..7 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10
20 FT WIND GUST.16 17 18 18 20 20 21 22 22 22 22 22
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.5 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.5 2.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S SE S S S S SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.15 16 16 16 16 17 18 22 26 29 29 26
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.DELDT 01/07/26
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