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FXUS63 KICT 281819
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
119 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 119 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 THE FORECAST AREA 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 CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND 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 /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/
ISSUED AT 1200 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE ENTIRE TAF PERIOD WITH NO
WEATHER IMPACTS. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SE AT 10-15 KTS WITH
SOME GUSTS TO 20 KTS.
CLIMATE
ISSUED AT 222 AM 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...MWM
AVIATION...SGS
CLIMATE...JWK/MWM
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