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FXUS63 KICT 290739
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
239 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HOT AND BREEZY THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
- AN ISOLATED STORM OR TWO CAN'T BE RULED OUT ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS
EARLY NEXT WEEK, THOUGH WIDESPREAD MEANINGFUL PRECIPITATION
APPEARS UNLIKELY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 231 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
THE MID/UPPER RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES IS PROGGED TO
TRANSLATE EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND BRINGING RISING
HEIGHTS/INCREASING THICKNESS AND RISING TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA
ONCE AGAIN. THE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN CAPPED WITH MOST
LOCATIONS REMAINING DRY. A SMALL CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST KANSAS WAS DRIFTING EASTWARD ACROSS
NORTHERN KANSAS ALONG THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE LLJ. THIS ACTIVITY
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA EARLY IN THE
PERIOD BEFORE DISSIPATING. A CAPPING INVERSION SHOULD PRECLUDE
ANY STORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON
SUNDAY. BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND A DEEPLY MIXED PBL WILL
RESULT IN LOWER HUMIDITY THIS WEEKEND, SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY
WHICH COULD HELP BOOST TEMPERATURES INTO THE 102-105 RANGE FOR
MUCH OF THE AREA. AS WE MOVE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT, SOME STORM
ACTIVITY MAY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGH PLAINS OF WESTERN KANSAS
WHILE DRIFTING EASTWARD SUNDAY NIGHT. SOME OF THIS ACTIVITY
COULD APPROACH OUR CENTRAL KS COUNTIES BEFORE DISSIPATING.
HOT AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH MOSTLY DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH MUCH IF NOT ALL OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AS
THE MID/UPPER RIDGE TRANSLATES EASTWARD THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE
WEEK BEFORE BUILDING BACK INTO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS LATER
IN THE WEEK. A PERSISTENCE TYPE FORECAST IS ANTICIPATED WITH TRIPLE
DIGIT HEAT AND SOME RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE AT TIMES.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/
ISSUED AT 1039 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. LLWS
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL KS AFTER 08Z AS A 45-50
KT LLJ NEAR 1.4 KFT STRENGTHENS. THESE LLWS CONDITIONS WILL
SUBSIDE BY 14Z AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 15-20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
CLIMATE
ISSUED AT 231 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2026
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TODAY
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RECORD HI FORECAST MAXT
ICT 110-1984 102
SLN 106-1954 100
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 103
CNU 103-1947 101
RSL 103-1990 104
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MONDAY
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RECORD HI FORECAST MAXT
ICT 108-2011 102
SLN 108-1922 103
CNU 106-1985 102
RSL 106-1985 102
ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...MWM
AVIATION...BRF
CLIMATE...MWM
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