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FXUS63 KICT 310733
AFDICT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
233 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- HOT AND BREEZY THIS COMING WEEK, ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS.
- WIDESPREAD MEANINGFUL RAINFALL APPEARS UNLIKELY OVER THE NEXT
SEVEN DAYS.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 233 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2026
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ONGOING EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS
NORTHWEST KANSAS WHERE MID-LEVEL WAA WAS PRESENT. A STRAY SHOWER OR
STORM MAY BRUSH PARTS OF CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS BUT THE MORE MEANINGFUL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA. THE PERSISTENT SFC TROUGH
AXIS BISECTING WESTERN KANSAS MAY MOVE SLIGHTLY CLOSER TOWARDS
OUR FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY AS THE MID/UPPER RIDGE TRANSLATES
EASTWARD BUT THE FOCUS FOR ANY ISOLATED STORM ACTIVITY IS STILL
EXPECTED TO REMAIN NORTH AND WEST OF THE AREA. AS WE MOVE INTO
WED-THU, RISING HEIGHTS ARE PROGGED AS THE MID/UPPER RIDGE
BEGINS TO BUILD BACK OVER THE AREA LEADING TO A CONTINUATION OF
HOT AND DRY WEATHER FOR THE AREA. TEMPERATURES MAY BEGIN TO
TREND UP ONCE AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE AMPLIFIES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS LEADING TO A CONTINUATION OF HOT,
BREEZY AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z TUESDAY/
ISSUED AT 1141 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2026
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE
NEXT 24HRS. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY OVER CENTRAL
KANSAS WILL WASH OUT BY EARLY MORNING WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS
RETURNING. ONLY EXPECTING SOME HIGH CLOUDS DURING THE DAY ON
MONDAY WITH SOUTH WINDS PERSISTING.
ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...JWK
AVIATION...CDJ
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