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FXUS63 KDDC 300500
AFDDDC

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Dodge City KS
1200 AM CDT Sun Aug 30 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Unseasonably hot afternoons will continue through next week,
  with afternoon temperatures of 100-105 common each day.

- Elevated wildfire danger will continue each afternoon for the
  next week, with hot temperatures creating low humidity, and
  combining with breezy south winds.

- Southwest Kansas is expected to remain dry through the next
  week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1237 PM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Hot conditions are expected throughout the forecast with highs
in the upper 90s to low 100s each day and upper 60s to upper
70s each night. There will be a persistent trough of low
pressure across portions of western Kansas throughout the
forecast in which a few thunderstorms may form along during peak
heating. Otherwise expect dry conditions with winds from a
southerly direction. Apparent temperatures look to reach towards
105 degrees in the afternoon over the next few days and a heat
advisory may be needed in the future. In addition, low RHs and
breezy conditions look to elevate fire weather risk through the
beginning of next week.

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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1156 PM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026

A surface trough will remain across southwest Kansas and shift
eastward through the period. Expect generally south to
southwest winds at 10-17 kts, with the stronger winds during
daytime heating. A southerly low level jet overnight will result
in low level wind shear. VFR conditions will persist, with any
evening t-storms well to the west of the TAF sites.


&&

.DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

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DISCUSSION...Hovorka_42
AVIATION...Finch