


Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
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014 FXUS63 KEAX 061919 AFDEAX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 219 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Isolated showers this evening. - Showers and thunderstorms are likely for most of the area tomorrow morning into early tomorrow afternoon. These storms will most likely limit severe potential in the afternoon/ evening tomorrow. - Additional storms are expected along a cold front Sunday afternoon/evening. Storms along and south of Highway 50 may be severe with large hail and damaging winds the main threats. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 215 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 This afternoon a stationary front resides south of the forecast area. A surface low is traveling across southern Missouri along this front with a weak upper level shortwave aloft providing lift which is leading to showers across the southern CWA. This surface low will shift east of the area this evening under quasi-zonal flow aloft. A few weak upper disturbances may be enough to produce some spotty showers this evening however most will remain dry. Tonight a upper level shortwave will move out across Nebraska/northern Kansas. This will spawn two clusters of storms...one across southern Kansas along the stationary front, the second a little further north in the vicinity of the the upper level shortwave where better forcing will reside. These complexes of storms are expected to move into the forecast area around sunrise with showers and thunderstorms expected through the morning into the early afternoon. This round of storms will most likely limit instability across the forecast area for stronger afternoon storms with better chances for stronger storms residing south of the area along an outflow boundary or along an area of differential heating. Temperatures Saturday will be limited by convection and cloud cover with highs in the low to mid 70s. Conditions will dry out Saturday night with high pressure residing over the area. However, dry conditions will be short-lived as on Sunday a upper level trough digs into the Upper Midwest. This will force a cold front through the area. Moisture will initially be lacking on Sunday however, moisture return in the afternoon coupled with daytime heating aiding in MUCAPE values reaching 2000-3000J/Kg across the southern CWA will provide the potential for severe storms with large hail and damaging winds the main threat. Highs Sunday will range from the upper 70s to mid 80s. Monday, the aforementioned upper level trough digging through the Upper Midwest will move into the western Great Lakes pushing a reinforcing cold front through the area. However, this frontal passage is expected to be dry and is expected to continue slightly below normal temperatures with highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Shortwave upper level ridging will build into the region for Tuesday and Wednesday out ahead of a upper level trough slowly moving through the southern High Plains. High pressure at the surface will keep temperatures below seasonal normal on Tuesday with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s before returning to normal on Wednesday with highs in the low to mid 80s. The next chance for precipitation will arrive Thursday as the upper level trough over the High Plains moves into the local area. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/... Issued at 1201 PM CDT Fri Jun 6 2025 Conds are expected to remain VFR with bkn clouds btn 4-6kft thru most of the TAF pd however, around 10Z-12Z a complex of thunderstorms is expected to move into the TAF sites with MVFR cig/vis. Winds thru the TAF pd will generally be 6kts or less while veering from the north to the ESE. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. KS...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...73 AVIATION...73