Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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714 FXUS63 KICT 031121 AFDICT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 521 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Mostly above average temperatures likely through Saturday, with a cool down expected by Saturday night and Sunday. - Low to no precipitation chances the next 7-10 days. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 141 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 PRECIPITATION CHANCES: An extended period of dry weather is expected through at least the next 7-10 days, as model consensus supports a mostly zonal to northwest flow aloft across the region. Cannot completely rule out brief rain chances over far eastern Kansas Thursday night, as a fleet-footed upper shortwave and associated frontal zone race through Mid-America, but thinking better chances will be east of the forecast area. TEMPERATURES: For this upcoming week, periodic weak cold frontal passages are expected, as a train of fleet-footed low-amplitude shortwaves progress across the northern CONUS, but a Pacific source region in wake of these fronts will prevent big cool downs. Consequently, an extended period of mostly above average temperatures is expected through Saturday. Daytime highs in the 60s-70s look probable, with overnight lows mostly in the 40s to low 50s. Normal highs this time of year are in the low-mid 60s, and normal lows are in the upper 30s to near 40 degrees. As we head into Saturday night and Sunday, model consensus supports the potential for a higher amplitude upper trough digging across the central and eastern CONUS, which should envelop the region in a more bonifide cool down by Saturday night or Sunday, with daytime highs in the 40s or 50s and overnight lows in the 30s. Model consensus supports this chilly airmass lingering into early next week (Nov 10- 11), with another warming trend possible thereafter (by Nov 12), as upper ridging builds east over the region. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/... Issued at 518 AM CST Mon Nov 3 2025 VFR conditions will prevail the next 24 hours across central, south-central, and southeast Kansas. Breezy northeast winds will spread south across the area today in wake of a weak cold front. Gusts up to around 20 kts are possible. Winds will weaken later today and this evening, and switch to southeasterly. && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...ADK AVIATION...ADK