Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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611 FXUS63 KTOP 221120 AFDTOP Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Topeka KS 520 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... -Temperatures stay cool today, but will warm through the weekend. -A cold front moves through dry on Sunday. -Uncertainty remains high on whether winter weather will occur around Thanksgiving, but there remains at least a slight chance. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 400 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024 Today, a surface ridge over the central US will keep temperatures cool and winds light. After starting in the 20s, temperatures will reach about 50 degrees for the high this afternoon. The surface ridge moves southeast tomorrow as an upper ridge moves overhead. South winds and upper ridging will allow temperatures to warm through the weekend. Highs Saturday are expected to reach the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. Later in the weekend, an upper level trough axis moving from the Intermountain West into the northern High Plains will cause a developing surface low to move out over KS. An associated frontal boundary will then move from west to east across the forecast area Sunday afternoon and evening. Temperatures ahead of the boundary look to reach the mid 60s for the southeastern half of the CWA before winds shift to the north. No precipitation is expected with the front. Much cooler conditions are anticipated by Monday when temperatures will struggle to reach the mid 40s for much of the area. Dry and cool weather remain in place into the middle of the week with much attention then focused on whether or not rain/snow could occur around the Thanksgiving timeframe as an upper level open wave moves over the central US. Deterministic models agree on surface low pressure passing southeast of the CWA, but disagree on placement of precipitation. Ensembles hang onto low probabilities -- 20 to 30 percent chance from the EC ensemble and 20 to 40 percent chance from the GFS ensemble -- of at least one inch of snow across northern KS on Thanksgiving. NBM is maintaining 20 to 30 percent chances for light rain and snow from late Wednesday into midday Thursday, with accumulations of light snow contained to far northern KS. Confidence remains somewhat low on whether or not we see precipitation and accumulations with quite a bit of ensemble variation from individual members still observed. && .AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/... Issued at 513 AM CST Fri Nov 22 2024 VFR expected this period with just high clouds moving over at times. MVFR CIGS in Missouri are slowly moving west this morning but should stay east of airports today. Winds remain very light with a surface ridge in place today. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Teefey AVIATION...Teefey