Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
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150 FXUS63 KDDC 262359 AFDDDC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 559 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Mild turkey day - Turning cold over the weekend - Snow possible Sunday and Monday && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 222 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 Not much to talk about in the short term. The main active period is not until the weekend. In the meantime, a quiet weather night is expected tonight. Some high level clouds drifting across the Kansas prairie, but that is about it. Lows tonight will be near normal with values in the 20s. A light southerly winds is expected. A dry and mild day is expected tomorrow. Highs will range from the upper 40s in the north to the lower 50s down south. Winds will start out light southerly and will eventually become light northerly as a weak sfc trof moves through. Lows heading into Friday morning will be near normal with values in the 20s. For Friday, a large upper level trof will start to influence our area coming in from the northern Rockies. This will promote low level cyclogenesis with a lee low deepening through the day. This will increase the pressure gradient across the FA. The net result is a breezy and warm Friday. Highs could peak near 60F in the west to the 50s in the east. Even with the warmth and winds, critical fire weather conditions are not expected as dewpoints will increase during the day with the WAA. For Saturday, the large upper level trof will swing out across the plains. This will usher in the passage of a strong Arctic front. Have continued the trend of going with stronger winds pre and post frontal. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 40s and there will probably be a non diurnal temperature curve with the highs occurring in the morning and temps decrease throughout the day. Cold highs are expected Sunday with values only topping out in the upper 20s to lower 30s. The EC has some snow developing late Sunday night into Monday morning. The GFS has snow as well, but displaced further north. The bottom line is that with such a cold airmass in place, we may see some snow developing in an overrunning situation. Something to watch as the models are not in agreement on how much snow will be possible yet. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/... Issued at 557 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 Light winds are forecast through the period as surface high pressure lingers. Some mid to high level cloud is forecast early in the period as a weak disturbance traverses the plains. VFR conditions are forecast to persist. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Sugden AVIATION...Finch