Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
Issued by NWS Wichita, KS
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801 FXUS63 KICT 110433 AFDICT Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 1033 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Cool again today with a warming trend starting on Tuesday, persisting through the week. - Dry conditions will persist through the work week with rain chances increasing over the weekend. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 215 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 Currently, a deep upper level trough is digging across the eastern U.S. with ridging building over the Desert Southwest. At the surface this translates to a 1038mb high pressure centered over the Central and Southern Plains. Arctic air lingers over the region leading to highs today remaining about 15 degrees below normal for this time of year. Afternoon high temperatures today will top out in the lower to middle 40s with light and variable winds. As we move forward into tonight and tomorrow, the upper level trough to the east will begin to lift out over the East Coast and ridging from the west will build over the Plains. At the surface, a tightening pressure gradient will lead to breezy southwesterly winds beginning early Tuesday morning and lasting through about midday. A warming trend will commence beginning tonight with overnight lows only falling into the lower to middle 30s. Afternoon highs through the week will end up 10-15 degrees above normal with temperatures generally ranging from the middle 60s to lower 70s. Overnight lows will remain in the 40s and 50s each night. With high pressure dominating the weather patter this week, mostly sunny and dry conditions are expected. The next feature to impact the forecast area will arrive on Saturday as a shortwave trough traverses the Southern Plains. There is still some discrepancy as to where this system will track exactly. Current model guidance takes the surface low just to our south which puts us solidly in rain chances (40-50%) on Saturday and Sunday as the low lifts into the Mississippi Valley. If this system passes a little further south, as previous model runs have depicted, our rain chances will likely be lower. Along with rain chances, this system will also bring a cold front to the area on Saturday night. This will bring cooler, near normal temperatures to the region for Sunday and Monday with highs only reaching into the upper 50s to lower 60s. && .AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 1030 PM CST Mon Nov 10 2025 Low level wind shear will affect the area overnight as a low level jet axis slides slowly eastward. Meanwhile VFR conditions will prevail over the area for the next 24hrs with a wind shift line dropping southward during the day. This will cause the winds to switch to the northwest. && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...AMD AVIATION...CDJ