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Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
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806 FXUS63 KDDC 280555 AFDDDC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1255 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook of Marginal Risk for our southeastern counties mainly along the Oklahoma line for slow- moving thunderstorm potential (late this afternoon/evening). - Saturday and Sunday hottest days of the 7-day period with widespread mid to upper 90s and heat indices around 100 degrees. - Next cold front will bring in higher rainfall chances Sunday Night into Monday, but severe weather risk is quite small given poor wind shear environment. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 343 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025 Surface toughing near the less of the Colorado Rockies is forecast to spread eastward, morphing into more of a a broad surface trough across the Central High Plains (KS/CO state line) by midday Saturday. This tough will be the impetus for higher terrain thunderstorms to develop this afternoon and perhaps linger into far western Kansas counties overnight, but the probability for thunderstorms will be less than 10% spatially. Additionally the area is only on a general thunderstorm outlook this afternoon and the odds of severe weather are less than 5%. Efficient rain producing thunderstorms however in the southeast this evening cannot be ruled out where the excessive rainfall outlook is in the marginal category east of a Coldwater to Pratt line. The warmest temperatures of the week will be the period through the weekend. Highs in this timeframe will be in the mid 90s with overnight lows in the mid and upper 60s. Areas west of a Hays to Garden and Johnson line will fall into the moderate category Saturday afternoon (as it is the warmest day) which can impact some industries and health systems. This keeps out heat risk at the level 1 out of 4, meaning, the heat will impact the folks who are most sensitive to heat, specifically those without adequate cooling or hydration. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 1249 AM CDT Sat Jun 28 2025 Aviation weather will remain fairly quiet through this TAF period ending late Saturday evening. Prevailing wind will remain from the south with no major wind shift forecast in terms of direction or speed. Thunderstorm potential at any specific terminal DDC, GCK, LBL, HYS is too low to incorporate into the TAF at this time. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Russell AVIATION...Umscheid