Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
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425 FXUS63 KDDC 250956 AFDDDC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 456 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... - Near normal temperatures can be expected across western Kansas through the upcoming weekend period. Highs each day will range from the upper 70s to near 85 degrees, with warmest temperatures in the west. - Dry conditions can be expected over the next 7 days. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 309 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 Synoptic scale upper ridging is developing across the entirety of the Great Plains right now and looks to become the dominant feature driving the sensible weather for the many days to come for our area of Kansas. The only dynamic systems will be the cutoff low over the southern Mississippi valley and the increasingly zonal strong upper westerlies across the northern U.S. border. Temperatures in the daytime will not steer far from the normal highs for the last week of September. Normal typical highs for Dodge City is 81 degrees. Through Monday the NBM highs average the upper 70s to around 80 degrees in central Kansas, to the low 80s in the far west and south. Lows overnight are forecast around 50 degrees each morning under completely clear sky though about Friday night or Saturday. Light easterly surface winds each day this week will decouple to variable on the overnights. Models and medium range ensemble means have continued to trend away from and precipitation chances through the at least the next 7 days. Week 2 is also dry with 40-50 percent chances for drier and warmer than normal. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 448 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2024 VFR categorical conditions through this TAF as the the area is dominated by dry high pressure. Resulting light and variable winds are also going to prevail over the next 24 hours. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Russell AVIATION...Russell