Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
Issued by NWS Dodge City, KS
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909 FXUS63 KDDC 190928 AFDDDC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 328 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - One more mainly dry and mild day - Widespread rainfall Thursday-Friday; 50-70% chance of 1" or more in some areas - Cooler temperatures Friday into the weekend && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 214 AM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 One more day of mainly dry and mild conditions are expected this afternoon across the forecast area. 850 mb temperatures across the region this afternoon continue to remain elevated, translating to surface temperatures being around 10 degrees above seasonal norms. Temperatures will be mainly in the 60s, but some low 70s will be possible across far southwest Kansas. Increasing clouds will be what limits even higher temperatures being reached. Biggest weather talking point this week remains the emerging storm system, with the high likelihood of widespread rainfall Thursday and into Friday. Mid to upper-level trough is now beginning to emerge into Southern California per 08z analysis. This feature will continue to translate eastward through the Southwest today, before emerging and ejecting into the Plains into Thursday. With 60s dew points already in place across the south-central Plains, moisture advection northward will readily occur, possibly reaching the OK/KS border Thursday afternoon. Dew points across our forecast area will be lower given being on the cooler side of the system, but ample moisture will still reach and wrap around across the area. Expecting widespread rainfall to begin late Thursday morning and for it to persist through Thursday afternoon, into Thursday night, before gradually tapering off into Friday. WPC continues to maintain an area wide Marginal Risk (level 1 of 4; at least 5%) for excessive rainfall leading to areas of flooding. NBM probabilities of greater than 1" continue to be 50-70% chance, with the greatest concentration in eastern counties. System departs through the day Friday, leading to more seasonal temperatures into this weekend. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1110 PM CST Tue Nov 18 2025 Main concern for the TAF period tonight will be the chance for some patchy fog to develop, most notably around HYS where the greatest chance (around 40%) of visibilities falling below 3SM. Visibilities below 3SM timing is around 11-14z Wednesday morning. Will include this in the TAF there. At DDC and GCK, patchy fog is possible but remains more unlikely at this time and will remove any mention from the TAF for now. Will continue to monitor this into Wednesday morning. Any fog will clear out into the later morning with VFR conditions expected throughout the remainder of the TAF period. && .DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...Bennett AVIATION...Bennett