


Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
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917 FXUS63 KEAX 020855 AFDEAX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 355 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... * A stray shower is possible mainly this morning south of I-70. * A cold front is expected to sweep through the region tomorrow afternoon creating the potential for severe thunderstorms. Best timing for severe weather looks to be from 3 -10 PM. * Cooler conditions expected to continue into the weekend as a reinforcing cold front moves through the region Friday morning. A few storms are possible with this boundary as well. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 354 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 Water Vapor Imagery as of 08Z shows a weak short wave across eastern Kansas slowly sliding southeast. With this wave still lingering around the region, could see a light shower this morning mainly south of I-70 this morning. Subsidence to the north of this wave has lead clearing and the development of areas of fog across eastern Nebraska. As clearing oozes south over the next few hours, could see some locally dense fog work into far northern Missouri. This fog is expected to dissipate towards 15Z. Lingering mid-level moisture today may slow surface heating, but still expecting adequate mixing to lead to temperatures in the upper 70s F. Will have to keep an eye on the potential for fog tonight with light winds and mostly clear skies. Cold front near the North Dakota/Canadian border this morning is expected to surge south arriving across the region Wednesday afternoon. Models are still showing some variability in the amount of instability that develops ahead of the front, but mean SB CAPE looks to range from 1250-1500 J/kg. Increasing speed shear aloft through the afternoon could lead to 30-40 knots of 0-6 km bulk shear leading to clusters of storms that may organize into supercells. Moisture pooling along the front may lead to precipitable water values near 1.6-1.75". While storm movement near 30 knots should be adequate to prevent flooding, training of storms may lead to localized rainfall amounts in excess of 1". Cooler conditions will follow behind the front with temperatures 10- 15 degrees below normal Thursday. A secondary cold front is expected to sweep through the region Friday morning. There is the potential for an elevated storm or two with the passage of the front Friday morning. The cooler conditions look to last through the better part of the weekend. Models suggest a trough may try to develop across the Plains on Sunday, but there are latitudinal differences among the solutions on where the disturbance may develop. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 1158 PM CDT Mon Sep 1 2025 Isolated light showers continues across portions of the region as of midnight, but the terminals should remain dry through the period outside of a brief sprinkle or two overnight into Tuesday. VFR conditions persist, although CIGs around 4000 to 6000 feet should continue through Tuesday afternoon, at which point clouds should finally begin thinning and clearing. Light winds out of the ENE should eventually become westerly by Tuesday evening, remaining light. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. KS...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...BT AVIATION...Williams