Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
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211 FXUS63 KEAX 120810 AFDEAX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 210 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - Warm and dry conditions through this weekend. Record high temperatures possible Saturday with highs in the upper 70s, possibly pushing 80. - Elevated fire weather conditions are likely (>60%) for Saturday. - Chances (40-60% for Monday) for precipitation early next week. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 209 AM CST Wed Nov 12 2025 Dry conditions with above normal temperatures look to continue for the second half of the work week and on into the weekend. This morning, a surface ridge of high pressure will build into the area from the Plains. Despite weak mixing, sunny skies and height rises will still aid in highs rising into the 60s today. Tonight, surface high pressure will shift southeast of the area this will allow modest WAA to get underway late tonight into Thursday. The WAA couple with continued subtle height rises, due to upper ridging building across the eastern Rockies will allow highs to rise into the mid 60s to lower 70s. Friday the upper level ridge will move out into the central/southern Plains providing continued height rises. This coupled with continued modest WAA will drive highs well above normal into the upper 60s to mid 70s. saturday a mid level trough will move through the northern Plains into the Upper Midwest. This will act to flatten the upper ridge and send a weak/dry cold front through the area. regardless highs out ahead of the front on Saturday are still expected to rise into the upper 60s (northwest) to mid to upper 70s (south). Modest CAA behind the front Saturday night coupled with a surface ridge of high pressure building into the area Sunday, providing weak mixing, will limit highs to the upper 50s to mid 60s on Sunday (which is still about 10 degrees above normal for mid-November). The next system that model world suggests will provide our next for precipitation still resides well out in the Pacific so it is probably not being sampled well. However, models have continued on being consistent on slowing the eastward progression of this system. Both the 00Z GFS and EC now bring this system onshore along the California coast on Saturday in the form of a closed upper low. Both models provide solutions that evolve this system into an open wave on Sunday and quickly moves into through the Rockies on Sunday through Sunday night. This open system then moves out into the Plains states on Monday and brings the next chance for precipitation to the area (40-60%). This upper level trough then moves through the region Monday night continuing shower chances before surface high pressure builds into the area on Tuesday drying out conditions. Highs Monday will range from the lower 50s north where cold air advection will occur earlier in the day to the mid 60s south where CAA will hold off later. Highs Tuesday under high pressure will remain slightly above normal with highs in the 50s. && .AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY/... Issued at 1028 PM CST Tue Nov 11 2025 VFR conditions through the period with light southwest winds becoming northwest as a weak boundary slides south through the region this morning. As the high shifts east Wednesday evening, light easterly winds are expected to develop. A few more higher clouds are expected to build into the region towards 00Z Thursday. && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. KS...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...73 AVIATION...BT