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FXUS63 KICT 250348
AFDICT

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1048 PM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Hot and mostly dry through the weekend and into much if not
  all of the upcoming week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 136 PM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026

Some residual light rain showers were moving slowly eastward across
eastern Kansas this afternoon while continuing to slowly diminish as
the LLJ/mid-level waa weakens. A capping inversion is anticipated in
the wake of the shower activity with little or no additional
development anticipated in it`s wake.

As we move into the weekend, the mid/upper ridge over the Rockies
and Intermountain Region is progged to translate eastward edging
into the Central Plains. This is expected to result in mostly dry
weather conditions while bringing an increasing threat for excessive
heat. Afternoon heat indices are expected to climb into the 105-110
range for much of the area and a heat advisory is in effect for all
of the region from Saturday through Tuesday. There may be an upgrade
to an excessive heat warning in parts of southeast Kansas where
humidity may remain higher.

A shortwave trough may serve to break down the ridge as we move into
the Tue-Wed timeframe as a frontal boundary tries to sink southward
into Kansas before becoming diffuse or stationary bringing some low
pops into parts of central and northern Kansas.

The mid/upper ridge is also progged to retrograde into the Rockies
later in the week bringing some subtle relief from the heat (above
normal temperatures continuing) with some isolated or widely
scattered nocturnal storm activity associated with the LLJ.

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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 1046 PM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026

VFR conditions are expected through the forecast period. Light
southerly winds will turn southwesterly briefly after 12Z. Then,
a weak boundary will sweep across the state during the afternoon
that will turn winds out of the southeast through the end of the
period.

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.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Heat Advisory from 10 AM Saturday to 8 PM CDT Tuesday for
KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100.

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DISCUSSION...MWM
AVIATION...AMD