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FXUS63 KICT 291137
AFDICT

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
637 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Hot and breezy through next week.

- An isolated storm or two can`t be ruled out across central Kansas
  early next week, though widespread meaningful precipitation
  appears unlikely.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 231 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026

The mid/upper ridge over the Southern Rockies is progged to
translate eastward over the weekend bringing rising
heights/increasing thickness and rising temperatures to the area
once again. The airmass is expected to remain capped with most
locations remaining dry. A small cluster of showers and
thunderstorms over northwest Kansas was drifting eastward across
northern Kansas along the eastern periphery of the LLJ. This activity
is expected to remain north of our forecast area early in the
period before dissipating. A capping inversion should preclude
any storm activity this afternoon and tonight and again on
Sunday. Breezy southerly winds and a deeply mixed pbl will
result in lower humidity this weekend, similar to yesterday
which could help boost temperatures into the 102-105 range for
much of the area. As we move into Sunday night, some storm
activity may develop over the high plains of western Kansas
while drifting eastward Sunday night. Some of this activity
could approach our central KS counties before dissipating.

Hot and breezy conditions with mostly dry weather conditions are
expected to persist through much if not all of the upcoming week as
the mid/upper ridge translates eastward through the middle of the
week before building back into the Southern and Central Plains later
in the week. A persistence type forecast is anticipated with triple
digit heat and some record high temperatures possible at times.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/...
Issued at 635 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026

VFR conditions are expected through the TAF period. LLWS
conditions will subside around 14Z as southerly winds increase
to 15-25 kt with gustS to around 30 kt. Gusty winds may persist
tonight limiting LLWS in central KS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 402 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026

Breezy southerly winds gusting to around 30 mph at times will
combine with minimum afternoon relative humidity around 25
percent resulting in a very high grassland fire danger this
afternoon and again on Sunday afternoon for parts of south
central Kansas.

&&

.CLIMATE...
Issued at 231 AM CDT Sat Aug 29 2026

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               Today
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        Record Hi       Forecast MaxT
ICT     110-1984            102
SLN     106-1954            100
CNU     105-1954            99
RSL     104-1954            103
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               Sunday
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        Record Hi       Forecast MaxT
ICT     105-1939            102
SLN     106-1939            103
CNU     103-1947            101
RSL     103-1990            104
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               Monday
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        Record Hi       Forecast MaxT
ICT     108-2011            102
SLN     108-1922            103
CNU     106-1985            102
RSL     106-1985            102

&&

.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...MWM
AVIATION...MWM
FIRE WEATHER...MWM
CLIMATE...MWM