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FXUS63 KICT 290817
AFDICT

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
317 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Fog this morning, especially across southeast Kansas.

- Scattered rain chances return tonight and remain through much
  of the weekend.

- Confidence remains high in below normal temps staying in
  place through at least the next 7 days, if not longer.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 317 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025

Water vapor imagery currently shows an upper impulse lifting
across southern UT with some additional upper energy rotating
across MT. At the surface, high pressure is centered over the
Great Lakes with a cold front stretching across central TX with
another surge of cold air pushing into the Upper Mississippi
Valley.

Low levels remain very saturated with low clouds across most of
the area. Some clearing is taking place across far southeast KS
and is allowing fog to quickly develop, with some patchy dense
fog likely. So while some light fog will be possible area wide
this morning, southeast KS will have the best chance to see
dense fog.

Outside of fog and possibly some light drizzle this morning, dry
conditions are expected for the remainder of the day. Shower
and storm chances will increase tonight as the upper impulse
over southern UT lifts into southwest Nebraska/western KS.
Precip chances will continue to migrate east on Sat into Sat
night as the upper perturbation over MT slides into central
Nebraska and Northern KS. Lack of surface focus or strong upper
forcing should keep precip activity tonight through Sat
scattered. PW values will remain fairly high so it`s not out of
the question a few showers/storms may produce high rainfall
rates. There is good agreement between the ECMWF and GFS that
the upper energy over central/eastern Nebraska will sink
southeast for Sun night into Mon and will keep precip chances in
place, especially across eastern KS.

Medium range models remain consistent in a digging down a very
deep upper low over the Western Great Lakes region for Wed into
Wed night. This will pull down a very anomalously cold airmass
across the Upper/Mid Mississippi Valley into the Central Plains,
keeping highs in the 70s for both Thu and Fri.


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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 1238 AM CDT Fri Aug 29 2025

Expect conditions to gradually deteriorate to IFR and LIFR overnight
through early to mid-morning Friday. Potential for dense fog is
greatest generally along/east of the Flint Hills. Hit CNU TAF
fairly hard with LIFR visibilities between 09-13z. Conditions
should gradually improve to high MVFR or low VFR by early
afternoon Friday areawide.

&&

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

&&

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DISCUSSION...RBL
AVIATION...ADK