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FXUS63 KICT 281632
AFDICT

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1132 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall will continue this morning;
  flash-flooding possible

- Additional showers and storms possible this weekend into next
  week

- The stretch of below-normal temperatures will continue through
  the weekend and into next week

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 154 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

As of 2 AM Thursday morning, multiple focal points for convection
are ongoing across portions of central and southern KS. The most
impactful for our area is a LLJ convergence zone from Barton
County through eastern Harper County. Slow-moving thunderstorms
are anchored along this axis with storm motions to the east
around 10 mph. Though, latest radar trends suggest storms across
Reno County are beginning to propagate more southeastward. This
is more-parallel to the convergence zone and increases the
potential for training convection and flash-flooding. MRMS 1
hour rainfall estimates suggest anywhere from 1 to 2" of
rainfall is common. This zone is likely to gain additional
forcing for ascent from a passing MCV across west-central KS.
All of that to say, the forecast remains on track with
widespread 1-3" expected across central, south-central, and
southeast KS. Locally higher amounts are expected, especially
within this axis across portions of Barton, Rice, McPherson,
Reno, Harvey, Sedgwick, and Butler counties.

The second area of convection is ongoing across portions of
northwest OK and southwest KS. This is on the nose of a 35-40 kt
LLJ. This convergence axis may extend into south-central KS later
this morning with the potential for additional showers and storms.
Again, the main concern will be heavy rainfall and flash-flooding.

Broad low-level WAA will continue into the early afternoon hours
across most of the area. As such, scattered showers will remain
possible into the afternoon. The WAA pattern will weaken throughout
the afternoon and evening, ending rain chances by the evening hours.
Persistent low clouds and occasional showers will hold
temperatures in the upper 60s or low 70s this afternoon.

Beyond Thursday, shortwave midlevel ridging will spill into the
Plains, allowing temperatures to inch closer to 80, though still
below normal for late August. The next potential for rainfall
arrives late Saturday into Sunday as a weak perturbation ejects into
the Plains. The active weather pattern may persist into next week as
northwesterly flow remains parked across the Plains with
perturbations ejecting from the northern Plains.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 1127 AM CDT Thu Aug 28 2025

IFR conditions will prevail across all TAF sites through the
afternoon. Some improvement to MVFR should occur with
visibilities improving as well but will most likely deal with
low clouds throughout the period. Expecting lower visibilities
to return in the early morning hours possibly reaching IFR
conditions but just trended that way for now.

&&

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

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...BRF
AVIATION...SGS