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FXUS63 KICT 131700
AFDICT

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1200 PM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Some pockets of heavy rain are possible over southeast Kansas.

- Below normal temperatures are expected again today then a slight
  warming trend to start the week.

- Opportunities for rain continue through much of the upcoming
  week.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 309 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025

Showers with an embedded thunderstorm or two were ongoing over
southeast KS early this morning and this activity was located
under a subtle shortwave trough and within the entrance region
of subtle upper jet. The best low-lvl moisture transport should
start to focus the more robust activity further east after
09-10Z. PWATs around 2 inches over southeast KS are helping to
produce efficient rainfall under slow moving showers and storms
but elevated CAPE wasn`t too impressive. We could start to see
some ponding of water or some minor low-land flooding,
especially if convection lingers through much of the day over
parts of southeast KS. The best chances for seeing showers and
storms lingering will remain over far southeast KS where we
remain weakly capped and the subtle sfc low remains nearly
stationary or moves very slowly eastward. Limited insolation
within a post-frontal regime will result in another seasonably
cool day with highs in the low 80s in far southeast KS while
more typical highs in the low 90s could materialize in parts of
central KS with some breaks in the clouds and lower dewpoint
temperatures.

Much of the area could get a break from the precipitation on Monday-
Tuesday as the pesky subtle upper system drifts northeast away from
the area. Another subtle upper wave is progged to be right on it`s
heels arriving over southeast KS late Monday into Tuesday. We
continue to see some differences in where this feature will track
but some low pops were maintained in southeast KS wile the remainder
of the area is expected to remain dry until Tuesday night. More
typical highs are anticipated Mon-Tue with 90s returning areawide by
Tue. By late Tue night, a shortwave trough over the Northern Plains
may help drive a frontal boundary southward. This front could
provide a focus for showers and storms late Tue night.

Wed-Sat...A frontal boundary may bisect the region on Wed as we
remain on the southern periphery of the stronger mid-lvl flow.
Showers and storms will remain possible along and north of the
boundary Wed night into Thu as a shortwave trough translates
eastward across the Central Plains. Cooler, below normal
temperatures are expected in the wake of the front with most areas
seeing highs in the upper 80s on Thu. This cooldown is expected to
be short-lived with rising heights/increasing thickness supporting
rising temperatures as we move into Fri-Sat. Mid and upper 90s may
return for much of the area as we move into next weekend with
isolated diurnally driven storms lingering over the area.

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.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1146 AM CDT Sun Jul 13 2025

VFR conditions with light winds are expected for all locations
with the exception of KCNU where a few afternoon thunderstorms
will most likely develop with the chance for lower MVFR or IFR
conditions by the early morning hours. A scattered to broken
deck of cu in the 2 to 3 thousand foot layer will probably
linger for a few hours this afternoon for KHUT/KICT before
lifting.

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

&&

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DISCUSSION...MWM
AVIATION...SGS