061 FXUS63 KICT 131135 AFDICTArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Wichita KS 635 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
...Updated Aviation Discussion...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Above average temperatures continue through today, seasonably warm Sunday through Tuesday, modest cool down Wednesday through at least next weekend.
- Shower and thunderstorm chances increase from the west late tonight and persist through Sunday evening, especially along/west of the Flint Hills. Severe weather unlikely.
- Additional chances for off-and-on showers/thunderstorms Tuesday or Tuesday night through week`s end. Severe weather chances appear low at this time.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 229 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
PRECIPITATION:
LATE TONIGHT--SUNDAY EVENING...A deep western CONUS upper trough ejecting onto Mid-America and associated increasing precipitable waters and modest instability will serve as a focus for increasing scattered showers/thunderstorms from the west. Thinking chances will be highest generally along/west of the Flint Hills. A limited combination of buoyancy/shear should prevent severe storms, with the strongest activity capable of small hail, gusty winds, and locally heavy rainfall, especially Sunday afternoon-evening.
TUESDAY--THURSDAY NIGHT...A second slow-moving and wobbly deep upper trough in concert with a frontal zone approaching from the north will be the focus for additional off-and-on showers/thunderstorms Tuesday through Thursday or Thursday night. Thinking chances will be greatest generally Tuesday night through early Thursday, when large scale synoptic forcing is greatest. Once again, limited instability/shear should prevent severe storms, although the strongest activity will be capable of small hail, gusty winds, and locally heavy rainfall.
TEMPERATURES:
A relatively thick atmosphere and persistent southerly flow ahead of an approaching deep upper trough will support another day of above average temperatures in the upper 80s through mid 90s today. Sunday will see a slight cool down, especially west of the Flint Hills where precipitation/clouds will be most prevalent. Seasonably warm readings continue Monday and Tuesday, with a modest cool down Wednesday through at least next weekend as cooler Canadian high pressure attempts to build in from the north.
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.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 630 AM CDT Sat Sep 13 2025
Breezy/gusty south winds will prevail today as low pressure deepens across the High Plains, strongest for the RSL and GBD TAF sites. By early Sunday morning, chances for showers and embedded thunderstorms will increase from the west for RSL and GBD.
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.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...None.
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