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KEY MESSAGES

- Above normal temperatures today and again late week into the weekend

- A slight chance of a wintery mix Tuesday night but accumulations will be little to none

DISCUSSION

Issued at 223 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026

The upper level ridge currently over the Rockies will continue to be flattened as an upper level trough of low pressure digs into the Northern Plains today and into the Central Plains tonight. This will help push a weak cold front through the area this afternoon shifting southwesterly winds to the north. No precipitation is expected with this disturbance with only an increase in high level cloudiness. This will be short lived as skies clear by Tuesday morning. A secondary weak cold front moves through the area tomorrow night. There may be enough moisture for a few light showers to fall Tuesday night and may mix with snow since the temperatures will be around freezing. Little if no accumulation is expected with increasing cloudiness overnight. As for temperatures, highs today should once again reach into the 60s with the exception of central Kansas where 50s will be observed. Lows tonight will dip into the upper 20s with highs tomorrow in the 50s. Lows tomorrow night will dip to around 30 degrees.

The synoptic pattern for the remainder of the forecast will be described with an upper level ridge building over the Rockies with an upper level trough over the eastern United States. This will place western Kansas under northwest flow aloft suppressing any significant weather to occur. A few weak shortwaves will move down from this flow allowing for a few surface cold fronts to move through the area, but only expect an increase in high level cloudiness. As for temperatures, highs will reach into the 50s Wednesday with upper 50s to mid 60s for the remainder of the forecast. Lows will generally be in the upper 20s to mid 30s.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 417 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026

VFR conditions will prevail with increasing high level clouds late this morning into the afternoon. Winds will be light and variable this morning, becoming northerly with an increase in speed this afternoon.

DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.