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KEY MESSAGES
- Hot Wednesday and Thursday
- Cooler behind a front Friday
- Mild weekend
DISCUSSION
Issued at 1200 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026
It will be hot Wednesday. A weak sfc trof will move across the region during the day. The main impact will be light and variable winds. Otherwise, highs tomorrow will be in the 90s. These values are about 30 degrees above normal for this time of year. Fire weather danger is not expected. Relative humidities will be in the 10-20% range, however, winds will be light. The weak winds will thus lower the fire danger for tomorrow.
A front is expected to traverse across the region Thursday. It will be once again warm ahead of the front, with highs in the 90s. There was the question if there could be an elevated fire danger Thursday as post-frontal winds increase in strength. It is fairly hard though to get Red Flag conditions post-frontal, as relative humidity usually increases to above threshold criteria. Will defer any fire weather headlines to later shifts for now.
Much cooler, but rather more near normal highs are expected Friday. Values should be in the upper 50s to lower 60s for highs. N to NE winds will blow in the 15-30 mph range post-frontal as the front traverses the state. Near freezing lows will be possible heading into Saturday morning as cool high pressure prevails across the greater region.
High pressure will quickly shift east of the area Saturday and a WAA pattern will return back to western Kansas. This will result in a mild weekend with highs in the 60s/70s Saturday and 80s Sunday. Lows will start to trend above freezing with values in the 40s Sunday morning and 40s to 50s for Monday morning.
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z THURSDAY/
Issued at 500 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2026
VFR is expected through TAF pd. S/SE winds 5-10 kt will continue tonight. LLWS will be possible for KHYS through the overnight hours. A weak sfc trof will move across the terminals Wednesday. This will result in winds becoming fairly light and variable.
DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.
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