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KEY MESSAGES
- Strong northerly winds continue this afternoon with gusts over 50 mph.
- Wind chills in the single digits tonight
- Above normal temperatures with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s Thursday through Saturday.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 144 PM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026
Winds will start to subside this evening as the pressure gradient weakens. Until then expect wing gusts over 50 mph to continue this afternoon with blowing dust. Northerly winds continue through tomorrow but will be fairly light compared to today. Winds then shift to the south by tomorrow night as lee troughing develops across eastern Colorado. Skies will be mostly clear tonight through tomorrow with increasing high level clouds tomorrow night. As for temperatures, highs today will only remain steady in the 30s with wind chills in the teens to low 20s. Lows tonight will dip into the teens with wind chills in the single digits. Cool temperatures continue tomorrow with highs ranging from the low 40s across central Kansas to low 50s across far western Kansas. Lows tomorrow night will dip into the 20s.
The weather pattern throughout the remainder of the forecast will see an upper level ridge above the western United States with an upper level trough over the eastern United States. This places northwest flow above western Kansas suppressing any significant weather from occurring. Long range ensemble models show a weak cold front or two moving through the area mid week but no precipitation is expected. As for temperatures, highs in the 70s are expected Tuesday with 80s on Wednesday and Thursday. We then reach into the upper 80s to low 90s Friday into this weekend. Lows will dip into the 40s and 50s for the remainder of the forecast.
AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/
Issued at 1144 AM CDT Sun Mar 15 2026
Strong northerly winds will decrease in intensity as we head into this evening with gusts ending before midnight. Northerly winds continue into tomorrow. VFR conditions will prevail through tomorrow with some mid level clouds this afternoon.
DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
High Wind Warning until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening for KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090.
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