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KEY MESSAGES

- Dry all week

- Cold frontal passage Tuesday night, Thursday afternoon, and again this weekend. Only expect a slight increase in cloud cover with slightly cooler temperatures.

- Breezy conditions are expected on Friday

DISCUSSION

Issued at 218 PM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

Western Kansas will be under northwest flow aloft with a series of shortwaves moving down through this flow throughout the week. Winds will generally be from a westerly direction through tomorrow before the first piece of energy moves through with mostly clear skies. Winds then shift to the north tomorrow evening into the overnight period as a weak cold front moves through the area. No precipitation is expected with only a slight increase in mid to upper level clouds. As for temperatures, lows tonight look to dip into the 20s with low 30s across our northern and eastern zones. Highs tomorrow will reach into the 60s with the exception of where snow remains. As of now probabilities of reaching over 60 degrees is over 50 percent where snow isn't present. Lows tomorrow night look to dip into the low to mid 30s with the exception of south central Kansas where upper 30s will be possible.

The remainder of the forecast looks to remain dry with another weak disturbance moving through the area Thursday afternoon and again Friday night into Saturday. Only a slight increase in cloud cover is expected with these two cold fronts with mostly clear skies in between. Breezy conditions are expected Friday but as of now no where close to high wind criteria. Temperatures throughout this period will start out with highs in the 40s Wednesday followed by 50s on Thursday before being knocked back down into the 40s Friday and Saturday. We return into the 50s Sunday and Monday. Lows will generally be in the 20s.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/

Issued at 1050 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026

VFR conditions will prevail with mostly clear skies. Winds will generally be from the west at less than 10 knots.

DDC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.

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