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KEY MESSAGES

- Showers linger through the afternoon today. No severe expected and flooding concerns remain low.

- This weekend remains dry and quiet with additional precip chances returning Monday.

- A cold front brings cooler, much more seasonal temperatures mid- next week into the holiday weekend.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 349 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Another gray, overcast day with much-needed rain chances hanging around through this afternoon. A flattened mid to upper level ridge continues its track to the east of the area while a trough pushes up against the western periphery of the ridge over KS. At the surface, a low near south central KS is pushing a warm front towards our area. Isentropic ascent, seen well on the 305K surface, has led to widespread showers that have been slowly advancing north since yesterday evening. Now, with a surface high just to the north of the area ushering in a drier air mass, some uncertainty exists with how far north these showers will push. Current runs of hi-res models suggest showers make it into southern IA with a fairly steep drop off in precip chances entering central IA. Any chances for severe weather are non-existent given such weak instability. There are better chances for a few lightning strikes or rumbles of thunder but even still, chances are fairly low. As far as additional rain accumulations, the heaviest precip will fall over the next few hours and begin to dwindle by the late morning/afternoon. StormTotalQPF remains around half an inch to just above an inch for today with the heaviest amounts along and south of I-70. Given our preceding dry conditions (prior to Thursday), flooding concerns remain low as flash flood guidance values remain high. No flooding is expected with the exception of some nuisance ponding in flood-prone areas. Additionally, with this increased moisture, widespread fog ranging from light and patchy to dense is expected to last through the morning hours. For the afternoon into the evening, a few areas may see lingering precip or light patchy fog, but overall expect a mostly cloudy day with virtually no hope of seeing the sun. As a result, large diurnal temperature swings will be less likely as extensive cloud coverage impedes the effects of diurnal heating. High temperatures for today will range in the upper 40s to low 60s. Areas north of I-70 will likely stay on the lower end of that range while locations south of the interstate range in the low 50s to low 60s.

As we transition to the weekend, the system that brought us this beneficial rain will continue to move to the east of the area. Mid to upper level ridging will push a surface high through the area. As our winds shift to the north, drier air will transition our gray, overcast skies to mostly clear. Expect this weekend to remain dry for the most part with highs in the mid 50s to low 60s which happens to be above seasonal averages.

Precip chances return late Sunday into Monday as a closed mid to upper level low emerges out of the Four Corners Region. At the surface, a low pushes a warm front through the area resulting in widespread chances for showers. A few storms cannot be ruled out, but seem less likely given the weak amount of instability. Consequently, severe weather is not anticipated at this time. Multiple chances for showers seem to linger through the afternoon into the evening. However, QPF for Monday, for now, remains under a half an inch staving off any flooding concerns.

The only other item of note is a stout mid to upper level low that descends from the Canadian Provinces pushing a surface cold front through the area mid-next week. For now, precip chances associated with this front are low given the limited available moisture and better forcing to the north. As for temperatures, this front will bring temperatures a few degrees below normal, making for a fairly chilly Thanksgiving. Highs seem to stay mostly in the 40s heading into the holiday weekend.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 538 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025

Conditions currently ranging from LIFR to MVFR across the area. An ongoing band of precip is expected to continue its northward push with additional rounds of showers behind it. As we transition into the afternoon, a few areas along and south of I-70 may see patches of light fog with minimal reductions to visibility. Precip chances linger into the evening as extensive cloud coverage remains over the area. Conditions will gradually improve with northerly windflow towards the end of the TAF period. Breaks in cloud coverage will come during the predawn hours of Saturday morning.

EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MO...Dense Fog Advisory until 9 AM CST this morning for MOZ007-008- 016-017-024-025. KS...None.