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DISCUSSION

Issued at 111 AM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

Tranquil weather will return to the area today with only some passing high clouds in the wake of a weak frontal boundary. Northwest winds early in the day are expected to become light and variable by mid to late afternoon with highs near 70 for most areas.

A more robust cold front is expected to arrive late tonight into early Saturday morning as a clipper system digs over the Northern Plains. Strong northwest winds are anticipated in the wake of the front with steep low-lvl lapse rates/robust caa. Time/height X- sections of wind/mixing layer height suggest some gusts of 40-45 knots may be possible at times, especially in our central KS counties. HREF neighborhood probabilities for > 30 kts suggest higher probabilities will remain further northwest across the Central High Plains.

Much cooler air will filter south across the area Saturday night through Monday with highs on Sunday struggling to reach 40 in some areas. As the sfc ridge settles over the area early on Monday we expect strong radiational cooling with lows falling into the teens and 20s in some areas. Temperatures will begin to moderate on Monday while remaining below normal for early November.

Tue-Thu...A mid/upper ridge is progged to remain anchored over the Rockies/Great Basin area while northwest mid/upper flow prevails downstream over the Great Plains. This is expected to lead to more tranquil and dry weather through the upcoming week with above normal temperatures returning to the area. Highs are expected to rise into the 60s and 70s through the period with lows in the 40s and 50s late in the week.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY/

Issued at 1126 AM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

VFR conditions are expected to prevail over the next 24 hours. However, a strong cold front on Saturday may bring some impacts to aviation interests.

For the rest of today, light northerly winds and clear skies will dominate the forecast area. The cold front is forecast to arrive by 12Z and northwesterly winds will quickly increase across the area through the morning hours. While outside of the TAF period, winds will continue to increase after 18Z, and gusts will approach or exceed 30 to 40 knots at times.

FIRE WEATHER

Issued at 111 AM CST Fri Nov 7 2025

Strong northwest winds will combine with minimum afternoon relative humidity around 25 percent in parts of central Kansas on Saturday afternoon resulting in a very high grassland fire danger.

ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.