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KEY MESSAGES

- Unseasonably hot temperatures to continue through the next 7 days and likely beyond.

- Lack of rainfall will accompany the hot temperatures through next week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 153 PM CDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Very broad area of upper ridging remains in place Mid Atlantic States through the Southern Plains with an upper low over the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, what is left of Edouard is still spinning over southeast TX.

We had a few showers early this morning west of I-135 along a mid level baroclinic zone. Not expecting this same scenario Fri morning, as the better mid level moisture transport shifts slightly west. Unfortunately upper ridging is expected to amplify across the Plains as we head into the weekend which will keep the unseasonably hot temperatures in place.

There is decent model agreement in an upper impulse lifting out of the Pacific Northwest and into the Northern Rockies by Tue morning. As this wave continues to slide east, it will allow a cold front to push through the Northern and Central Plains, but unfortunately doesn't look to make it into central KS. With compressional heating effects, it looks like Tue may be one of the hotter days through this forecast package. Persistent upper ridge will remain in place for the mid to end of next week, keeping daily highs around 100, which is around 10-13 degrees above normal highs for this time of year.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 625 AM CDT Thu Sep 3 2026

Aviation concerns will remain minimal through the next 24 hours.

A swath of mid clouds around 10K ft was impacting central Kansas where an isolated sprinkle or shower will remain possible through around 15Z before diminishing. Gusty SSW winds gusting over 25 knots at times is expected by mid-morning while lingering through the afternoon hours before gradually diminishing this evening. It will remain breezy tonight, especially across our central KS TAF sites. VFR is expected to prevail through the 24-hour period.

ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT Tuesday for Ksz052-033-047>053- 067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100.

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