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KEY MESSAGES

- Patchy fog and low clouds possible again tonight, primarily over central Kansas.

- Gradual warm up this weekend and next week with temperatures slightly above average.

- Little to no rain chances over the next 7 days.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 333 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

Currently, a mid/upper level short wave trough is sweeping across the central part of the country while weak ridging is being displaced eastward. Low clouds remain across a sliver of central Kansas as well as far eastern Kansas associated with shallow moisture under the ridge. As the next wave passes across the region, additional clouds will shift into the region tonight through Saturday morning. Patchy fog may also be a concern again across central Kansas late tonight/early Saturday morning. Overnight lows will fall into the 30s for most, though the magnitude of the cold air may not be realized due to the low/mid level clouds. Patchy frost remains possible for much of the area. Clouds will gradually clear from west to east as the short wave moves across the region and temperatures will begin to rebound. High on Saturday will range from the lower 60s across central Kansas to the middle 50s in southeast Kansas.

For Sunday into mid-week, broad ridging will build over the Western US and across the Plains. Dry weather, mostly clear conditions, and above normal temperatures are forecast through Wednesday of next week. Models are hinting at another shortwave towards middle/end of next week as a deep trough digs into the Northeast US. At this point, this feature looks to have minimal ramifications across the forecast area and may only lead to a slight cool-down for the end of next week.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 529 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

Main aviation concerns will be fog and low clouds late tonight into Sat morning.

Low clouds finally cleared out of central KS a few hours ago but remain locked-in across eastern KS. Current thinking is that with light winds, radiational cooling will allow fog and low clouds to develop later tonight. However, sct high clouds moving-in from the west may be an issue with this scenario. So will have to monitor trends over the next few hours to see how things play out. For now will keep with the trend of having the lower visibilities along and west of Highway 14, affecting mainly KRSL-KGBD and possibly KHUT. Would not be surprised if KICT and KSLN also sees more fog than last night instead of low clouds moving-in from the east.

ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.