textproduct: Wichita

KEY MESSAGES

- Patchy fog and low clouds will once again be a concern across south-central and southeastern Kansas Sunday morning.

- Seasonably warm conditions with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s through mid week.

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

DISCUSSION

Issued at 108 PM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

Currently, clouds and fog cleared across the region by mid/late morning and temperatures across the forecast area have rebounded nicely. Afternoon highs for the area will reach into the lower 60s for central Kansas with middle to upper 50s expected for southeast Kansas where clouds hung on a little longer. A weak mid/upper level trough extends a cross the Plains and is gradually shifting to the east. A faint surface trough will move across the state later this evening and into the overnight hours turning light winds out of the north by morning. Mostly clear skies and light winds overnight through early morning will allow for notable radiational cooling leading to patchy fog across south-central and southeastern Kansas. As the coolest part of the airmass shifts off to the east, only southeast Kansas will dip cool enough to have patchy frost concerns for Sunday morning.

For Sunday into the middle of next week, broad ridging will build in over the western and central portions of the country. Southerly to southeasterly flow will support a gradual warmup across the area. Highs each afternoon through Wednesday will top out in the upper 60s and lower 70s with overnight lows generally falling into the 40s areawide. Mostly clear conditions are expected, however overnight radiational cooling may continue to lead to patchy fog across southern portions of the state each morning.

By mid week, a deep trough will begin to dig into the Northeast US with the forecast area remaining on the western periphery of the trough. The better dynamics and moisture look to remain just to our east at this time, limiting our precip chances with this feature. A cold front will push across the eastern half of the country bringing more seasonable temperatures to the Central Plains. Temperatures for the end of the forecast period will be slightly cooler with highs topping out in the upper 50s and lower 60s and potentially dipping into the 30s once again.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/

Issued at 1104 AM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

Mostly SKC with light winds will prevail for the next 24 hours across the region. Southeast KS continues to deal with MVFR cigs, but these are expected to scatter out completely this afternoon, by around 20Z at KCNU. Short-range models are hinting at fog development again across south central and southeast KS overnight through Sunday morning (30% chance), so have hinted at this chance with SCT003 groups in the KCNU, KGBD, KHUT, and KICT TAFs.

ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.