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KEY MESSAGES

- Highs in the 80s Friday into this weekend. These warm temperatures will challenge record highs.

- Elevated fire weather concerns Sunday.

SHORT TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/

Issued at 124 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026

Skies are mostly clear with temperatures sitting in the low 50s across the area. Winds are light out of the southwest early this morning. Today will be sunny with highs reaching the upper 70s to lower 80s out west as mid-level high pressure continues to build over the Baja peninsula. Winds will continue to be out of the south-southwest with gusts reaching up to 15 mph. Tonight will be mostly clear again with lows sitting in the low 50s.

Friday and Saturday will be hot as temperatures continue to climb. The overall synoptic pattern won't change much and we will continue to warm up and dry out due to the persistent southwesterly flow. Min RH values gradually decrease through the end of the week with RH sitting in the 30% range by Saturday. Dewpoints will be in the 40s to 50s making this feel more like a dry heat. High temperatures will be in the lower 80s for Friday and Saturday with no precipitation expected.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 124 AM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026

A cold front will move through on Sunday and bring lows overnight into the 30s. That frontal passage looks dry at this time, but we'll have to watch for elevated fire weather concerns as wind gusts may be near 30 mph with min RH values in the 20-30% range. Then, we start to see a slight cool down and get back to more normal temperatures to start next week. A shortwave is forecast to move through on Tuesday but chances for rain with that disturbance has dissipated. No widespread rainfall is forecast through the end of the period.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/

Issued at 1227 PM CDT Thu Mar 19 2026

VFR conditions and light winds will persist through the TAF period.

SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

KS...None. MO...None.