Murdock, Kansas Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS63 KICT 280326
AFDICT
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Wichita KS
1026 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Dry and mild through next week
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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 234 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
As of 2 PM Saturday afternoon, longwave midlevel ridging remains
across the western half of the CONUS. A cutoff low was positioned
across southern CA with a plume of Pacific moisture extends across
the central and southern Rockies. Aside from a few upper level
clouds, no impacts are expected from the southwest low. Otherwise, a
weak cold front is currently bisecting the state from southwest to
northeast. Little thermal gradient exists along the front with mid
to upper 70s northwest of the front and low 80s southeast of the
front.
The aforementioned ridge will amplify across the upper midwest
tonight into Sunday. The increasing midlevel heights will aid in
Sunday afternoon temperatures reaching the mid to perhaps upper 80s.
Otherwise, the surface pattern remains largely influenced by surface
ridging with southerly winds generally 10-15 mph. The
surface/midlevel ridge slide east of the area by Monday, allowing
temperatures to return closer to normal with highs in the lower 80s.
As the remnants of Tropical Depression 9 comes ashore across
the Carolinas, the surface/midlevel ridge is likely to regress
westward across the upper midwest. This will deep dry and
seasonable temperatures across the region throughout the
upcoming work-week. The next potential for rain may arrive next
weekend as a frontal zone advances towards central KS.
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.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1021 PM CDT Sat Sep 27 2025
Excellent flying weather with VFR conditions expected over the
next 24hrs and light winds.
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.ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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DISCUSSION...BRF
AVIATION...CDJ

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