059 FXUS63 KEAX 090733 AFDEAXArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 233 AM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Showers and few storms expected this morning across far eastern KS and western MO.
- Well above normal temperatures expected for the later half of the week.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 233 AM CDT Tue Sep 9 2025
Similar to last night, IR and nighttime microphysics satellite imagery shows ACCAS developing (as of 06-07Z) over eastern KS. A few showers and storms were also noted on radar in eastern KS as well with this activity. This shows up well with the 305K isentropic plots as an area of strong ascent in eastern KS coupled with modest moisture transport into the area. Additionally, water vapor imagery shows a shortwave trough moving southeast out of NE into north central KS, with convection associated with it. As of writing this (around 07Z) the area of strong isentropic ascent should lead to an increasing coverage of showers and a few thunderstorms in the predawn hours in eastern KS and into adjacent areas of MO. As the shortwave advances southeastward, the strongest ascent will be shunted southward and eventually we`ll see subsidence as the wave passes through later this morning, winding down precipitation chances from north to south. Instability continue to look weak with only a few hundred J/kg of MUCAPE noted in far eastern KS and adjacent areas of MO. Given this, the threat of severe storms looks very low. Precipitation amounts continue to look to be in the couple tenths of an inch to perhaps half an inch range with little or no precipitation east of I-35 and I-49.
Temperatures will trend above normal for the latter half of the week. Overall, the forecast here has changed little. Upper-level ridging builds into the middle of the country with persistent southerly to southwesterly low-level flow. The upper ridge axis moves right over the area late in the week and into the weekend and given this pattern, temperatures in the 90s look likely. Dewpoints have been consistently forecast to be in the lower 60s during the afternoon so despite the hot air temperatures, humidity values will be relatively low so heat index values may only be a degree or two warmer than the air temperature during peak heating. The hottest day looks like Saturday and we start to see some pockets of red HeatRisk noted in the forecast area. Overall, don`t foresee any heat headlines with these above normal temperatures.
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.AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 1153 PM CDT Mon Sep 8 2025
Conds are expected to remain VFR thru the pd. Bkn mid-lvl accus around 9-10kft is dvlpg over ern KS and will mov into the TAF sites right around the valid TAF time. Showers are expected to develop and mov into the TAF sites btn 12Z-14Z with ovc skies btn 4-5kft...in addition vis may be reduced to 6SM in lgt shra. Shra are expected to persist thru 17Z-18Z before shifting south and east of the TAF sites however bkn-ovc cigs around 5kft are fcst thru 00Z-02Z aft which they will scatter. Winds will be out of the SSE/S btn 6-12kts thru the TAF pd.
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.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. KS...None.
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DISCUSSION...CDB AVIATION...73
NWS EAX Office Area Forecast Discussion