193 FXUS63 KEAX 201930 AFDEAXArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 230 PM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Unsettled weather pattern leads to multiple chances of precipitation through Thursday. A strong storm or two is possible on Tuesday.
* Warmer and drier conditions expected late next week into next weekend.
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.DISCUSSION... Issued at 229 PM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
An active weather pattern is expected the first half of this week as a slow moving upper trough brings scattered chances of rain to the region through the weekend. As this wave builds east, a shortwave trough dives into the plains keeping the upper trough around through Thursday.
Some mid level moisture has built into areas along and south of the Missouri River. Environmental lapse rates are slightly steeper than moist adiabatic, leading the to the potential for a few isolated showers through the late afternoon hours. This activity should wane this evening as low level jet develops across Oklahoma and additional convection develops in southern Missouri disrupting the moisture feed farther north. Weak warm air advection lingers through the overnight hours so can`t entirely rule out the opportunity for an isolated shower, but the threat is fairly low. Expect to see skies at least partially clear through the overnight leading to decent radiational cooling. With lingering low level moisture from morning showers along and north of highway 36, could see fog develop across northern Missouri Sunday morning. Will need to monitor this area for the potential for a dense fog advisory.
Shortwave rotating around the upper low is expected to build into eastern Kansas tomorrow morning leading to a renewed precipitation chance- especially south of I-70. Given these showers are expected to develop through the morning hours on Sunday, expect storms to remain sub-severe; however, if capping inversion is sufficient ahead of the short wave could see a strong storm or two develop mid-day into the afternoon hours across central-southern Missouri where increasing instability and shear is possible. If temperatures are kept cooler by clouds and/or precipitation severe threat will be minimized.
Once again, can`t rule out an isolated storm Sunday night into Monday, but better chances for precip will be south and east ahead of the departing shortwave. Precip chances increase once again on Tuesday as shortwave currently off the west coast of Canada builds south and east into the Central Plains reinforcing the upper level trough across the Central US. Upper level flow increases around this wave as it builds into the central US, potentially leading to a strong storm or two through the afternoon/evening hours on Tuesday. Additional shower activity is expected to linger into Wednesday as the upper level trough pinwheels through the region.
Drier conditions are expected late week as slow moving trough moves east and upper level ridge builds across the western plains.
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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 1148 AM CDT Sat Sep 20 2025
Increasing mid level moisture along and south of I-70 could lead to an isolated shower this afternoon. Impact would be short lived and localized, so have not included mention in TAFs. Overnight tonight could see fog along and north of highway 36. Rain chances increase shortly after 12Z Sunday as short wave builds into the region from eastern KS. Could see MVFR ceilings with precipitation, especially along and south of I-70.
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.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MO...None. KS...None.
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