013 FXUS63 KSGF 061103 AFDSGFArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Springfield MO 603 AM CDT Sat Sep 6 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Another stretch of dry weather appears likely this weekend through next week.
- Temperatures will gradually increase this weekend through next week. High temperatures will approach 90 degrees by midweek.
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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Issued at 117 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
Light to locally moderate showers were passing through southern Missouri and southeast Kansas early this morning. Some cool air overrunning residual surface moisture may result in some patchy fog across central and west-central Missouri, as supported by 00Z HREF probabilities of visibility less than 1 SM in the 50-70% range. Any fog that does form should lift by mid-morning with surface heating. Otherwise, today will be marked by clearing skies and cool temperatures in the mid to upper 70s.
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.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 117 AM CDT Fri Sep 5 2025
The two key takeaways for the long-term forecast will be gradually warming temperatures and a stretch of dry weather.
A glance at ensemble situational awareness tables and the Extreme Forecast Index reveals little in the way of a particularly noteworthy parameter space across the region next week, suggesting an overall quiet pattern. Ensemble clusters depict an upper-level trough across the eastern CONUS on Saturday breaking down early next week. As it does so, there is some indication a shortwave impulse transits the Plains Monday into Tuesday, which may provide energy for shower and thunderstorm development. Most ensemble members keep this activity just west of our southeastern Kansas counties, however, leaving our area dry. Ensemble trends will be monitored in the coming days for any eastward tendencies.
Beyond Tuesday, ensembles are generally in good agreement in developing a ridge across the central CONUS through the end of the week. Not only will this keep our area dry, it will also allow for steadily increasing temperatures. NBM percentiles support highs near 90 degrees Wednesday into the weekend. For reference, climatological average high temperatures for this time of year are in the 80 to 84 degree range. These warm temperatures combined with the lack of meaningful rainfall may exacerbate drought expansion across the region.
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.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY/... Issued at 601 AM CDT Sat Sep 6 2025
VFR conditions are likely through the TAF period. Some areas of fog have developed across central and west-central Missouri early this morning but should remain north of the terminals. Otherwise, skies will clear this morning with winds remaining light through the forecast period.
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.SGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...None. MO...None.
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SHORT TERM...Didio LONG TERM...Didio AVIATION...Didio
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