Leavenworth, Kansas 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS63 KEAX 131227
AFDEAX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
727 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms expected today.
  Severe weather is not anticipated but isolated heavy downpours
  are possible.

- The pattern is expected to remain unsettled Sunday through
  Thursday with severe storm chances possible. Storm chances on
  Monday night into Tuesday and Wednesday into Wednesday night
  may be strong to severe and look favorable to produce heavy
  rainfall that could lead to flooding.

- There is a signal late next week into next weekend that our
  first shot at prolonged hot weather may be possible.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 250 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025

Early this morning, a closed upper level low resides near the
KS/OK/MO/AR border. This is allowing showers to spread north into
the south CWA this morning.  This slow moving system today will ride
slowly up the I-44 corridor. This will continue the chance for
scattered showers and a few thunderstorms today. Showers and mostly
cloudy conditions will hold temperatures in the mid 70s to lower 80s
today. Tonight this slow moving closed upper low will open into an
open wide and shift east of the area. This will allow for conditions
to dry out tonight. Saturday, a weak surface ridge should aid in
keeping conditions dry as another slow moving upper level shortwave
trough moves across Kansas during the day. Mostly sunny skies will
allow highs to rise into the mid to upper 80s. Saturday night, the
slow moving shortwave over Kansas will develop a closed low that
will approach the local area early Sunday. This feature will then
move slowly across the area on Sunday bringing unsettled conditions
with the chance (30-40%) of scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Severe weather is not expected in a weakly sheared environment.
Temperatures are again expected to rise into the mid to upper 80s.

Most of the extended range of the forecast period continues to look
unsettled. By Monday, models are in fair agreement that quasi-zonal
flow is evident over much of the northern 2/3rds of the CONUS. This
will leave sensible weather relegated to shortwaves in the zonal
flow. Monday, the GFS keeps conditions quiet while the 00Z ECMWF
introduces a upper shortwave moving through the region and produces
showers and thunderstorms. Consequently shower and thunderstorm
chances for Monday reside in the 25-35% range. The most favorable
chances for storms (possibly strong to severe) appears to occur with
stronger shortwaves that are expected to move through the region
late Monday night into Tuesday. PWATs for this round of storms are
currently forecast between 2.00"-2.25" which would make flooding a
concern. The second strong shortwave is progged to move through the
area Wednesday into Wednesday night. This round would also have the
potential to be strong to possibly severe as well as produce heavy
rainfall. Temperatures through the week next week are expected to
range from the mid 80s to lower 90s. Otherwise, there is a signal
that very late next week into next weekend that a upper level ridge
will build over the region drying conditions out and bringing our
first shot of hot temperatures.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY/...
Issued at 721 AM CDT Fri Jun 13 2025

Generally VFR conditions are expected through the period along
and west of I-35. MVFR to IFR conditions to the east persist
through much of the period. A widespread area of showers is
slowly moving off to the east expecting to bring all the TAF
terminals to VFR within the next couple hours. Winds remain
light and variable with sky coverage expecting to open during
the afternoon.

&&

.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...None.
KS...None.

&&

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DISCUSSION...73
AVIATION...Pesel