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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
608 AM CDT Thu Oct 30 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Frost potential each morning through Sunday morning. Could see
  temperatures approach freezing across northern Missouri Saturday
  and Sunday mornings.

* Fog is possible across northern Missouri this morning.

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 325 AM CDT Thu Oct 30 2025

Elongated weak surface high pressure remains in control across the
region today leading to light winds and at least mostly sunny
conditions- something that hasn`t been visible across the region in
days. Lingering mid-level cloud cover along the KS/MO border is
slowly dissipating under the influence of upper level subsidence,
but has slowed radiational cooling. Am still expect temperatures to
largely fall into the 30s this morning, and as such, maintained the
frost advisory this morning. Short term high res CAMs show the
potential for fog developing across Iowa overnight, and building
south into northern Missouri under the influence of light northwest
winds at the surface. Confidence in precise location of the fog is
still somewhat uncertain, with the RAP suggesting the northern tier
of counties of Missouri could be susceptible to fog this morning,
while the HRRR is a bit more aggressive with fog potential building
south towards the KC metro. There remains a fair amount of low level
moisture from yesterday`s rains in the near surface layer (with
cloud cover limiting evaporation), so can`t rule out the potential
for fog over the next 6 hours or so (though 14Z). Thereafter, expect
surface heating to lead to the development of fair weather cumulus,
which will likely be limited in time as dry air mixes down from
aloft leading to mostly sunny conditions by late day.

Frost potential once again on Friday morning, though there looks to
be a fair amount of high cloud across at least northern Missouri
which may influence radiative conditions. As such, agreed with
surrounding offices to hold off on any potential frost headlines for
now, but realize temperatures are expected to fall into the mid 30s
on Friday morning.

A cold front extending from the western Dakotas into eastern
Colorado this morning is expected to move east today building into
the region Friday.  This front will move through the region with
relatively little fanfare with little moisture to work with, but
will reinforce the unseasonably cool conditions across the region.

Canadian high pressure is expected to build into the Northern Plains
behind this front and remain in place through the weekend.  This may
allow for temperatures to fall to near freezing across at least
northern Missouri Saturday and Sunday mornings.

A warming trend is expected next week as upper level ridge across
the west is flattened by a series of waves moving across the
US/Canadian border.  Pattern transitions more to a zonal flow
pattern, though Gulf remains shut down through at least the first
half of the week limiting the moisture potential across the region.

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.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 607 AM CDT Thu Oct 30 2025

Areas of fog this morning are expected to burn off toward 15-17Z
this morning. Thereafter, VFR conditions are expected to prevail
with light westerly winds.

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.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...Frost Advisory until 8 AM CDT this morning for MOZ001>008-
     011>017-020>024-028>031-037-038-043.
     Dense Fog Advisory until 11 AM CDT this morning for MOZ001>006-
     011>015-020>023.
KS...Frost Advisory until 8 AM CDT this morning for KSZ025-057-060-
     102>105.
     Dense Fog Advisory until 11 AM CDT this morning for KSZ102.

&&

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DISCUSSION...BT
AVIATION...BT

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