Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Lansing, KS

SHORT TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/
Issued at 149 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

Another cold night tonight as low temperatures drop into the teens for most locations and into the single digits for northern and northeastern MO. Late Tuesday into Tuesday evening, as the region transitions from the influence of the deep trough over the eastern CONUS and the building ridge over the western CONUS, an area of deep isentropic ascent will develop from the northern Plains into the Lower Missouri River Valley. This is evident from roughly 280K through at least 305K. This will also be aided by a weak shortwave rounding the building western ridge. This deep ascent will result in light precipitation across northern and especially northeastern MO.
With temperatures near to below freezing in this area, light snow will be possible. Little or no accumulation is expected for most locations but can't rule out a dusting in northeastern MO, around the Kirksville area. Otherwise, this pattern change will start the warming trend for the entire area.

LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/
Issued at 149 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

With the building western upper-ridge becoming our primary influence, high temperatures will begin to warm dramatically for the later half of the week. Increasing heights and thickness values will help highs rebound into the 60s and lower 70s for Wednesday. A 30+ decameter increase in the 1000-850mb thickness Thursday, will help temperatures surge into the 70s to near 80 degrees. Strong warm advection on Friday, ahead of a weak system moving through, will help temperatures surge even more with highs in the middle 80s likely. The record for both MCI and STJ is 82 degrees, set in 1953 and 1934, respectively. These are likely be broken by several degrees, if the current forecast verifies. Ensemble probabilities show a greater than 80% chance of this occurring. For Saturday, very warm conditions will continue. But records are 91 for MCI and 88 for STJ, from 1907 and 1916, respectively. These are within reach, though our forecast has highs about 5 degrees colder than the records.
Ensemble probabilities show about a one in three chance of record highs falling Saturday. Unlikely but still very possible.
Temperatures cool down Sunday into Monday behind a cold front that moves through early Sunday.

AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY/
Issued at 1215 PM CDT Mon Mar 16 2026

VFR conditions expected through the forecast. Winds diminish this evening, around 00Z and become variable early tomorrow morning as high pressure moves overhead. Winds become light from the south to southeast later tomorrow morning.

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