Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
255 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
KSZ058-220915-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
255 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 67 86 66 83 67
TEMP 94 89 78 73 70 67 76 82 85 84 75 71 68 66 72 77 82 82 75 72 69 68
DEWPT 61 63 64 63 62 61 59 58 59 60 60 60 60 62 64 66 66 66 65 64 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 81 40 86 57 90
RH 34 42 62 71 76 81 56 44 41 44 60 68 76 87 76 69 58 58 71 76 84 90
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE
WIND SPD 11 9 6 5 5 4 6 8 9 9 6 6 6 6 8 10 11 10 10 9 9 10
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 3 1 1 2 5 32 13 18 6 14 16 20 63 85 81 60 31 40 34 73 85 95
POP 12HR 5 5 50 60 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.11 0.13 0.23
RAIN SHWRS SC NM NM IS IS NM NM NM
TSTMS SC IS IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT 47 16<10<10<10<10 23 36 44 30<10<10<10<10 13 27 35 27<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR N N NE NE E E E NE E E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE
T WIND SPD 16 13 13 13 12 10 11 14 16 14 13 12 13 11 17 14 14 13 16 17 13 12
SMOKE DISP EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR
Date 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 86 69 92 73 97 76 102 74 96
TEMP 82 84 73 71 88 90 77 74 93 95 80 77 98 98 80 74 92 93
DEWPT 70 72 69 69 74 74 72 71 74 73 69 67 70 70 67 67 70 69
RH 67 67 87 93 63 60 85 90 54 49 69 71 41 41 65 79 49 46
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S S SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 60 20 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS NM IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-220915-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
255 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 66 83 64 79 64
TEMP 90 85 75 71 67 66 75 81 82 79 71 68 66 65 69 73 77 78 72 69 66 65
DEWPT 62 63 63 62 60 60 57 56 57 57 59 59 59 61 63 63 64 64 64 63 63 64
MAX/MIN RH 80 42 88 60 95
RH 39 48 66 73 78 81 54 42 43 47 66 73 78 87 81 71 64 62 76 81 90 97
WIND DIR N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E E SE SE E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 11 9 5 4 4 4 5 8 10 10 6 5 5 5 6 9 10 10 10 8 10 11
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS (%) 9 12 5 3 6 44 34 51 31 33 44 43 71 98 89 79 64 51 69 83 93 98
POP 12HR 0 5 60 70 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.08 0.34 0.84
RAIN SHWRS IS NM NM IS IS SC SC O O NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT 49 27<10<10<10<10 23 38 44 23<10<10<10<10 14 19 29 26<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR N N NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE E E E SE E
T WIND SPD 17 13 10 11 10 8 9 12 14 14 11 11 11 11 11 12 14 13 12 13 13 12
SMOKE DISP EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR
Date 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 82 67 90 71 96 75 100 72 94
TEMP 78 81 71 69 85 88 75 73 91 93 79 76 95 95 79 73 90 91
DEWPT 68 70 68 67 73 73 72 70 73 73 70 67 71 71 69 67 70 69
RH 71 69 90 93 67 61 90 90 56 52 74 74 46 46 72 81 52 49
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE S S S E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV B1 FW FW SC CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 60 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS NM
TSTMS SC
$$
KSZ012-220915-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
255 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 64 81 62 78 62
TEMP 87 83 74 69 66 64 74 78 80 76 70 67 64 64 69 72 77 76 70 68 65 63
DEWPT 63 63 62 60 58 58 56 56 57 57 58 57 57 57 61 62 63 62 61 60 60 60
MAX/MIN RH 80 45 81 61 91
RH 45 51 66 73 75 81 53 47 45 52 66 70 78 78 76 71 62 62 73 76 84 90
WIND DIR N N N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE E E E SE SE
WIND SPD 11 8 3 2 2 2 4 6 8 6 3 3 3 3 4 6 8 6 6 4 6 8
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS (%) 4 4 6 6 27 44 25 67 59 65 47 47 70 92 85 87 71 61 74 77 92 99
POP 12HR 0 10 50 70 90
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.04 0.25 0.83
RAIN SHWRS IS NM NM SC SC SC SC O O NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT 45 21<10<10<10<10 23 37 39 19<10<10<10<10 13 18 29 26<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR N N N NE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE E SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 18 12 9 10 9 8 9 12 16 12 9 10 10 9 11 10 12 12 11 13 11 12
SMOKE DISP EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR
Date 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 80 64 88 70 94 73 96 70 92
TEMP 75 75 68 66 84 86 74 71 90 91 77 74 92 92 76 71 88 88
DEWPT 67 68 65 64 72 73 69 68 74 73 68 66 71 72 66 66 70 69
RH 76 79 90 93 67 65 84 90 60 56 74 76 51 52 71 84 55 54
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S SW E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 70 5 0 0 0 5 5 10 5
RAIN SHWRS NM
TSTMS SC
$$
KSZ012-220915-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
255 PM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026
Date 07/21/26 Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 63 80 62 77 62
TEMP 86 83 73 68 65 64 74 78 78 75 69 66 64 64 70 73 76 75 69 68 65 63
DEWPT 62 62 61 59 58 57 55 54 55 56 57 57 56 57 58 59 60 60 60 59 59 59
MAX/MIN RH 81 42 77 58 87
RH 45 49 66 73 78 78 51 43 45 52 66 73 75 78 66 62 58 60 73 73 81 87
WIND DIR N N N NE NE N N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE SE
WIND SPD 12 9 4 3 2 2 4 6 8 5 3 3 4 3 5 6 9 8 8 6 9 11
WIND GUST 23
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS (%) 10 19 7 13 23 49 28 76 76 67 64 51 70 85 74 89 78 64 80 79 93 98
POP 12HR 0 10 40 60 90
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0.11 0.69
RAIN SHWRS NM NM SC SC SC SC O O NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT 42 17<10<10<10<10 21 37 32 12<10<10<10<10 16 22 27 24<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR N N N E NE NE N N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE E
T WIND SPD 19 13 9 10 8 6 9 12 14 9 8 9 8 6 11 10 11 12 11 11 11 12
SMOKE DISP EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR
Date 07/24Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 79 64 88 70 93 73 95 69 90
TEMP 75 73 67 66 83 86 73 72 89 91 76 74 91 91 75 70 86 88
DEWPT 64 66 64 63 71 73 69 68 74 75 69 66 71 73 67 66 70 70
RH 69 79 90 90 67 65 87 87 61 60 79 76 52 56 76 87 59 55
PWIND DIR SE SE S S S S W E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 70 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
RAIN SHWRS NM
TSTMS SC
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product:
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; BK = BROKEN; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
K..............SMOKE
F..............FOG
COVERAGE...
IS.............ISOLATED
SC.............SCATTERED
NM.............NUMEROUS
O..............OCCASIONAL
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
WD.............WIDESPREAD
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
MIX HGT(HUNDREDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 35 = 3500 FEET; <10 = LESS THAN 1000 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS