Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 180803
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
303 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026
KSZ058-182130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
303 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026
Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 91 73 93 73 98
TEMP 73 72 81 87 90 89 80 77 75 73 84 90 92 90 82 78 75 73 86 94 98 95
DEWPT 69 69 72 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 73 74 74 74 73 72 71 70 73 73 71 69
MIN/MAX RH 56 93 54 90 43
RH 87 90 74 63 58 59 79 85 87 93 70 60 56 60 74 82 87 90 65 51 42 43
WIND DIR S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S
WIND SPD 6 4 10 10 9 6 5 5 3 3 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 9 8
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 30 41 37 39 44 34 28 27 26 42 2 8 23 42 11 10 9 19 3 13 17 6
POP 12HR 20 10 10 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 21 49 54 18<10<10<10<10 16 47 63 11<10<10<10<10 15 49 65 20
T WIND DIR SW S SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 12 10 13 10 11 10 10 10 9 8 5 8 9 9 10 11 11 10 12 13 14 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 77 96 69 90 67 89 70 91
TEMP 81 77 93 93 75 70 86 86 72 69 84 86 75 71 87 88
DEWPT 69 66 68 66 63 61 63 63 62 62 66 66 65 64 68 68
RH 67 69 44 41 66 73 46 46 71 78 55 51 71 79 53 52
PWIND DIR SW N NE E E SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 20 30 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-182130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
303 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026
Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 92 73 93 74 98
TEMP 74 73 81 87 90 91 82 78 75 75 85 89 92 91 82 79 76 74 86 93 96 97
DEWPT 68 68 71 72 72 71 72 72 71 71 73 72 72 72 72 72 70 70 73 71 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 52 90 52 86 40
RH 82 84 72 61 56 52 72 82 87 87 67 57 52 54 72 79 82 87 65 49 43 40
WIND DIR SW S SW S S SW SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 5 3 8 5 4 3 1 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW CL FW CL
CLOUDS (%) 25 26 38 40 45 33 17 29 11 17 26 13 24 19 8 11 5 19 6 3 7 5
POP 12HR 20 10 5 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 16 49 58 25<10<10<10<10 21 46 62 23<10<10<10<10 14 63 77 25
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S E SE S S SE S S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 10 8 9 6 5 5 5 8 5 4 5 8 6 9 10 11 10 8 11 12 12 12
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX FR
Date Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 78 93 68 87 66 84 68 87
TEMP 82 78 90 89 73 68 84 84 71 67 79 82 71 69 83 84
DEWPT 68 66 64 61 60 59 59 58 59 61 64 65 64 64 66 66
RH 63 67 42 39 64 73 43 41 66 81 60 56 79 84 57 55
PWIND DIR SW N NE NE E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 30 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-182130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
303 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026
Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 91 73 93 73 98
TEMP 74 72 82 87 90 89 81 77 75 73 84 89 92 90 82 78 75 74 86 93 97 96
DEWPT 67 66 70 71 71 71 70 69 69 69 73 72 72 72 70 69 68 68 72 71 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 53 87 52 83 42
RH 79 81 67 59 54 56 69 76 82 87 70 57 52 56 67 74 79 82 63 49 42 43
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW S N N E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S
WIND SPD 5 3 6 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 9 21 26 29 51 34 15 23 7 26 14 15 25 14 6 8 5 19 4 5 6 6
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 16 51 54 19<10<10<10<10 20 47 59 15<10<10<10<10 15 54 75 21
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SE E SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 10 9 8 6 4 4 5 8 4 4 4 6 8 8 9 11 10 10 11 12 13 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR
Date Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 77 91 65 85 64 82 66 85
TEMP 81 77 88 87 72 66 81 82 70 65 76 79 70 67 80 82
DEWPT 66 63 63 60 57 57 57 57 56 58 63 64 62 61 66 66
RH 60 62 43 40 59 73 44 43 61 78 64 60 76 81 62 58
PWIND DIR SW N NE NE E SE SE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 40 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-182130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
303 AM CDT Sat Jul 18 2026
Date Sat 07/18/26 Sun 07/19/26 Mon 07/20/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 91 73 92 73 97
TEMP 74 74 82 88 90 91 80 77 74 73 83 89 91 90 81 76 75 74 86 93 97 95
DEWPT 67 67 70 70 70 71 70 70 69 69 72 72 71 72 70 69 69 68 72 71 70 74
MIN/MAX RH 52 89 51 83 42
RH 79 79 67 55 52 52 72 79 84 87 70 57 52 56 69 79 82 82 63 49 42 51
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW S S E E E SE SE SE SE S S S S SW S S
WIND SPD 6 4 6 4 5 3 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 5 8 6
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW FW B1 FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 4 13 23 24 56 16 30 33 6 31 12 17 17 5 5 7 6 17 5 7 6 8
POP 12HR 20 10 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 18 49 54 18<10<10<10<10 14 41 48 12<10<10<10<10 16 49 49 19
T WIND DIR SW SW W SW SW S S S E E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW SW S
T WIND SPD 11 9 8 5 5 4 5 6 6 5 5 8 8 8 8 11 11 10 12 11 12 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Tue 07/21/26Wed 07/22/26Thu 07/23/26Fri 07/24/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 77 90 65 85 64 80 65 84
TEMP 81 77 87 86 71 66 81 82 69 65 76 79 69 67 80 82
DEWPT 66 63 61 59 56 56 55 56 56 58 61 63 61 61 64 65
RH 60 62 42 40 59 70 41 41 63 78 60 58 76 81 58 56
PWIND DIR SW N NE NE E SE E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 40 40 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
$$
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