Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 310837
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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
337 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
KSZ058-312115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
337 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Date Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26
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 90 66 83 64 86
TEMP 75 73 83 87 89 85 76 71 67 66 73 77 82 81 73 69 66 64 75 81 85 84
DEWPT 74 73 74 75 73 70 66 64 61 60 63 64 63 65 66 66 65 64 68 66 66 67
MIN/MAX RH 57 81 52 100 51
RH 97100 74 68 59 61 71 79 81 81 71 64 53 58 79 90 97100 79 60 53 57
WIND DIR S S SW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N NE NE
WIND SPD 11 11 12 12 16 14 13 11 12 13 17 19 17 11 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 4
WIND GUST 21 26 26 25 24 24 25 29 29 27
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 80 59 19 14 21 13 14 10 9 10 3 5 13 1 7 1 2 10 0 0 1 3
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O IS
TSTMS SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 19 38 45 28<10<10<10<10 33 50 55 25<10<10<10<10 24 42 48 25
T WIND DIR S S SW NW NW NW N N NW N N N N N N N N N N N NE E
T WIND SPD 18 14 16 17 23 20 19 20 18 17 27 27 23 14 11 10 9 8 9 9 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX GD PR PR PR PR EX EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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 64 88 66 91 69 90 71 95
TEMP 70 64 83 86 71 66 86 89 74 70 86 88 75 72 89 91
DEWPT 67 64 67 67 66 65 67 68 67 66 69 69 66 66 69 69
RH 90100 59 53 84 97 53 50 79 87 57 54 74 81 52 49
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ024-312115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
337 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Date Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 86 65 82 63 85
TEMP 73 72 80 83 85 80 72 69 66 66 72 78 81 80 72 68 65 64 75 81 85 83
DEWPT 73 72 74 74 71 68 64 63 61 59 62 64 64 65 66 66 65 64 67 66 66 66
MIN/MAX RH 64 84 55 100 53
RH 100100 82 74 63 67 76 81 84 78 71 62 56 60 81 93100100 76 60 53 57
WIND DIR SW S W NW NW NW N NW N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E
WIND SPD 10 6 9 13 17 17 17 14 14 16 17 17 16 12 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 4
WIND GUST 27 31 28 28
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 90 57 34 38 38 31 33 15 15 13 6 11 8 0 2 2 4 16 1 1 2 0
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS O
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 19 33 41 31<10 18 18<10 30 47 55 29<10<10<10<10 24 44 47 28
T WIND DIR S S W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E
T WIND SPD 14 9 12 19 24 24 21 23 23 19 24 24 21 13 11 10 9 8 8 8 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX EX PR GD GD PR EX EX EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 88 66 90 69 87 70 93
TEMP 69 64 83 85 71 67 85 87 74 69 82 85 74 71 87 90
DEWPT 66 64 67 67 66 65 67 69 67 66 69 69 67 66 69 70
RH 90100 59 55 84 93 55 55 79 90 65 59 79 84 55 52
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 5 30 20
RAIN SHWRS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-312115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
337 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Date Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26
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 84 63 81 62 83
TEMP 72 71 79 82 84 78 71 68 65 64 72 76 80 78 71 67 64 63 74 80 83 81
DEWPT 72 70 74 74 71 67 62 61 60 59 62 64 64 64 64 63 63 63 67 67 66 67
MIN/MAX RH 66 84 56 100 57
RH 100 97 85 77 65 69 73 78 84 84 71 66 58 62 79 87 97100 79 65 57 63
WIND DIR S S W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E
WIND SPD 9 5 8 12 16 17 16 13 13 13 14 17 16 10 4 3 2 2 4 4 3 3
WIND GUST 23 29 32 29 25 24 25 27 27
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 FW FW FW CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 96 61 42 51 56 49 63 25 22 24 5 11 12 0 4 2 5 21 0 1 2 0
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS NM
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 19 33 45 29<10<10 19 11 29 46 54 21<10<10<10<10 21 40 42 27
T WIND DIR S SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E
T WIND SPD 11 8 13 19 25 25 23 24 25 19 25 25 21 13 10 10 9 6 8 8 8 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX EX PR PR GD FR EX EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
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 63 86 65 88 67 85 68 90
TEMP 68 64 82 83 70 66 84 85 73 68 80 82 73 70 86 87
DEWPT 64 63 68 67 64 63 68 69 65 64 69 70 65 64 70 70
RH 87 97 63 59 81 90 59 59 76 87 69 67 76 81 59 57
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL CL SC FW FW FW B1 SC SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10 10 40 20
RAIN SHWRS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
KSZ012-312115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
337 AM CDT Fri Jul 31 2026
Date Fri 07/31/26 Sat 08/01/26 Sun 08/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 63 80 62 83
TEMP 73 71 79 81 82 77 70 68 65 64 72 77 80 78 71 67 64 63 74 80 83 81
DEWPT 71 71 74 73 71 65 62 61 60 58 61 63 64 64 64 63 63 62 66 66 65 67
MIN/MAX RH 67 84 57 100 55
RH 93100 85 77 69 67 76 78 84 81 68 62 58 62 79 87 97 97 76 62 55 63
WIND DIR S S W NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N N N N NW NW N N NE NE
WIND SPD 10 6 10 13 18 19 19 16 17 17 17 17 17 10 6 3 3 3 4 4 3 2
WIND GUST 20 25 31 33 31 27 27 29 28 27
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 93 57 43 58 60 66 81 30 34 30 14 14 15 0 3 1 5 19 0 1 4 0
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC
TSTMS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 19 33 38 27 16<10 15<10 29 46 56 14<10<10<10<10 19 39 44 12
T WIND DIR S S W NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N N N N N N NE SE
T WIND SPD 12 9 13 19 26 25 24 25 25 18 25 24 21 13 10 9 8 5 6 6 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD EX GD GD FR GD FR EX EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Mon 08/03/26Tue 08/04/26Wed 08/05/26Thu 08/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 63 84 65 87 67 84 68 89
TEMP 67 63 81 82 70 65 83 85 72 68 80 81 72 70 85 86
DEWPT 65 63 68 68 65 63 69 70 67 65 69 70 66 64 70 71
RH 93100 65 63 84 93 63 61 84 90 69 69 81 81 61 61
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SE E E E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20 20 40 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS SC IS
$$
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