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
205 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
KSZ058-100915-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
205 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed
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 77 97 78 98 79
TEMP 95 91 83 82 79 77 86 94 97 94 86 83 80 78 86 95 98 95 87 84 81 79
DEWPT 70 69 66 64 63 64 70 69 67 69 66 67 66 66 70 70 68 69 67 67 66 65
MAX/MIN RH 67 37 67 38 62
RH 45 49 57 55 58 64 59 44 38 44 51 59 62 67 59 45 38 43 52 57 60 62
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 16 12 11 14 13 11 13 13 13 10 12 13 13 12 14 14 13 10 12 12 12 11
WIND GUST 28 24 23 27 25 21 24 24 20 24 24 25 24 23 23 24 23
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW CL CL FW CL SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 5 18 26 13 44 50 28 32 26 46 46 60 27 17 3 3 6 5 34 39 28 55
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT 46<10<10<10<10<10 14 29 54 10<10<10<10<10 20 43 75 18<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 24 17 19 23 19 17 20 23 20 16 19 21 19 17 23 21 18 13 17 17 16 16
SMOKE DISP EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR
Heat Y Y
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 99 76 94 74 91 72 90 71 88
TEMP 96 94 82 76 91 89 79 74 88 87 77 73 86 86 75 71 84 84
DEWPT 68 69 68 68 70 71 68 66 71 72 70 68 72 72 71 69 72 72
RH 40 44 63 76 50 56 69 76 57 61 79 84 63 63 87 93 67 67
PWIND DIR SW S S S S S SW S SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 SC
POP 12HR 10 20 20 20 20 30 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-100915-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
205 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 76 95 78 97 78
TEMP 96 91 81 81 79 76 84 91 95 93 84 83 80 78 86 93 97 95 84 82 80 78
DEWPT 72 71 67 64 63 63 68 69 70 70 67 65 65 65 69 70 69 70 68 66 66 66
MAX/MIN RH 65 44 64 40 68
RH 46 52 63 56 58 64 59 49 45 47 57 55 60 64 57 47 40 45 59 58 62 67
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
WIND SPD 13 10 9 11 10 9 11 11 10 9 12 13 12 11 12 13 12 10 9 11 10 9
WIND GUST 25 19
CLOUDS(CAT) CL SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1
CLOUDS (%) 4 27 27 65 63 71 54 68 52 69 17 31 36 40 24 26 28 43 43 42 48 65
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
SPRINKLES SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT 38 11<10<10<10<10 13 25 39<10<10<10<10<10 19 30 54 16<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 24 17 18 18 17 17 17 16 17 13 17 19 18 14 20 16 18 12 12 17 12 10
SMOKE DISP EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX FR PR PR PR PR
Heat Y Y
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 96 72 88 69 85 70 85 69 83
TEMP 92 92 78 73 84 83 73 70 83 82 73 70 82 82 73 70 80 79
DEWPT 70 71 72 71 72 72 71 68 71 73 71 69 73 73 71 69 72 73
RH 49 51 82 93 67 70 93 93 67 74 93 97 74 74 93 97 77 82
PWIND DIR S E E E SE E SW NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 OV B1 SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 20 30 40 50 30 40 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-100915-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
205 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed
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 74 94 77 96 75
TEMP 95 91 80 79 76 74 82 89 93 91 83 81 79 77 85 93 96 93 83 80 77 75
DEWPT 73 72 68 64 62 61 67 69 70 71 67 64 63 63 68 70 70 70 68 66 64 65
MAX/MIN RH 67 47 63 43 71
RH 49 54 67 60 62 64 61 52 47 52 59 56 58 62 57 47 43 47 61 62 64 71
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S
WIND SPD 10 8 6 5 5 8 8 10 8 5 8 10 10 9 10 11 10 8 6 8 6 4
WIND GUST 21 17 20 20
CLOUDS(CAT) CL SC SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 FW FW B1 B2 SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 5 27 39 46 70 77 54 62 60 72 22 19 58 71 40 23 38 50 48 42 53 75
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS
SPRINKLES SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT 40<10<10<10<10<10 14 25 35<10<10<10<10<10 20 32 59 16<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW
T WIND SPD 21 14 16 17 17 14 17 16 14 11 14 19 18 16 21 17 17 12 14 13 12 10
SMOKE DISP EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD EX FR PR PR PR PR
Heat Y Y
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
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 94 70 84 67 83 68 83 67 80
TEMP 91 89 76 72 81 79 71 67 80 80 72 68 79 79 71 68 77 76
DEWPT 70 72 71 69 73 71 68 67 72 73 69 67 73 73 70 67 73 72
RH 50 57 85 90 77 77 90100 77 79 90 97 82 82 97 97 87 87
PWIND DIR S E E E E E SW NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B1 SC B1 OV B1 SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 20 30 50 60 40 50 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC NM SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-100915-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
205 PM CDT Sun Aug 9 2026
Date 08/09/26 Mon 08/10/26 Tue 08/11/26 Wed
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
CDT 3hrly 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
MIN/MAX 73 93 77 96 75
TEMP 94 91 80 78 74 74 82 89 92 90 81 81 79 77 85 93 96 94 82 80 77 75
DEWPT 74 75 71 67 64 63 67 68 70 71 68 65 64 64 68 70 70 71 69 68 66 66
MAX/MIN RH 73 48 65 43 74
RH 53 60 74 69 71 69 61 50 49 54 65 58 60 64 57 47 43 47 65 67 69 74
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S SW S S S S S S
WIND SPD 9 6 6 5 6 8 9 10 6 5 8 12 12 11 10 11 10 6 8 9 8 5
WIND GUST 17 23 23 21
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 9 26 27 40 53 69 65 53 78 76 21 24 59 76 50 34 39 51 42 47 56 71
POP 12HR 10 10 0 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
SPRINKLES SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS IS
MIX HGT 39<10<10<10<10<10 11 25 25<10<10<10<10<10 17 30 58 11<10<10<10<10
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S S
T WIND SPD 20 10 13 16 14 13 13 14 13 6 12 18 17 12 16 14 16 9 10 10 11 10
SMOKE DISP EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR
Heat Y Y
Date 08/12Thu 08/13/26Fri 08/14/26Sat 08/15/26Sun 08/16/26
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MAX/MIN TEMP 93 71 82 67 82 68 82 67 79
TEMP 90 89 76 72 79 78 70 67 79 79 71 69 79 79 70 68 77 76
DEWPT 70 71 72 70 72 70 69 67 71 71 69 67 71 72 70 67 71 70
RH 52 56 87 93 79 76 97100 77 77 93 93 77 79100 97 82 82
PWIND DIR SE E E E E E S NE N
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 OV B1 SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 20 50 60 70 40 50 20 30 20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM SC NM NM SC SC SC SC IS IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
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