Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
336 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
KSZ058-052115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
336 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
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 61 83 57 68
TEMP 63 62 71 81 83 77 69 66 63 62 71 79 81 73 66 62 59 57 60 64 67 63
DEWPT 57 58 62 63 62 61 59 59 60 60 65 66 65 66 63 61 59 57 58 58 57 55
MIN/MAX RH 50 92 59 100 70
RH 81 87 73 54 49 58 70 78 90 93 81 64 58 79 90 97100100 93 81 70 75
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S E SE S NE N N N N N N N N N
WIND SPD 12 13 17 18 17 11 10 6 4 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 5
WIND GUST 24 32 29 27 23
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 12 6 5 1 0 8 4 15 24 26 51 49 54 52 54 71 86 92 81 76 65 50
POP 12HR 0 5 40 50 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.11 0.12 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 17 31 34<10<10<10<10<10<10 37 41<10 10 12 14 13 16 23 27 12
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S N N N N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 19 19 26 25 23 17 18 16 11 9 9 9 6 8 11 10 12 12 13 11 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR PR
Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
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 53 73 57 80 60 81 58 80
TEMP 56 53 69 68 59 57 75 74 64 60 78 75 63 59 76 74
DEWPT 51 47 54 57 55 57 65 66 61 60 66 64 60 57 63 61
RH 83 80 59 68 87100 71 76 90100 67 69 90 93 64 64
PWIND DIR NE E SE S S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 10 5 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ024-052115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
336 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 85 62 75 53 63
TEMP 65 63 71 81 84 80 72 70 67 64 66 73 73 65 59 57 55 53 56 61 63 60
DEWPT 56 57 60 60 60 59 58 58 59 60 63 64 63 59 57 55 54 52 54 52 50 49
MIN/MAX RH 45 95 72 98 63
RH 73 81 68 49 44 49 61 66 75 87 90 73 71 81 93 93 96 96 93 72 62 67
WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW N NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND SPD 13 14 18 18 16 11 10 6 5 5 5 6 8 9 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 5
WIND GUST 32 29 26
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 3 6 7 15 14 24 23 63 55 85 69 71 70 63 67 82 86 89 72 65 49 31
POP 12HR 5 30 60 60 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.33 0.19 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM NM SC SC SC SC NM NM IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 16 29 42 12<10<10<10<10<10 21 12<10 12 12 12 12 17 29 33<10
T WIND DIR S S S S S S S S N E S S N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 18 17 26 26 25 17 18 12 10 5 8 10 10 12 12 13 14 14 13 11 11 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR FR GD PR
Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 49 69 55 78 60 79 58 79
TEMP 53 49 66 65 58 55 74 74 64 60 77 74 62 59 76 75
DEWPT 46 43 49 51 51 53 62 62 60 59 64 61 57 56 60 57
RH 77 80 54 60 77 93 66 66 87 96 64 64 84 90 58 54
PWIND DIR NE E SE S S SW SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 10 10 20 20 10 10 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-052115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
336 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
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 59 71 51 63
TEMP 65 63 72 81 84 80 72 69 66 60 64 69 68 62 56 55 53 52 56 61 63 60
DEWPT 56 55 59 60 60 60 58 59 57 58 62 62 60 56 54 52 51 49 51 50 48 48
MIN/MAX RH 44 100 76 93 59
RH 73 75 64 49 44 51 61 70 73 93 93 78 76 81 93 90 93 89 83 67 58 64
WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW N NE NE NE N N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND SPD 10 11 13 16 12 6 5 3 3 2 3 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 5 2
WIND GUST 26 32 29 26 19
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 5 5 19 16 21 33 40 78 76 87 76 80 63 61 76 87 90 84 67 55 41 24
POP 12HR 10 50 70 70 20
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.43 0.26 0.03
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM NM IS IS
TSTMS IS SC IS SC SC IS SC SC SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 18 34 42 12<10<10<10<10<10 19 12 10 13 13 13 13 16 28 34<10
T WIND DIR S S S SW S S S S N NE SE S N N N N N N NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 20 20 27 28 25 17 19 12 11 5 9 9 11 11 12 12 16 14 13 12 11 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR FR FR FR FR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
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 47 68 53 78 58 78 57 79
TEMP 51 47 65 64 56 54 74 73 63 59 77 73 61 57 76 74
DEWPT 44 41 47 49 47 49 61 61 58 56 62 60 55 52 58 56
RH 77 79 52 58 72 83 64 66 84 90 60 64 81 83 54 53
PWIND DIR NE E SE S S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-052115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
336 AM CDT Sun Oct 5 2025
Date Sun 10/05/25 Mon 10/06/25 Tue 10/07/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 85 59 70 52 63
TEMP 66 64 72 81 84 80 72 69 65 60 63 67 67 61 56 55 54 52 56 61 63 60
DEWPT 56 55 57 58 58 58 58 59 57 58 60 59 57 55 54 52 50 48 49 46 45 46
MIN/MAX RH 41 99 71 92 52
RH 70 73 59 46 41 47 61 70 75 93 90 75 70 81 93 90 86 86 77 58 52 60
WIND DIR S S S S S S S NW N N NE N N N N N N N N NE NE NE
WIND SPD 16 17 19 19 14 10 9 5 5 4 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 3
WIND GUST 29 34 31 27
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 3 3 30 27 24 38 52 80 82 88 85 85 80 77 87 87 83 75 58 55 40 25
POP 12HR 10 60 80 60 10
QPF 12HR 0 0.14 0.42 0.27 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM O O NM NM NM NM NM NM
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 18 32 44<10<10<10<10<10 11 19 12 12 13 13 13 12 16 27 33<10
T WIND DIR S S S SW S S S SW N E E SE N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE
T WIND SPD 21 20 29 28 26 17 18 12 10 6 9 10 13 12 11 11 14 12 12 12 12 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR FR FR PR FR GD GD PR
Date Wed 10/08/25Thu 10/09/25Fri 10/10/25Sat 10/11/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 68 53 78 58 78 57 79
TEMP 51 47 65 63 56 54 74 73 64 59 76 73 61 58 76 73
DEWPT 44 40 45 46 45 47 57 58 57 55 59 58 54 52 56 55
RH 77 76 48 54 66 77 55 59 78 87 56 59 78 80 50 53
PWIND DIR NE SE SE S S SW S S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 10 20 20 20 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
$$
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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