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National Weather Service Topeka KS
941 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

KSZ039-240900-
Topeka-Shawnee KS
39.08N  95.62W Elev. 979 ft
941 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

Date           07/23/26      Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      68          81          72          93          74
Temp                72 70 69 68 71 75 79 78 73 73 74 73 83 89 92 91 81 77 76 74
Dewpt               68 67 67 68 71 73 75 76 73 73 73 73 77 78 77 77 77 75 73 73
RH                  87 90 93100100 94 88 94100100 97100 82 70 62 64 88 94 90 97
Wind dir             E SE SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S SW  S SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd             5  5  5  6  8 10 10  8  6  4  3  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  3
Clouds              B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC B2 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     90          90          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.32        0.61        0.02           0           0
Rain shwrs              D  L  D  D     S  S  S  C
Tstms                   C  C  C  S     S  S  S
Heat index                                              91104106105 88
Max heat                                 86               105   109   102


Date           07/26  Mon 07/27/26  Tue 07/28/26  Wed 07/29/26  Thu 07/30/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          98      79   101      77    97      75    94      73    92
Temp          94 93   82 80 97 97   81 77 93 93   79 76 91 91   78 74 89 89
Dewpt         76 73   69 65 70 70   69 68 70 71   71 70 70 70   70 68 70 69
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S    SE       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   CL FW SC CL   CL FW SC SC   SC SC B1 SC   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      20    10      20    20
Rain shwrs                                            S             S  S
Tstms                                                 S             S  S

$$
KSZ040-240900-
Lawrence-Douglas KS
39.02N  95.22W Elev. 820 ft
941 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

Date           07/23/26      Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      68          79          71          92          73
Temp                72 72 69 68 70 73 77 76 73 72 73 73 82 89 91 91 81 77 75 74
Dewpt               67 65 66 67 70 73 74 75 73 72 72 73 77 78 77 77 76 75 73 73
RH                  84 79 90 97100100 90 97100100 97100 85 70 64 64 85 94 94 97
Wind dir             E  E SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW SW  S SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd             6  5  5  5  6  8  8  5  5  4  4  3  4  3  3  2  3  2  2  3
Clouds              B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     80         100          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.22        0.62        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs              L  L  L  D  S  S  C  C  C
Tstms                   C  C  C  S     S  C  S  S
Heat index                                              89103106105 87
Max heat                                                  105   109   100


Date           07/26  Mon 07/27/26  Tue 07/28/26  Wed 07/29/26  Thu 07/30/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          96      78    99      76    96      75    93      73    91
Temp          93 92   82 79 95 95   81 77 92 92   79 76 90 89   78 74 88 88
Dewpt         77 74   69 65 71 72   69 68 71 72   71 69 71 71   70 68 71 70
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S    SE       E    SE       E     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   CL FW SC CL   FW FW SC FW   SC SC B1 SC   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                             S
Tstms                                                                  S

$$
KSZ054-240900-
Emporia-Lyon KS
38.34N  96.20W Elev. 148 ft
941 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

Date           07/23/26      Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      69          85          73          94          74
Temp                72 71 70 69 73 78 83 83 77 76 75 74 84 91 94 92 82 79 76 75
Dewpt               68 67 67 68 70 73 74 74 74 73 72 72 75 75 75 74 75 73 72 70
RH                  87 87 90 97 90 85 74 74 90 90 90 93 74 60 54 56 79 82 87 84
Wind dir             E  E SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW  S SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd            10  9  6  9 10 13 13 10 10  8  8  6  6  4  4  5  5  4  4  4
Wind gust                          24
Clouds              SC B2 OV OV OV B2 SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                     60          80          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.10        0.42        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs              S  C  D  L     S  S  S
Tstms                   S  C  C  S     S  S
Heat index                            90 90             92102105103 88
Max heat                           84    94    89         105   107    99


Date           07/26  Mon 07/27/26  Tue 07/28/26  Wed 07/29/26  Thu 07/30/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          98      78   102      77    99      75    95      74    93
Temp          95 94   81 79 99 98   82 78 96 95   80 76 93 92   79 75 90 90
Dewpt         70 68   66 61 64 65   64 63 64 65   67 67 66 66   68 67 67 67
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     S      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   CL FW SC CL   CL FW SC FW   SC SC B1 SC   FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5       5    10      20    10
Rain shwrs                                                          S
Tstms                                                               S

$$
KSZ022-240900-
Manhattan-Riley KS
39.15N  96.67W Elev. 1030 ft
941 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

Date           07/23/26      Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      68          84          72          93          74
Temp                71 70 68 69 73 80 83 82 76 74 74 73 82 89 92 91 81 78 76 75
Dewpt               67 68 68 68 72 74 75 76 75 74 73 73 76 76 75 75 75 73 72 71
RH                  87 93100 97 97 82 77 82 97100 97100 82 66 58 60 82 85 87 87
Wind dir             E  E SE SE  S  S  S SE  E SE SE SE  W  E SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd             5  6  5  6  9 10  9  6  5  3  2  2  3  3  3  4  2  2  2  3
Clouds              B1 OV B2 OV OV B1 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                    100          80          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.66        0.27           0           0           0
Rain shwrs              L  D  D  C        S
Tstms                   C  C  C  S        S
Heat index                            90 89             89100102102 87
Max heat                           85    93    88         102   105    99


Date           07/26  Mon 07/27/26  Tue 07/28/26  Wed 07/29/26  Thu 07/30/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          97      79   100      77    96      74    93      73    91
Temp          94 95   84 81 97 97   82 78 93 93   79 76 90 90   78 74 88 89
Dewpt         72 70   66 62 67 68   67 66 69 69   70 68 69 68   69 68 69 68
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S    SE       E     E       E     E
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL   CL FW SC CL   FW FW SC SC   SC SC B1 SC   FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     5      20    10      20    20
Rain shwrs                                            S             S  S
Tstms                                                 S             S  S

$$
KSZ020-240900-
Concordia-Cloud KS
39.55N  97.65W Elev. 1364 ft
941 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

Date           07/23/26      Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      67          86          70          93          73
Temp                70 68 68 68 74 81 85 85 76 73 72 71 80 88 92 92 80 76 75 73
Dewpt               66 68 68 68 72 73 74 75 75 73 72 71 74 74 73 72 73 72 71 71
RH                  87100100100 93 77 70 72 97100100100 82 63 54 52 79 87 87 93
Wind dir             E SE SE SE  S  S  S  E  E  E  E  E  N  E SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd            10 10 12 12 11  9  8  9  6  4  3  2  2  3  5  6  4  4  5  5
Clouds              B1 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     90          30           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.57        0.04           0           0           0
Rain shwrs           C  D  D  C
Tstms                C  C  C  S
Heat index                         86 93 93             85 96100 99
Max heat                           86    95    91          98   102    96


Date           07/26  Mon 07/27/26  Tue 07/28/26  Wed 07/29/26  Thu 07/30/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          97      78   100      75    95      73    91      72    91
Temp          93 95   82 79 96 97   80 76 90 92   77 73 87 89   76 73 87 89
Dewpt         72 69   64 61 64 65   66 66 67 68   69 68 68 67   68 67 68 67
PWind dir         S       S     S      SE     E       E     E       E     E
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL   CL FW SC FW   FW SC B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC   FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5    10      30    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                            C  S          S  S
Tstms                                                 C  S          S  S

$$
KSZ059-240900-
Garnett-Anderson KS
38.28N  95.24W Elev. 997 ft
941 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

Date           07/23/26      Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      69          83          73          95          75
Temp                72 70 70 70 73 76 81 82 75 75 75 74 84 91 94 93 82 79 77 75
Dewpt               67 65 65 66 68 71 73 73 73 72 72 72 74 75 75 75 75 74 73 71
RH                  84 84 84 87 84 85 77 74 94 90 90 93 72 60 54 56 79 85 87 87
Wind dir             E  E  E SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd             5  6  5  6  8 10 10  8  8  6  8  6  8  5  4  3  4  3  3  4
Wind gust                                      17 18
Clouds              SC B2 OV OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr                     40          80          50           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.38        0.11           0           0
Rain shwrs              S  C  C  L  C     S  S  C
Tstms                   S  C  C  S  S     S  S  S
Heat index                            86 87             91103106105 89
Max heat                                 87    85         105   109   100


Date           07/26  Mon 07/27/26  Tue 07/28/26  Wed 07/29/26  Thu 07/30/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          98      78   101      77    99      76    95      74    93
Temp          95 94   82 79 97 97   82 78 95 95   81 77 92 91   79 75 90 90
Dewpt         72 70   67 63 67 67   65 65 67 67   68 67 68 68   68 67 68 67
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     S      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   CL CL FW FW   CL FW SC FW   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       0     0      10     5      10    10

$$
KSZ012-240900-
Hiawatha-Brown KS
39.85N  95.54W Elev. 1099 ft
941 PM CDT Thu Jul 23 2026

Date           07/23/26      Fri 07/24/26            Sat 07/25/26            Sun
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      65          78          68          90          71
Temp                70 70 66 66 69 72 77 76 71 70 70 69 79 85 89 89 78 74 73 73
Dewpt               64 61 63 63 66 69 72 72 70 69 69 69 74 75 75 76 73 71 70 70
RH                  81 73 90 90 90 90 85 87 97 97 97100 85 72 64 66 85 90 90 90
Wind dir            SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S
Wind spd             5  6  6  9  9 10  9  6  6  4  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2  4
Clouds              B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                    100          90          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.69        0.66        0.04           0           0
Rain shwrs              L  D  D  L        S  C
Tstms                   C  C  C  S        S
Heat index                                                 95 99100
Max heat                                                   96   102    96


Date           07/26  Mon 07/27/26  Tue 07/28/26  Wed 07/29/26  Thu 07/30/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          94      77    96      74    90      71    89      70    86
Temp          91 93   81 78 93 94   78 75 87 87   75 73 86 87   75 71 83 84
Dewpt         75 74   66 63 70 73   68 66 71 72   68 67 70 69   66 66 68 68
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SE     E       E     E      SE     E
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW   CL FW SC FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC B1 SC   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5    10      20    10      10    10
Rain shwrs                                            S
Tstms                                                 S

$$