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National Weather Service Topeka KS
151 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 2026

KSZ039-250900-
Topeka-Shawnee KS
39.08N  95.62W Elev. 979 ft
151 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 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          83          71          93          74
Temp                      68 68 71 75 80 82 75 74 73 72 82 88 91 91 80 77 76 74
Dewpt                     67 68 70 73 75 76 75 74 73 72 77 79 77 78 77 76 74 73
RH                        97100 97 94 85 82100100100100 85 75 64 66 91 97 94 97
Wind dir                  SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S SE
Wind spd                   5  6  6  9  9  6  4  3  2  2  2  3  3  3  2  2  2  3
Clouds                    OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     90          90          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.49        0.62        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs                 D  D  D  C  S  C     S
Tstms                      C  C  S  S  S  S     S
Heat index                            86 88             91103105106 87
Max heat                                 89    86         103   108   105


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    99      76    95      74    94      74    94
Temp          93 94   82 78 95 96   81 77 92 91   78 75 90 90   78 75 91 90
Dewpt         77 76   70 67 72 74   70 68 73 74   72 71 73 73   71 69 72 72
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW CL   FW SC FW FW   CL SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       5     0      10    10      10    10      10    10
Rain shwrs                                                             S
Tstms                                                                  S

$$
KSZ040-250900-
Lawrence-Douglas KS
39.02N  95.22W Elev. 820 ft
151 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 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          70          92          74
Temp                      68 68 70 73 79 80 75 73 72 71 82 88 90 90 81 77 75 74
Dewpt                     66 67 70 72 74 75 74 73 72 71 77 79 78 79 77 76 74 73
RH                        93 97100 97 85 85 97100100100 85 75 68 70 88 97 97 97
Wind dir                  SE SE SE  S  S SE SE SE SE  S SW  S  S SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                   4  5  5  6  6  5  4  3  3  2  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  3
Clouds                    OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     90          90          30           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.40        0.55        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs                 D  D  D  C  S  C  S  S
Tstms                      C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S
Heat index                                              89102105106 87
Max heat                                 85               103   109   103


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    98      76    94      74    93      74    93
Temp          92 93   81 78 94 94   81 77 91 90   78 75 89 90   78 75 90 89
Dewpt         78 77   71 67 73 75   70 68 74 74   72 71 74 73   71 69 73 72
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC FW FW   CL FW SC SC   SC SC B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       5     0       5    10      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                             S
Tstms                                                                  S

$$
KSZ054-250900-
Emporia-Lyon KS
38.34N  96.20W Elev. 148 ft
151 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 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          86          72          93          74
Temp                      69 69 72 77 84 84 77 76 74 73 84 90 92 91 81 78 76 74
Dewpt                     67 68 70 73 75 75 75 74 73 73 76 76 76 76 76 75 73 71
RH                        93 97 93 87 74 74 94 94 97100 77 64 60 62 85 91 90 90
Wind dir                   E SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                   6  9 10 11 11  9  8  6  6  5  5  3  3  4  5  4  4  4
Clouds                    OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC FW B1 SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     90          90          20           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.58        0.02           0           0
Rain shwrs                 D  D  D  C  S  S  S
Tstms                      C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Heat index                            91 92             92102105104 88
Max heat                                 94    92         103   107   103


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      76    96      74    94      74    95
Temp          94 95   82 78 97 96   81 77 94 92   79 75 92 92   79 75 92 92
Dewpt         73 72   68 63 67 68   66 65 68 70   70 70 70 69   69 67 69 69
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     S      SE    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW CL   CL SC SC SC   SC SC B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5    10      10    10      10    10

$$
KSZ022-250900-
Manhattan-Riley KS
39.15N  96.67W Elev. 1030 ft
151 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 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          86          71          92          74
Temp                      68 68 73 80 84 84 77 75 73 72 83 89 91 91 81 78 76 75
Dewpt                     68 68 71 74 76 76 75 74 73 72 76 76 75 75 76 74 73 72
RH                       100100 93 82 77 77 94 97100100 80 66 60 60 85 88 90 90
Wind dir                  SE SE SE  S  S  S SE SE SE  S SW SE SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind spd                   5  6  8  9  6  5  4  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  1  2  2
Clouds                    OV OV B2 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 B1 SC FW B1 SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                    100          90          10           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.58        0.71           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 D  D  C  S  S
Tstms                      C  C  S  S  S
Heat index                            92 93             90 99102103 87
Max heat                           85    96    92         100   105   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          97      79    98      77    94      74    93      74    93
Temp          94 95   83 79 95 96   82 78 91 91   79 76 90 91   79 76 90 91
Dewpt         73 72   68 63 68 70   69 68 71 72   71 70 71 70   70 68 70 70
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW SC B1 SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5    10      10    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                             S
Tstms                                                                  S

$$
KSZ020-250900-
Concordia-Cloud KS
39.55N  97.65W Elev. 1364 ft
151 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 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          87          70          92          73
Temp                      67 68 73 80 85 86 77 74 72 71 80 87 91 91 80 77 75 73
Dewpt                     67 68 70 73 74 75 75 74 72 71 74 74 72 72 74 73 72 71
RH                       100100 90 79 70 70 94100100100 82 65 54 54 82 87 90 93
Wind dir                  SE SE  S  S  S  E SE SE SE SE  S  E SE SE SE SE  S  S
Wind spd                   9 10  9  8  4  8  6  4  3  2  2  4  5  6  4  4  5  5
Wind gust                 19
Clouds                    OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     90          40           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.57        0.15           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 D  C
Tstms                      C  S
Heat index                         85 93 95             85 96 99 98 85
Max heat                           86    96    94          97   101    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      77    98      75    92      73    92      73    92
Temp          93 95   82 77 95 96   80 76 89 90   77 74 88 90   77 74 88 90
Dewpt         73 71   66 63 67 69   69 68 70 70   70 69 70 69   69 68 69 69
PWind dir         S       S     S       E    NE       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN      GN    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW CL   FW FW FW FW   FW SC B1 SC   SC B1 B2 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0      10    20      20    10      10    10
Rain shwrs                                 S          S
Tstms                                      S          S

$$
KSZ059-250900-
Garnett-Anderson KS
38.28N  95.24W Elev. 997 ft
151 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 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          84          72          94          75
Temp                      69 69 72 75 82 83 77 75 74 73 83 90 92 92 81 79 77 75
Dewpt                     65 66 68 71 73 74 74 73 73 73 75 76 76 76 76 75 73 72
RH                        87 90 87 87 74 74 90 94 97100 77 64 60 60 85 88 87 90
Wind dir                  SE SE  S  S  S  S SE  S  S SW SW SW  S SE SE  S  S  S
Wind spd                   5  6  8  9  9  6  5  4  5  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  3  3
Clouds                    B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     70          80          30           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.42        0.02           0           0
Rain shwrs                 L  L  D  L  S  C  C  C  S
Tstms                      C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S
Heat index                            87 90             90103106105 88
Max heat                                 91    89         105   109   105


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   100      77    97      75    95      75    95
Temp          94 94   82 78 96 96   82 78 94 93   79 76 92 92   79 75 92 91
Dewpt         74 73   68 64 68 70   67 66 69 71   70 70 70 70   69 68 69 69
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     S       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5     5      10    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                                                                S
Tstms                                                                     S

$$
KSZ012-250900-
Hiawatha-Brown KS
39.85N  95.54W Elev. 1099 ft
151 AM CDT Fri Jul 24 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          80          68          90          72
Temp                      66 66 69 72 78 78 73 72 70 70 80 86 89 89 78 75 74 73
Dewpt                     62 63 65 68 71 71 70 70 69 69 74 75 75 75 73 72 70 70
RH                        87 90 87 87 79 79 90 93 97 97 82 70 64 64 85 90 87 90
Wind dir                  SE SE  S  S  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd                   6  8  8  9  8  6  5  3  3  2  3  3  2  2  2  2  3  4
Clouds                    OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     90          90          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.69        0.79           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                 D  D  L  C  S  S     S
Tstms                      C  C  S     S  S
Heat index                                                 95 99 99
Max heat                                                   96   102    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          94      77    96      74    91      72    90      72    91
Temp          91 92   80 77 93 94   78 75 89 89   76 73 87 88   76 73 87 89
Dewpt         75 74   68 64 70 73   69 67 71 72   69 67 70 70   67 66 70 69
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SE     E       E    SE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC FW FW   CL FW SC SC   SC SC B1 SC   SC SC B1 FW
PoP 12hr          0       5     5       5    10      10    10      10    10
Rain shwrs                                               S
Tstms                                                    S

$$