Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Mostly Cloudy

60°F

16°C

Humidity	53%
Wind Speed	SW 8 mph
Barometer	29.80 in (1008.5 mb)
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	8 May 6:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Soldier KS

Today
High: 70 °F
Chance
Sprinkles
Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday Night
Low: 51 °F
Showers
Likely
Sunday
High: 69 °F
Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 78 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 84 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of sprinkles between 1pm and 3pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 53.