Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Fair

69°F

21°C

Humidity 70%
Wind Speed E 9 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1019.9 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Aug 9:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Soldier KS

  • Today

    Today: Scattered showers, mainly between noon and 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 75 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 59 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Scattered showers, mainly between noon and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Soldier KS
 39.55°N 95.97°W
8:40 am CDT Aug 3, 2025
10am CDT Aug 3, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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