Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Forbes Field (KFOE)

Lat: 38.94°NLon: 95.65°WElev: 1079ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed SW 15 mph
Barometer 30.02 in (1018.2 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 18 Jan 10:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Wakarusa KS

  • Today

    Today: A chance of sprinkles after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 27 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of sprinkles after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. North wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Wakarusa KS
 38.86°N 95.74°W
10:41 am CST Jan 18, 2026
11am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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