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Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Extreme Heat Watch in effect from June 28, 01:00 PM CDT until June 30, 09:00 PM CDT

Current conditions at

Topeka, Forbes Field (KFOE)

Lat: 38.94°NLon: 95.65°WElev: 1079ft.

Fog/Mist

71°F

22°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	E 7 mph
Barometer	29.88 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	1.25 mi
Last update	27 Jun 6:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Richland KS

Extreme Heat Watch June 28, 01:00pm until June 30, 09:00pm

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Extreme Heat Watch

Today
High: 87 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Patchy Dense
Fog
Tonight
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 93 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 78 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Monday
High: 93 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 78 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tuesday
High: 94 °F
Sunny and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 95 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm. Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 106. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.