Tracking Storm System Across the Central U.S.

A storm system will slowly continue to press across the central U.S. Friday and Saturday with widespread showers and thunderstorms. Slight risks for severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall have been issued Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Forbes Field (KFOE)

Lat: 38.94°NLon: 95.65°WElev: 1079ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed SE 12 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.8 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Oct 8:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WSW Topeka KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 60 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles WSW Topeka KS
 39.02°N 95.77°W
8:56 pm CDT Oct 16, 2025
9pm CDT Oct 16, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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