Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Fair

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 51%
Wind Speed NW 12 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.38 in (1030.2 mb)
Dewpoint -3°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-2°F (-19°C)
Last update 17 Jan 5:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Topeka KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries after 5am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -1 and 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of flurries before 11am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -1 and 9. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the evening.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 5 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 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries after 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -1 and 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A chance of flurries before 11am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 43. Wind chill values between zero and 10. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between -1 and 9. North 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 26. Wind chill values between zero and 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 5 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 42. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Topeka KS
 39.04°N 95.68°W
5:01 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
6pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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