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Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the Southern U.S. will bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of west-central Texas into tonight then from central Texas through the central Gulf Coast on Friday. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed N 7 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1017.1 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Apr 7:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Topeka KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 38. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Topeka KS
 39.06°N 95.68°W
Last Update:
7:46 pm CDT Apr 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CDT Apr 30, 2026-6pm CDT May 7, 2026
 
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