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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Fair

37°F

3°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed NW 18 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.11 in (1020.0 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 21 Jan 2:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Topeka KS

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Cloudy early, then clearing, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Clearing and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 21 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 12. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -1. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 8 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Cloudy early, then clearing, with a low around 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 12. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -1. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 24.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Topeka KS
 39.06°N 95.68°W
Last Update:
3:15 am CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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