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Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Mostly Cloudy

77°F

25°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed E 7 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1010.7 mb)
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 27 Jun 10:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Silver Lake KS

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

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

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

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 109. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 79 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Monday

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

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 78 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 109. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 79. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 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 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Silver Lake KS
 39.1°N 95.86°W
10:46 am CDT Jun 27, 2026
11am CDT Jun 27, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 3, 2026
 
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