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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 3:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Silver Lake KS

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 83 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light west wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then 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 20 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light west wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 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 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles N Silver Lake KS
 39.17°N 95.86°W
2:21 am CDT Oct 17, 2025
4am CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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