Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Overcast

35°F

2°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed E 13 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.28 in (1026.2 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 28 Nov 12:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Winchester KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 39. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly after 11pm.  Low around 34. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 34 °F

    Rain Likely
    then Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain, possibly mixing with snow after 1pm, then gradually ending.  Temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 42 °F

    Rain then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 16 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly after noon.  Cloudy, with a high near 25. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 25 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 32. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 32 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Rain, mainly after 11pm. Low around 34. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Rain, possibly mixing with snow after 1pm, then gradually ending. Temperature falling to around 29 by 5pm. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 25. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Winchester KS
 39.35°N 95.34°W
1:11 pm CST Nov 28, 2025
1pm CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 4, 2025
 
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