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Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Extreme Heat Watch in effect from June 28, 01:00 PM CDT until June 30, 09:00 PM CDT

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 Index	78°F (26°C)
Last update	27 Jun 10:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Emmett KS

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

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Extreme Heat Watch

Today
High: 86 °F
Chance
T-storms
Tonight
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 94 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 78 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Monday
High: 93 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 77 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 94 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 75 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 93 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 105. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 78. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.