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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 69%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.74 in (1006.2 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 May 10:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Nortonville KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 90 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 58 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Nortonville KS
 39.41°N 95.34°W
Last Update:
2:56 pm CDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT May 15, 2026-6pm CDT May 22, 2026
 
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