Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Fair

20°F

-7°C

Humidity 74%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 30.29 in (1027.0 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jan 8:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Holton KS

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 45. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 24. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around -1. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 45. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 24. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -1. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 25.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Holton KS
 39.46°N 95.8°W
5:21 am CST Jan 20, 2026
9am CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 26, 2026
 
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