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

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed W 9 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1021.7 mb)
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Havensville KS

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 38 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -4 and -14. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 8 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a low around -3. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: -3 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 47. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values between -4 and -14. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -3. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ENE Havensville KS
 39.52°N 96.03°W
5:16 am CST Jan 21, 2026
6am CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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