Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Fair

41°F

5°C

Humidity 41%
Wind Speed NW 20 G 36 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 18 Jan 12:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Topeka KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of sprinkles after 4pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles, mixing with flurries after 7pm, then gradually ending.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of sprinkles after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 43. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles, mixing with flurries after 7pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. South wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 44. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Topeka KS
 39.06°N 95.68°W
1:00 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
1pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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