Another Arctic Blast in the East; Eastern U.S. Winter Storm

A powerful Arctic blast will bring dangerously cold, record low temperatures to the upper Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. this weekend. A rapidly deepening storm will produce widespread heavy snow and wind from the southern Appalachians across the Carolinas and southern Virginia into Sunday. Storm-force winds and coastal flooding will be possible along the East Coast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07°NLon: 95.63°WElev: 879ft.

Overcast

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed N 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.47 in (1033.3 mb)
Dewpoint 8°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 30 Jan 1:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Silver Lake KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Scattered flurries before 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Scattered
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -3. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of flurries after 5pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 41 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Scattered flurries before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around -3. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A chance of flurries after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 51.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Silver Lake KS
 39.1°N 95.86°W
12:51 pm CST Jan 30, 2026
2pm CST Jan 30, 2026-6pm CST Feb 5, 2026
 
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