Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Topeka, Philip Billard Municipal Airport (KTOP)

Lat: 39.07° N Lon: 95.63° W Elev: 879 ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill22°F (-6°C)
Last update 16 Jan 7:53 pm CST
Detailed forecast for

Shawnee County

Tonight
Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow this evening. Little or no snow accumulation. Colder with lows around 16. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent.
Saturday
Partly sunny. Much colder with highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Wind chill values as low as zero.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 9 above. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming southwest after midnight. Wind chill values as low as zero.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear. Cold with lows around 13. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Martin Luther King Jr Day And Monday Night
Mostly clear. Cold. Highs in the upper 20s. Lows 10 to 15. Wind chill values as low as zero.
Tuesday
Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the mid 40s.
Tuesday Night And Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs in the upper 40s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 20.
Thursday And Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Lows in the lower 20s.
Friday
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.



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302 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026
 
 

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