Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 310904
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
404 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026
KSZ058-312115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
404 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026
Date Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 68 53 71 58 73
TEMP 57 63 66 67 63 59 58 57 56 61 67 70 66 62 61 61 62 66 71 73 69
DEWPT 57 60 59 59 59 58 58 57 56 61 63 63 63 62 61 61 62 66 67 67 66
MIN/MAX RH 73 100 77 100 84
RH 100 90 78 75 87 96100100100100 87 78 90100100100100100 87 81 90
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S
WIND SPD 5 6 8 5 3 3 2 2 2 3 5 6 4 6 8 12 18 20 23 20 14
WIND GUST 33 39 40 31
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 92 89 82 87 89 75 71 72 74 50 71 58 67 86 79 83 91 91 75 77 57
POP 12HR 30 30 10 20 90
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0.25
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS O O O O O
TSTMS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 15 16<10<10<10<10<10 11 19 29 11<10<10<10<10 18 28 26<10
T WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S S S S S S SE S S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 10 12 13 11 9 10 6 6 6 10 11 11 11 14 17 19 21 33 36 29 25
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR
Date Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 66 44 65 44 66 43 65
TEMP 61 54 63 59 50 45 62 58 50 46 63 59 49 45 63 58
DEWPT 61 54 57 53 49 45 49 50 48 46 52 52 49 45 52 50
RH 100100 81 80 96100 62 75 93100 67 78100100 67 75
PWIND DIR S W NW NW W W NW NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 80 60 10 5 5 10 0 5
RAIN SHWRS O NM SC NM
TSTMS IS
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KSZ024-312115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
404 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026
Date Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 68 54 70 58 73
TEMP 58 62 67 67 62 59 59 57 55 61 68 69 65 62 60 61 62 65 70 72 69
DEWPT 58 59 57 56 56 56 56 56 55 58 59 58 60 60 60 61 61 63 64 64 64
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 67 100 75
RH 100 90 70 68 81 90 90 96100 90 73 68 84 93100100 97 93 81 76 84
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 3 5 9 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 8 5 6 9 12 17 18 21 20 14
WIND GUST 29 34 37 29
CLOUDS(CAT) OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 93 86 80 87 89 72 71 77 85 65 67 48 77 84 84 93 94 91 84 74 63
POP 12HR 60 30 5 50 100
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0.13 0.39
RAIN SHWRS NM IS IS IS SC SC IS SC SC O O O O NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 17 14<10<10<10<10<10<10 24 30<10<10<10<10<10 20 23 22 10
T WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE E SE S SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 10 13 12 11 11 9 6 8 9 11 12 11 14 17 18 21 28 28 26 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR
Date Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 64 43 64 44 65 43 64
TEMP 61 53 62 58 49 45 62 58 49 45 63 59 49 45 62 58
DEWPT 60 53 53 49 46 44 44 45 46 45 47 48 47 45 47 46
RH 97100 72 72 89 96 52 62 89100 56 67 93100 58 64
PWIND DIR S NW NW NW NW NW N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 70 70 10 10 10 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM SC IS
TSTMS IS
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KSZ012-312115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
404 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026
Date Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 68 53 70 57 72
TEMP 57 62 67 68 63 58 57 56 54 60 67 69 65 61 59 59 61 65 70 72 68
DEWPT 57 58 57 56 55 55 55 54 54 57 58 57 58 58 59 59 59 62 63 63 62
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 65 100 73
RH 100 87 70 65 75 90 93 93100 90 73 66 78 90100100 93 90 78 73 81
WIND DIR SE E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE SE S S S S S S
WIND SPD 2 4 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 3 4 5 3 4 5 9 12 14 18 17 12
WIND GUST 29 35 35 27
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 96 88 88 87 82 89 68 80 83 60 69 48 81 85 83 91 96 91 89 82 65
POP 12HR 60 30 5 50 100
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0.15 0.38
RAIN SHWRS NM IS IS IS IS SC IS SC SC O O O O NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 10 17 14<10<10<10<10<10 10 26 31<10<10<10<10<10 19 22 22<10
T WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 8 10 13 12 11 12 11 9 8 10 10 12 11 14 18 19 21 29 29 26 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD GD FR
Date Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 64 43 64 43 64 43 64
TEMP 60 53 61 57 48 44 61 57 48 45 62 58 48 45 61 57
DEWPT 59 53 53 48 44 42 45 44 44 43 48 46 45 43 47 44
RH 96100 75 72 86 93 56 62 86 93 60 64 89 93 60 62
PWIND DIR S NW NW NW NW NW N W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC
POP 12HR 70 70 20 10 10 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM IS
TSTMS IS
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KSZ012-312115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
404 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026
Date Sat 10/31/26 Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 68 54 70 58 72
TEMP 58 62 67 67 62 59 58 56 55 61 68 70 65 61 60 60 62 66 70 72 69
DEWPT 57 58 57 56 55 55 54 54 54 56 57 57 57 57 58 59 59 61 61 62 62
MIN/MAX RH 65 100 62 95 71
RH 96 87 70 68 78 87 86 93 96 84 68 63 75 87 93 96 90 84 73 71 78
WIND DIR S SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S
WIND SPD 3 5 9 6 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 5 6 9 13 20 20 23 23 18
WIND GUST 33 39 39 31
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1
CLOUDS (%) 96 88 77 83 87 89 87 71 66 59 52 44 75 75 87 94 96 90 88 82 67
POP 12HR 70 30 10 50 100
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0.16 0.36
RAIN SHWRS NM SC IS IS IS SC IS SC SC O O O O NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 18 16<10<10<10<10<10 11 26 35<10<10<10<10<10 19 23 21<10
T WIND DIR S SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE S S S SE SE S S S S S S S
T WIND SPD 9 9 13 12 10 11 11 9 8 9 10 12 11 13 18 19 21 32 31 24 21
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR GD EX GD PR
Date Tue 11/03/26Wed 11/04/26Thu 11/05/26Fri 11/06/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 65 44 63 44 64 44 64
TEMP 61 55 63 58 49 45 61 57 49 46 62 58 48 45 62 57
DEWPT 59 55 53 49 45 43 45 45 45 44 47 47 45 44 46 46
RH 93100 70 72 86 93 56 64 86 93 58 67 89 96 56 67
PWIND DIR S W NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 70 70 20 10 10 10 5 5
RAIN SHWRS NM NM NM NM IS
TSTMS IS
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product:
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; BK = BROKEN; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
K..............SMOKE
F..............FOG
COVERAGE...
IS.............ISOLATED
SC.............SCATTERED
NM.............NUMEROUS
O..............OCCASIONAL
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
WD.............WIDESPREAD
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
MIX HGT(HUNDREDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 35 = 3500 FEET; <10 = LESS THAN 1000 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS