Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 220855
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
355 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
KSZ058-222115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
355 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
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 86 66 84 68 88
TEMP 68 68 77 82 84 84 75 71 68 66 72 78 82 82 75 72 70 68 74 82 86 86
DEWPT 58 59 59 59 60 60 61 59 59 61 65 66 67 67 66 64 64 66 68 71 73 73
MIN/MAX RH 41 84 56 92 63
RH 70 73 54 46 44 44 62 66 73 84 79 67 61 61 74 76 81 93 82 69 65 65
WIND DIR NE NE E NE NE E NE E E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE S S S
WIND SPD 5 4 6 8 9 9 6 5 5 5 6 9 11 11 9 9 9 9 10 12 12 9
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 3 8 3 17 8 12 15 8 14 75 69 51 38 13 24 76 87 94 81 66 49 28
POP 12HR 5 50 60 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.07 0.15 0.11
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC IS IS NM NM NM NM IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 24 37 40 26<10<10<10<10 12 22 27 21<10<10<10<10 11 20 35 23
T WIND DIR E E NE NE NE E E E E E SE SE SE SE E E SE SE S S S S
T WIND SPD 12 9 11 12 12 13 11 12 12 10 13 16 17 16 12 13 11 11 14 17 14 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 71 94 74 98 77 100 75 97
TEMP 75 72 90 92 78 75 94 95 81 78 96 96 81 76 93 93
DEWPT 71 70 75 74 73 70 74 72 68 66 70 71 68 67 69 69
RH 87 93 62 56 85 84 53 48 65 67 43 45 65 74 46 46
PWIND DIR SE S S S S SW S SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 30 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS SC IS
TSTMS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-222115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
355 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 83 64 80 65 84
TEMP 66 66 75 80 81 79 71 68 66 65 69 73 78 79 72 70 67 66 71 78 82 82
DEWPT 57 58 57 56 57 57 59 59 59 60 63 64 65 64 65 64 64 64 67 69 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 43 84 60 94 67
RH 73 75 54 44 44 47 66 73 78 84 81 73 64 60 79 81 90 93 87 74 69 72
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE E E E E SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 4 4 5 8 9 10 8 5 5 5 6 9 11 11 10 9 9 10 9 11 10 9
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC FW SC SC FW B1 SC SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 11 36 18 42 37 11 51 34 46 87 88 78 51 63 71 88 93100 89 71 56 42
POP 12HR 10 40 60 90 70
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.44 0.95 0.30
RAIN SHWRS IS NM NM SC SC SC SC O O NM NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 23 35 39 21<10<10<10<10 13 20 28 25<10<10<10<10 14 18 27 12
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E S SE SE SE E SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T WIND SPD 10 8 9 11 12 13 12 12 11 9 11 13 16 13 12 12 14 14 13 11 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 92 73 97 77 97 74 93
TEMP 72 69 87 90 77 75 93 94 81 78 93 94 79 75 90 90
DEWPT 69 68 74 74 72 70 74 73 69 67 72 72 69 67 70 69
RH 90 97 65 60 85 84 54 51 67 69 51 49 72 76 52 50
PWIND DIR SE S S S S SW S E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 10 0 0 0 5 5 5 5
$$
KSZ012-222115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
355 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
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 81 62 78 63 82
TEMP 64 65 74 78 80 76 70 67 65 64 69 72 77 76 71 68 65 64 70 76 81 79
DEWPT 54 56 57 56 57 57 57 57 56 57 61 63 64 63 62 61 62 62 65 68 70 70
MIN/MAX RH 45 80 60 93 69
RH 70 73 55 47 45 52 63 70 73 78 76 73 64 64 73 78 90 93 84 76 69 74
WIND DIR NE N NE N NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 2 2 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 6 8 10 9 8
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 17 32 17 59 68 49 65 33 85 87 86 90 79 73 72 86 94 99 87 79 57 50
POP 12HR 10 40 60 100 80
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.19 0.81 0.37
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM SC SC SC SC O O O O
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 24 36 36 19<10<10<10<10 13 20 23 19<10<10<10<10 13 16 21 17
T WIND DIR NE NE N NE NE NE NE E E E SE SE SE E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T WIND SPD 9 8 9 11 12 12 10 10 9 8 11 9 13 12 11 12 13 14 13 11 10 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
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 66 90 72 95 76 95 73 91
TEMP 71 67 86 88 76 74 91 92 79 77 91 92 77 74 88 88
DEWPT 66 66 74 74 70 68 75 74 67 66 73 73 67 66 70 70
RH 84 97 68 63 82 82 60 56 67 69 56 54 71 76 55 55
PWIND DIR SE S S S S SW SE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW CL CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 10 5 5 10
$$
KSZ012-222115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
355 AM CDT Wed Jul 22 2026
Date Wed 07/22/26 Thu 07/23/26 Fri 07/24/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 80 62 77 63 80
TEMP 63 63 74 78 78 75 69 67 64 64 70 72 76 75 70 68 65 64 69 75 80 78
DEWPT 54 55 55 54 54 55 57 57 56 56 58 60 61 61 61 61 61 61 63 65 68 68
MIN/MAX RH 42 77 58 90 68
RH 72 75 51 43 43 50 66 70 75 75 66 66 60 62 73 78 87 90 81 71 67 71
WIND DIR NE N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 2 2 4 6 8 5 3 3 4 4 6 6 9 9 8 8 9 10 10 11 10 9
WIND GUST 21
CLOUDS(CAT) FW SC SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 24 37 37 58 75 49 58 57 39 85 71 92 73 58 78 87 95 97 84 82 63 47
POP 12HR 20 30 50 100 80
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.13 0.76 0.38
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC O O O O
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10<10 21 38 34 18<10<10<10<10 16 22 21 13<10<10<10<10 13 16 19 14
T WIND DIR NE NE N N N N NE E E SE S S SE E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 8 5 8 11 11 11 8 9 9 8 12 9 13 11 9 11 14 12 13 12 12 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Sat 07/25/26Sun 07/26/26Mon 07/27/26Tue 07/28/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 90 72 94 76 94 73 89
TEMP 69 68 84 87 75 74 91 92 79 76 90 92 76 73 86 87
DEWPT 66 65 73 75 70 69 75 75 68 67 73 74 68 66 70 70
RH 90 90 70 68 84 84 60 58 69 74 58 56 76 79 59 57
PWIND DIR SE S S S S S SE E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 5 5 5 10
$$
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