Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 011014
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
414 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
KSZ058-012115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
414 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 70 59 74 54 67
TEMP 55 59 67 70 61 59 60 60 60 67 73 73 69 64 62 58 54 60 64 65 59
DEWPT 55 59 60 60 60 59 60 60 60 63 65 67 66 64 62 58 54 56 55 52 49
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 76 100 64
RH 100100 78 71 97100100100100 87 76 81 90100100100100 87 73 63 69
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W NW NW
WIND SPD 2 3 5 8 5 8 9 12 16 20 23 21 17 14 10 9 8 11 13 13 10
WIND GUST 19 24 29 36 39 39 31 26
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 100100 93 79 77 86 79 84 93 86 87 85 77 56 48 39 32 37 44 48 42
POP 12HR 5 20 80 90 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.26 0.35 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM NM O O SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 11 21 23<10<10<10<10<10 19 26 27 10<10<10<10<10 21 36 38 36
T WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W NW
T WIND SPD 5 6 8 11 10 16 17 21 23 32 34 26 24 25 20 16 13 14 17 14 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 64 42 65 43 66 43 68
TEMP 49 45 60 57 48 44 61 58 48 45 63 60 49 45 65 61
DEWPT 45 43 47 47 45 44 49 49 47 45 50 48 47 45 50 48
RH 86 93 62 69 89 100 65 72 96 100 62 64 93 100 58 62
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N NW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 0 10 5 5 5 10
$$
KSZ024-012115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
414 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 69 59 73 54 65
TEMP 54 58 66 68 61 59 59 61 61 67 71 73 69 64 63 58 55 60 63 61 57
DEWPT 54 57 58 58 58 59 59 59 60 61 63 64 64 63 61 58 55 54 51 47 46
MIN/MAX RH 68 100 73 100 60
RH 100 96 75 70 90100100 93 97 81 76 73 84 97 93100100 81 65 60 67
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 3 3 6 8 6 9 11 12 17 20 21 20 16 13 9 9 8 10 13 13 10
WIND GUST 24 29 34 37 35 28 24
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 100100 92 79 88 88 89 93 94 88 94 87 81 51 60 47 42 42 47 58 55
POP 12HR 5 40 80 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.32 0.41 0.01
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM O SC O O SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC IS SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10 12 20 21<10<10<10<10<10 20 28 22 14<10<10<10<10 22 30 36 24
T WIND DIR SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W NW
T WIND SPD 8 8 10 12 11 16 16 20 23 27 31 25 24 23 20 14 11 13 14 13 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 62 42 63 43 65 43 67
TEMP 50 45 58 57 48 44 58 57 49 44 60 58 49 45 63 61
DEWPT 44 42 43 44 44 43 45 46 46 44 46 45 45 45 46 45
RH 80 89 57 62 86 96 62 67 89 100 60 62 86 100 54 56
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NW N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 10 5 0 10 5 5 5 10
$$
KSZ012-012115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
414 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 69 58 73 54 65
TEMP 54 59 67 68 60 58 59 61 61 66 71 73 69 64 62 58 55 60 63 61 56
DEWPT 54 57 57 57 57 58 58 59 59 61 62 63 62 61 59 57 54 54 52 48 46
MIN/MAX RH 66 100 72 100 62
RH 100 93 70 68 90100 96 93 93 84 73 71 78 90 90 96 96 81 67 62 69
WIND DIR SE S SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW SW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 3 4 6 6 6 8 9 11 16 19 21 18 12 10 6 5 5 6 10 9 6
WIND GUST 19 23 29 35 39 33 27 20 20 20
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 100100 91 77 87 88 91 95 95 91 93 90 84 65 64 57 54 45 53 63 59
POP 12HR 5 40 80 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.30 0.30 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM O NM O O SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10 11 22 20<10<10<10<10<10 21 26 24 11<10<10<10<10 20 28 34 27
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W W NW
T WIND SPD 8 9 10 12 11 17 17 20 23 31 28 25 23 24 20 19 11 13 13 11 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX GD FR FR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 62 42 62 43 64 43 67
TEMP 49 44 58 56 47 43 58 56 48 44 60 57 48 44 63 59
DEWPT 43 41 44 43 43 42 45 44 44 43 46 44 43 43 47 44
RH 80 89 59 62 86 96 62 64 86 96 60 62 83 96 56 57
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NW N NW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
$$
KSZ012-012115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
414 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026
Date Sun 11/01/26 Mon 11/02/26 Tue 11/03/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 69 59 73 56 66
TEMP 55 59 67 68 62 59 59 61 61 64 71 73 70 66 63 59 57 61 65 62 57
DEWPT 55 57 56 57 57 58 58 59 59 60 62 63 62 61 60 57 55 54 51 48 47
MIN/MAX RH 63 97 69 96 58
RH 100 93 68 68 84 96 96 93 93 87 73 71 76 84 90 93 93 78 60 60 69
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S SW W W NW NW
WIND SPD 4 5 6 9 6 9 10 12 18 23 23 21 18 16 11 10 9 10 13 12 10
WIND GUST 20 23 32 37 41 35 31 23
CLOUDS(CAT) OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 99100 92 76 87 88 91 95 97 86 93 87 84 62 62 67 63 43 42 62 63
POP 12HR 5 40 80 90 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.26 0.29 0.02
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC NM O NM O O NM NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS IS SC SC SC IS IS
MIX HGT <10 11 24 20<10<10 10<10 11 20 26 26 13<10<10<10<10 15 27 34 25
T WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW SW W W NW
T WIND SPD 9 9 10 12 12 16 18 20 24 31 33 26 23 21 21 19 12 11 13 12 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR FR FR FR GD EX GD FR PR PR FR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Wed 11/04/26 Thu 11/05/26 Fri 11/06/26 Sat 11/07/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 61 43 63 44 64 43 67
TEMP 49 45 58 56 48 45 59 57 49 45 61 58 48 45 64 60
DEWPT 44 42 44 44 43 43 45 46 45 44 46 45 43 43 46 45
RH 83 89 59 64 83 93 60 67 86 96 58 62 83 93 52 58
PWIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 10 10 5 10 5 5 5 5
$$
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