Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 280805
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
305 AM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
KSZ058-282130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
305 AM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26
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 93 74 90 73 90
TEMP 78 77 85 90 91 89 81 78 76 74 80 85 88 87 79 77 75 73 80 87 89 87
DEWPT 69 68 71 72 74 73 73 72 72 72 74 74 74 73 72 71 71 70 74 74 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 54 93 60 92 61
RH 74 74 63 56 58 59 77 82 87 93 82 70 63 63 79 82 87 90 82 65 61 65
WIND DIR S S E NE E E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 5 3 3 4 5 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 10 9 8 6 6 6 9 11 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 60 78 69 63 78 68 39 53 62 73 62 49 30 13 54 65 62 77 51 49 42 43
POP 12HR 50 30 30 40 50
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.01 0.05 0.03 0.03
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 16 14<10<10<10<10<10 14 23 26 19<10<10<10<10 16 18 23 18
T WIND DIR S SW SW NE E E E E E E E SE SE SE E SE SE SE S S SE S
T WIND SPD 11 10 9 9 13 10 10 10 12 10 14 14 13 13 11 12 10 12 18 17 17 16
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR PR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Date Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26
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 72 90 66 84 64 85 65 89
TEMP 77 72 87 86 72 67 80 81 70 65 81 83 69 66 85 87
DEWPT 72 71 74 73 70 67 68 68 67 65 68 68 67 66 68 68
RH 85 97 65 65 93100 67 65 90100 65 61 93100 57 53
PWIND DIR S W N N NE NE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL
POP 12HR 70 20 10 5 5 0 0 5
RAIN SHWRS SC NM IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-282130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
305 AM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 89 73 87 71 87
TEMP 80 77 83 85 88 86 79 77 75 73 78 82 85 85 77 75 73 72 78 83 86 85
DEWPT 71 71 73 74 75 74 73 72 71 71 73 74 74 73 72 71 70 69 72 74 74 74
MIN/MAX RH 63 94 65 90 67
RH 74 82 72 70 66 68 82 85 87 93 85 77 70 67 85 87 90 90 82 74 68 70
WIND DIR SE NE NE E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 4 4 6 6 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 9 10 9 6 6 6 8 10 10 11 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 65 90 84 78 80 63 72 62 72 74 65 41 42 12 37 61 71 87 63 59 56 40
POP 12HR 50 30 30 50 40
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.01 0.06 0.01 0.03
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS SC SC IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10<10 17 22 12<10<10<10<10 13 25 32 23<10<10<10<10 16 22 26 19
T WIND DIR S SE E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
T WIND SPD 9 6 10 11 11 11 8 9 10 9 11 12 12 11 10 11 11 11 17 14 14 14
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Date Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 87 66 83 65 85 65 88
TEMP 75 72 84 84 71 67 80 81 69 66 81 82 70 67 83 85
DEWPT 72 71 73 72 69 66 67 67 67 66 67 67 66 65 68 68
RH 90 97 70 67 93 97 65 63 93100 63 61 87 93 61 57
PWIND DIR SE NW N N NE E SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL
POP 12HR 80 20 10 5 5 0 0 5
RAIN SHWRS SC O IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-282130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
305 AM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26
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 88 71 86 70 86
TEMP 79 76 82 84 86 85 78 76 73 72 78 82 85 84 77 74 72 71 77 82 85 83
DEWPT 73 69 73 74 74 73 71 70 69 69 72 73 73 72 70 68 67 67 71 73 74 73
MIN/MAX RH 65 90 65 87 70
RH 82 79 74 72 68 67 79 82 87 90 82 74 67 67 79 82 84 87 82 74 70 72
WIND DIR SE E E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
WIND SPD 3 3 5 5 4 4 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 4 3 4 5 8 9 9 9
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC B1 B2 OV B1 B2 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 74 80 79 90 72 53 72 79 72 81 73 51 41 15 40 53 72 92 68 70 60 43
POP 12HR 50 20 20 50 40
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0.03 0.01 0.01
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC SC NM
TSTMS IS SC IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC SC
MIX HGT <10<10 13 17 19 10<10<10<10<10 15 27 35 25<10<10<10<10 17 22 24 18
T WIND DIR S E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S
T WIND SPD 9 6 11 12 10 9 8 8 9 9 12 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 17 14 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Date Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26
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 70 86 65 83 64 84 64 87
TEMP 74 71 83 82 70 67 78 79 68 65 81 81 69 66 83 85
DEWPT 69 69 73 70 66 64 66 66 65 64 66 66 64 63 68 67
RH 84 93 72 67 87 90 67 64 90 97 60 60 84 90 61 55
PWIND DIR SE NW N N NE E SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW FW SC FW CL CL SC FW CL CL FW FW
POP 12HR 80 40 10 5 5 0 0 5
RAIN SHWRS NM O SC SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
$$
KSZ012-282130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
305 AM CDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Date Tue 07/28/26 Wed 07/29/26 Thu 07/30/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 88 71 86 70 85
TEMP 80 76 81 84 86 86 78 75 73 72 78 82 85 84 76 74 72 71 77 82 85 83
DEWPT 75 70 73 73 73 73 71 70 68 68 71 71 71 71 69 68 66 66 69 71 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 63 89 61 84 65
RH 85 82 77 70 65 65 79 84 84 87 79 69 63 65 79 82 81 84 76 69 65 70
WIND DIR E NE E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 3 4 5 5 6 4 3 3 4 4 6 8 8 8 5 5 6 6 9 10 10 10
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B1 B1 OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B2 OV B1 B1 B1 SC
CLOUDS (%) 61 82 75 88 77 56 48 64 57 88 58 56 37 9 37 48 75 88 66 66 63 46
POP 12HR 40 20 20 30 40
QPF 12HR 0.05 0.02 0 0.01 0.04
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS NM
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 14 19 22 11<10<10<10<10 16 29 37 29<10<10<10<10 16 22 24 17
T WIND DIR S E E E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE S
T WIND SPD 6 10 11 12 10 9 6 6 9 9 12 12 12 11 10 11 11 10 17 13 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR GD FR
Date Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26Sun 08/02/26Mon 08/03/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 85 65 83 64 84 65 86
TEMP 74 71 82 82 70 67 80 81 69 65 81 82 69 66 84 84
DEWPT 69 69 71 69 66 64 65 65 65 64 65 65 64 63 66 67
RH 84 93 69 65 87 90 60 58 87 97 58 56 84 90 55 57
PWIND DIR SE NW N N NE E SE S
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 40 10 20 5 0 0 5
RAIN SHWRS NM O SC SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC
$$
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