Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
414 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
KSZ058-262215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
414 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
Date Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
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 45 30 46 28 47
TEMP 29 33 42 44 40 37 35 33 32 35 43 46 40 34 30 29 29 33 42 46 44
DEWPT 23 23 22 21 23 24 26 25 25 27 27 28 29 27 25 23 22 24 27 31 34
MIN/MAX RH 39 80 48 82 53
RH 78 66 44 39 50 59 69 72 75 72 53 49 64 75 81 78 75 69 55 55 68
WIND DIR W NW NW NW NW NW NW W E N E NW NE NE E E E SE SE SE S
WIND SPD 10 10 10 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 4 6 12 14 12
WIND GUST 20 27 26
CLOUDS(CAT) CL FW FW B1 B2 OV B2 SC B1 FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 4 22 17 52 84 88 72 48 63 25 9 5 8 12 21 37 51 62 69 84 94
POP 12HR 5 10 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
FLURRIES SC
RAIN S
SPRINKLES SC SC
MIX HGT <10 17 28 30<10<10<10<10<10<10 27 39<10<10<10<10<10 12 20 20<10
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NE NE W NW E E E E E SE SE SE S
T WIND SPD 18 21 19 16 8 6 6 4 4 4 8 6 5 8 8 10 11 16 18 20 19
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
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 38 46 20 30 17 30 18 37
TEMP 40 40 45 36 26 21 27 27 21 17 27 26 22 19 34 32
DEWPT 38 40 45 33 23 18 20 20 17 14 20 22 20 19 27 28
RH 92 100100 89 88 88 74 74 84 88 74 85 92 100 75 85
PWIND DIR S SW NW N NE E S SW
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW
POP 12HR 40 70 20 10 20 20 10 10
RAIN S C L L S
SNOW S S S
$$
KSZ024-262215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
414 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
Date Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 42 25 43 23 42
TEMP 28 30 38 42 37 35 32 30 27 31 40 43 37 29 27 25 24 29 38 41 40
DEWPT 19 21 20 19 20 21 21 19 19 21 22 22 23 20 19 18 18 20 22 25 27
MIN/MAX RH 40 78 44 78 51
RH 68 69 48 39 50 56 63 63 71 66 48 43 56 69 71 74 77 69 52 52 59
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 12 13 12 10 3 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 8 12 14 13
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 5 1 16 44 75 85 68 52 35 40 27 14 14 17 31 49 65 68 73 84 92
POP 12HR 5 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN C
MIX HGT <10 19 26 31<10<10<10<10<10<10 25 34<10<10<10<10<10 11 20 19 12
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NW NW NE NE NE E E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 19 24 20 17 5 8 5 6 5 5 9 8 6 6 6 8 11 14 18 21 20
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 43 17 27 13 29 15 34
TEMP 38 38 41 32 24 18 25 24 19 14 26 25 20 16 31 29
DEWPT 36 38 41 28 20 15 16 15 13 10 17 18 17 16 22 23
RH 92 100100 85 84 88 68 68 77 84 68 74 88 100 69 78
PWIND DIR S W NW N NE S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 70 30 10 20 30 10 10
RAIN C C L L
SNOW L C S S C S
$$
KSZ012-262215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
414 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
Date Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
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 42 24 41 21 40
TEMP 29 31 39 41 36 32 31 28 26 30 38 41 35 28 24 22 24 29 38 40 37
DEWPT 17 19 19 17 17 17 17 16 15 18 19 19 18 16 15 14 13 17 18 20 23
MIN/MAX RH 37 67 40 70 43
RH 60 61 44 37 45 53 56 60 62 60 46 41 49 60 68 71 62 60 44 44 56
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE E E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 10 11 11 8 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 2 5 10 11 9
WIND GUST 21 21 21 20 23 19
CLOUDS(CAT) CL CL FW SC B2 OV B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 OV
CLOUDS (%) 4 1 20 39 73 89 74 28 35 33 17 8 13 23 37 50 71 74 77 86 93
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN C
MIX HGT <10 21 29 33<10<10<10<10<10<10 27 35<10<10<10<10<10 11 22 19 13
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW N N N NE E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 20 24 23 19 8 8 6 6 6 6 10 10 5 5 6 6 9 11 18 20 19
SMOKE DISP PR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
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 32 43 16 26 11 28 13 33
TEMP 37 37 41 32 23 17 24 22 18 12 25 24 19 15 29 27
DEWPT 31 34 39 26 18 12 15 13 10 7 15 16 14 13 20 20
RH 79 89 92 78 81 80 68 68 70 80 65 71 80 92 69 74
PWIND DIR S SW NW N N S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
POP 12HR 50 70 30 10 20 20 10 5
RAIN C C L C
SNOW C C S S S S
$$
KSZ012-262215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
414 AM CST Wed Nov 26 2025
Date Wed 11/26/25 Thu 11/27/25 Fri 11/28/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 41 23 41 20 39
TEMP 29 31 38 41 35 32 29 26 24 29 38 41 35 27 24 22 21 27 36 39 36
DEWPT 17 18 17 15 15 16 15 15 14 17 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 14 15 17 20
MIN/MAX RH 34 69 35 70 40
RH 60 58 42 34 43 51 55 62 65 60 40 34 43 57 65 68 71 57 42 40 52
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N NE E SE SE SE SE
WIND SPD 14 14 13 11 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 1 2 2 5 11 13 12
WIND GUST 25 25 24 21 25
CLOUDS(CAT) FW CL CL SC B1 OV B2 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV
CLOUDS (%) 6 3 5 33 68 88 72 17 22 26 15 11 17 21 33 45 70 77 84 89 95
POP 12HR 0 5 0 0 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN S
MIX HGT <10 21 31 35<10<10<10<10<10<10 25 34<10<10<10<10<10 11 22 22 12
T WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N NW NW NW N N N NE E SE SE SE SE
T WIND SPD 20 26 24 20 9 8 8 6 6 8 11 12 6 6 5 4 8 11 16 21 20
SMOKE DISP PR GD EX EX PR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
Date Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25 Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 31 42 17 26 11 27 13 32
TEMP 36 37 40 31 24 18 24 22 18 13 24 23 19 15 29 27
DEWPT 29 34 36 26 18 12 13 12 9 5 12 14 13 11 17 18
RH 75 89 85 81 77 77 62 65 67 70 60 68 77 84 60 68
PWIND DIR SE SW NW NW N S SW SW
WIND CHAR <15 15> <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 50 70 30 10 20 20 10 5
RAIN S C L L
SNOW L C S S S
$$
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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