Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
776
FNUS83 KTOP 150912
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
412 AM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
KSZ058-152115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
412 AM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26
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 97 73 89 68 86
TEMP 76 85 94 97 95 82 81 77 73 80 86 87 84 77 73 70 69 75 82 85 84
DEWPT 68 71 72 72 72 70 70 70 72 75 76 76 75 74 73 70 69 72 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 44 96 67 100 64
RH 76 63 49 45 48 67 69 79 97 85 72 70 74 90100100100 90 72 65 67
WIND DIR S SW S S S SE S NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E
WIND SPD 6 9 11 12 6 6 4 5 4 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 57 46 37 40 18 17 57 56 71 71 45 47 52 32 28 45 59 42 44 44 26
POP 12HR 5 20 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10 16 31 50<10<10<10<10 11 19 36 42 28<10<10<10<10 15 32 38 20
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S S SW W N N N N N NE NE NE E NE E E SE
T WIND SPD 11 14 14 16 11 14 14 10 13 12 10 11 11 10 11 9 10 9 9 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR FR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26
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 69 94 73 89 67 86 66 88
TEMP 73 69 89 91 79 73 86 85 73 67 82 83 71 67 84 85
DEWPT 70 69 73 71 67 66 71 71 69 67 69 69 66 64 68 69
RH 90100 59 52 67 79 61 63 87100 65 63 84 90 59 59
PWIND DIR SE S SW N NE NE E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 20 10 20 20 40 20 20 10
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-152115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
412 AM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 93 71 85 66 84
TEMP 75 82 90 93 91 81 78 74 71 77 82 84 81 74 72 68 66 74 80 83 82
DEWPT 71 74 74 75 76 74 74 73 71 74 74 75 73 72 70 68 66 69 69 70 69
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 74 100 63
RH 87 77 60 56 62 79 88 97100 90 77 74 77 93 93100100 84 69 65 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S NE NE NE N N N N N N NE NE NE E E SE SE
WIND SPD 4 5 8 6 3 5 5 5 6 8 8 8 6 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 3
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B2 OV B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 70 61 64 67 61 42 49 82 96 68 56 41 13 28 31 37 56 40 38 39 26
POP 12HR 10 60 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.23 0.01 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM SC
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10 14 26 36<10<10<10<10<10 15 34 37 29<10<10<10<10 17 28 41 25
T WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SE E NE N N N N N N NE NE NE E SE E SE S
T WIND SPD 8 9 10 9 6 9 11 10 11 12 10 11 10 10 11 9 9 9 8 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 91 71 85 65 82 65 85
TEMP 72 68 87 89 77 71 82 81 70 66 78 80 69 65 81 82
DEWPT 68 67 72 72 69 68 70 70 68 65 67 68 65 63 68 70
RH 87 97 61 57 76 90 67 69 93 97 69 67 87 93 65 67
PWIND DIR SE S NE N NE NE E E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC FW
POP 12HR 5 5 40 10 20 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-152115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
412 AM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26
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 91 70 83 64 83
TEMP 74 81 88 91 89 79 75 73 71 76 79 81 79 73 70 66 65 74 79 82 81
DEWPT 72 74 76 76 76 74 73 72 71 73 75 74 72 70 68 66 65 68 68 69 68
MIN/MAX RH 62 100 77 100 65
RH 93 79 68 62 66 85 94 97100 90 88 79 79 90 93100100 82 69 65 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW NE NE NE N NW N N N N N N NE NE SE E SE SE
WIND SPD 3 4 5 6 2 3 3 3 4 6 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 2 2 1 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC
CLOUDS (%) 85 73 64 60 45 76 69 98 96 87 66 52 15 31 23 37 56 37 38 31 27
POP 12HR 10 70 30 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.03 0 0
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC NM SC IS
TSTMS SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10 13 26 32<10<10<10<10<10 16 27 30 14<10<10<10<10 16 28 34 14
T WIND DIR SW W SW SW N NE NE N N N N N N N NE E E SE E SE SE
T WIND SPD 6 9 10 9 6 8 12 9 12 11 10 10 10 11 11 9 8 8 8 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26
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 69 82 63 80 63 83
TEMP 70 67 85 87 75 69 80 78 68 64 76 77 68 63 79 80
DEWPT 65 66 73 72 68 67 71 69 66 63 66 67 63 61 68 69
RH 84 97 67 61 79 93 74 74 93 97 71 71 84 93 69 69
PWIND DIR S S NE N NE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 5 10 40 10 20 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-152115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
412 AM CDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Date Sat 08/15/26 Sun 08/16/26 Mon 08/17/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 90 70 83 64 82
TEMP 75 81 87 90 87 78 75 72 71 76 79 81 80 72 69 66 65 74 79 82 80
DEWPT 72 75 76 76 77 75 74 72 71 72 73 73 71 69 68 66 64 67 66 67 67
MIN/MAX RH 64 100 72 100 61
RH 90 82 70 64 72 91 97100100 87 82 77 74 90 97100 97 79 64 61 65
WIND DIR SW SW SW W N NE N N NW N N N N N N NE NE SE E SE SE
WIND SPD 4 4 6 6 2 3 3 4 5 8 8 8 5 4 2 2 1 2 2 1 2
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC FW
CLOUDS (%) 87 70 63 66 66 74 79 88100 80 83 41 13 21 21 29 57 37 38 29 23
POP 12HR 20 70 30 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.34 0.03 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC NM SC NM IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10 14 21 29<10<10<10<10<10 15 24 29<10<10<10<10<10 14 30 29<10
T WIND DIR SW SW SW W NW NE N N NW N N N N N NE NE E SE E SE SE
T WIND SPD 5 8 8 9 8 8 10 10 10 11 12 10 10 11 10 8 6 8 6 6 5
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR PR
Date Tue 08/18/26Wed 08/19/26Thu 08/20/26Fri 08/21/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 88 69 81 63 79 63 82
TEMP 70 67 84 86 74 70 79 78 67 64 76 76 67 64 79 79
DEWPT 65 65 72 72 69 67 69 68 65 63 64 66 62 61 67 69
RH 84 93 67 63 84 90 72 71 93 97 66 71 84 90 67 72
PWIND DIR S S NE N NE NE E SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 10 60 20 20 10 20 10
RAIN SHWRS NM SC IS IS IS
TSTMS SC SC IS IS
$$
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