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
420 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
KSZ058-022115-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
420 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 77 58 83 52 74
TEMP 62 65 71 75 73 64 60 59 58 71 79 81 73 64 59 54 52 61 69 73 72
DEWPT 60 63 65 65 65 62 60 59 58 65 67 67 67 63 59 54 52 55 56 57 60
MIN/MAX RH 69 100 61 100 57
RH 93 93 81 71 76 93100100100 81 67 63 81 97100100100 81 63 57 66
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE N NW NW W W SW SW SW NW N N N N N SW S S
WIND SPD 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 2 2 4 5 8 5 8 5 3 2 2 2 4 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 SC SC FW CL FW FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW
CLOUDS (%) 73 64 47 36 8 2 9 21 30 24 20 15 47 64 42 36 54 29 27 7 9
POP 12HR 20 5 30 40 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.25 0.18 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10 13 28 35 12<10<10<10<10 14 35 47<10<10<10<10<10 19 43 37 10
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE N NW W W SW W W N N N N N N NW W SW
T WIND SPD 5 6 8 8 6 5 3 4 5 8 11 11 13 16 11 9 8 6 10 9 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR
Date Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25
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 58 72 50 73 54 70 55 72
TEMP 62 58 69 66 54 50 70 69 57 55 67 66 58 56 69 69
DEWPT 57 55 52 53 49 47 51 54 51 50 56 58 56 55 62 64
RH 84 90 55 63 83 89 51 59 80 83 68 75 93 96 78 84
PWIND DIR SW N NE E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 20 30 10 5 10 20 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC IS IS IS SC SC IS
TSTMS IS SC IS
$$
KSZ024-022115-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
420 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 75 58 81 49 74
TEMP 60 64 69 73 73 64 61 60 58 70 79 79 69 61 56 51 49 59 69 74 72
DEWPT 58 61 62 62 62 60 59 57 58 64 66 64 61 58 54 50 48 54 53 54 56
MIN/MAX RH 65 99 61 96 51
RH 93 90 78 68 68 87 93 90100 81 64 60 76 90 93 96 96 83 57 50 57
WIND DIR NE NE N N N N W SW SW W W NW N N N N N W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 3 4 4 2 2 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 8 5 3 2 3 5 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 82 59 47 33 16 18 17 16 39 28 32 38 53 44 42 35 49 27 12 5 1
POP 12HR 20 0 40 30 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.05 0.02 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10 12 25 31<10<10<10<10<10 11 37 17<10<10<10<10<10 16 39 36 18
T WIND DIR NE NE NE NE SE S SW SW SW SW W N N N N N N NW W W SW
T WIND SPD 8 6 8 6 3 5 6 9 9 11 12 11 14 13 10 8 5 8 10 13 9
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
Date Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 56 69 47 72 53 71 55 72
TEMP 64 57 66 67 52 47 69 70 56 53 68 69 58 56 69 70
DEWPT 57 50 49 49 47 45 49 51 49 48 53 54 54 54 59 59
RH 78 77 54 52 83 93 49 51 77 83 59 59 86 93 70 68
PWIND DIR W N N E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 20 30 5 0 5 10 30 30
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-022115-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
420 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
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 75 57 79 47 73
TEMP 58 64 71 74 73 64 60 58 57 70 77 76 66 58 54 49 47 59 69 73 71
DEWPT 56 60 61 61 61 59 57 55 56 64 66 64 60 55 51 48 45 52 52 53 55
MIN/MAX RH 62 97 66 96 50
RH 93 87 71 64 66 84 90 90 96 81 69 66 81 90 90 96 93 78 55 49 57
WIND DIR N NE N NW NW N SW SW SW W W N N N N N NW W SW SW SW
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 4 5 6 8 4 2 2 1 2 4 5 4
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 84 75 42 28 17 13 13 21 14 39 43 56 55 48 36 30 46 26 9 2 2
POP 12HR 20 5 50 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0.01 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS
MIX HGT <10 10 31 40<10<10<10<10<10 14 42 31 24<10<10<10<10 18 38 39 18
T WIND DIR NE NE E NE SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N N NW W W SW
T WIND SPD 5 4 5 4 4 5 8 10 10 11 12 13 17 13 10 8 4 8 11 13 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD PR PR PR PR PR GD GD FR
Date Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25
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 54 68 46 72 51 71 54 72
TEMP 63 55 65 66 50 46 69 68 53 51 68 67 57 54 70 70
DEWPT 54 47 49 48 45 43 48 51 47 46 51 53 51 52 58 59
RH 72 74 56 52 83 89 47 54 80 83 54 61 80 93 66 68
PWIND DIR W N NW N E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1
POP 12HR 30 20 0 0 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS SC IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS
$$
KSZ012-022115-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
420 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025
Date Tue 09/02/25 Wed 09/03/25 Thu 09/04/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 75 58 77 45 72
TEMP 58 64 71 73 73 63 60 58 59 69 75 74 66 57 52 47 45 57 67 72 70
DEWPT 55 59 59 59 60 59 56 55 56 61 63 61 58 55 50 46 44 49 49 51 55
MIN/MAX RH 58 91 64 95 48
RH 90 84 66 62 64 87 87 90 90 76 66 64 75 93 93 96 96 75 52 48 59
WIND DIR N N N N NW W SW SW SW W NW N N N N N NW W W SW SW
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 8 10 10 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW CL CL
CLOUDS (%) 83 62 30 14 3 11 9 8 22 38 52 62 66 56 39 32 52 25 8 3 2
POP 12HR 20 5 50 20 0
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.06 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS SC SC SC
MIX HGT <10 10 35 44<10<10<10<10<10 14 36 33 21 11<10<10<10 16 39 40 10
T WIND DIR NE E NE NE W SW SW SW SW W NW NW N N N N NW NW W W SW
T WIND SPD 4 4 5 3 4 6 8 10 10 12 14 17 16 14 10 6 4 8 12 13 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR FR PR PR PR PR GD GD PR
Date Fri 09/05/25Sat 09/06/25Sun 09/07/25Mon 09/08/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 67 45 71 50 71 54 72
TEMP 63 54 65 65 50 45 68 67 52 52 68 67 57 54 70 70
DEWPT 54 46 46 48 45 42 46 50 46 45 49 52 50 50 55 57
RH 72 74 50 54 83 89 45 54 80 77 51 59 77 86 59 63
PWIND DIR W NW NW NW E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 20 20 0 0 5 10 20 30
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC IS
TSTMS IS
$$
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
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