Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 260816
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
316 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
KSZ058-262130-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
316 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26
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 99 79 101 76 95
TEMP 79 77 88 96 99 95 86 82 80 79 88 97100 97 86 81 78 76 85 92 94 90
DEWPT 75 74 77 76 75 75 73 70 67 66 69 70 69 69 69 68 67 67 70 71 71 72
MIN/MAX RH 47 67 36 73 47
RH 88 90 70 53 47 53 65 67 65 64 54 42 37 40 57 65 69 74 61 51 47 56
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW S S S S S S SW W N NE
WIND SPD 5 5 6 9 12 10 10 10 10 10 11 12 12 8 6 5 3 4 4 6 8 6
WIND GUST 20 20 20
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 18 15 16 3 2 9 13 21 31 48 14 35 5 18 23 33 34 42 47 55 60 57
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
RAIN SHWRS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 10 41 58 14<10<10<10<10 14 33 56<10<10<10<10<10 13 28 12<10
T WIND DIR S SW SW S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S S SW W NW N NE
T WIND SPD 12 10 10 12 16 14 16 18 17 17 19 19 18 14 14 13 10 9 12 11 12 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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 74 93 72 90 70 90 67 87
TEMP 78 74 89 89 76 72 87 87 75 71 87 87 72 68 83 84
DEWPT 71 70 71 71 70 68 71 71 70 69 71 70 70 68 69 68
RH 79 87 56 56 82 87 59 59 84 93 59 57 93100 63 59
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE NE NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 20 20 10 20 40 20 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS
$$
KSZ024-262130-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
316 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 99 79 99 76 91
TEMP 80 78 88 96 98 96 86 83 81 79 88 95 99 97 85 81 78 76 83 88 90 88
DEWPT 76 75 78 76 74 75 73 70 68 66 70 71 69 70 72 72 70 68 71 71 71 71
MIN/MAX RH 46 66 38 77 54
RH 88 91 72 53 47 51 65 65 65 64 55 46 38 42 65 74 76 76 67 57 54 57
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S S SE E N NE NE NE
WIND SPD 4 4 5 9 11 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 6 4 5 4 5 5 6 6 6 6
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 30 41 21 14 1 18 18 32 32 50 24 24 20 7 31 40 43 58 54 56 59 72
POP 12HR 0 5 5 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10<10 35 59 14<10<10<10<10 15 35 56 19<10<10<10<10 15 19 19<10
T WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW SW SW NW NE E NE
T WIND SPD 11 9 8 12 16 14 16 18 14 14 16 16 13 10 14 13 11 10 9 9 6 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR FR GD EX FR PR PR PR PR PR FR PR PR
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 73 91 71 88 69 88 66 86
TEMP 77 73 88 89 75 72 85 85 73 70 84 85 72 67 82 83
DEWPT 71 70 70 69 69 68 70 69 69 68 70 68 69 67 67 65
RH 82 90 55 52 82 87 61 59 87 93 63 57 90100 61 55
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE NE NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 20 10 10 20 50 20 20 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
KSZ012-262130-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
316 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26
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 98 79 98 75 89
TEMP 79 78 88 95 97 94 85 82 80 79 86 93 97 95 84 80 77 75 82 86 88 86
DEWPT 75 73 78 76 74 75 71 68 67 65 70 71 69 71 71 69 68 66 71 72 72 72
MIN/MAX RH 47 65 39 74 59
RH 88 85 72 54 48 54 63 63 65 62 59 49 40 46 65 69 74 74 69 63 59 63
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S SE S S NE NE NE E NE
WIND SPD 4 3 4 8 10 9 9 9 8 6 8 8 4 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 3
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 43 51 11 21 4 20 33 46 34 48 31 40 54 29 30 35 46 64 44 60 65 66
POP 12HR 0 10 10 5 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 12 34 57 10<10<10<10<10 15 33 49<10<10<10<10<10 14 18 16<10
T WIND DIR SW SW S S S S S S S S SW SW SW S S SW W W N NE E E
T WIND SPD 11 9 9 12 16 13 16 18 16 16 17 14 13 10 12 13 11 9 8 8 6 6
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
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 90 70 87 68 86 65 84
TEMP 75 72 86 87 74 71 84 84 73 69 82 83 71 67 80 82
DEWPT 68 68 71 70 67 65 70 69 66 66 70 69 66 65 68 65
RH 79 87 61 57 79 81 63 61 79 90 67 63 84 93 67 56
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE NE NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 20 10 10 20 50 30 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC IS
$$
KSZ012-262130-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
316 AM CDT Sun Jul 26 2026
Date Sun 07/26/26 Mon 07/27/26 Tue 07/28/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 98 79 97 75 88
TEMP 79 78 87 94 96 94 85 82 81 79 86 92 96 94 83 79 77 75 81 85 88 86
DEWPT 76 74 79 78 76 77 72 69 67 67 72 71 71 74 73 70 67 67 71 71 72 73
MIN/MAX RH 50 68 45 75 60
RH 91 88 77 60 53 58 65 65 63 67 63 51 45 53 72 74 71 76 72 63 59 65
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW S SE SE E NE NE NE E E
WIND SPD 5 4 5 8 11 10 12 11 11 9 8 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3
WIND GUST 21 21
CLOUDS(CAT) SC SC FW FW CL SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 44 46 18 17 5 27 25 46 38 48 42 46 47 13 25 41 47 65 49 67 61 55
POP 12HR 0 10 5 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
MIX HGT <10<10 12 37 48<10<10<10<10<10 14 28 39<10<10<10<10<10 11 17 17<10
T WIND DIR SW S S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW SE S S SW N NE E SE SE
T WIND SPD 11 8 9 13 16 13 16 18 18 16 17 12 11 11 10 13 8 6 6 8 8 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR PR GD EX PR PR PR PR PR FR GD GD PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR PR
Heat Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
Date Wed 07/29/26Thu 07/30/26Fri 07/31/26Sat 08/01/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 89 70 85 69 85 65 84
TEMP 75 71 86 86 74 70 82 83 73 69 82 83 70 66 81 82
DEWPT 69 67 71 71 67 65 70 70 67 66 69 69 66 65 67 66
RH 82 87 61 61 79 84 67 65 81 90 65 63 87 97 63 58
PWIND DIR E SE SE SE SE NE NE NE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC FW
POP 12HR 10 10 10 20 50 20 10 5
RAIN SHWRS IS IS SC SC IS IS
TSTMS IS IS SC SC IS IS
$$
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