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National Weather Service Topeka KS
341 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

KSZ039-212100-
Topeka-Shawnee KS
39.08N  95.62W Elev. 979 ft
341 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date             Tue 07/21/26            Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          68          86          65          81
Temp          82 79 87 92 92 87 78 73 70 68 77 83 85 82 73 70 67 66 71 76 79 79
Dewpt         72 69 67 64 63 63 63 63 61 60 59 57 58 59 61 61 61 62 64 64 65 64
RH            72 72 52 40 38 45 60 71 73 76 54 41 40 46 66 73 81 87 79 66 62 60
Wind dir       W NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd       5  5  9 10 10  9  5  4  4  3  4  8  9  8  5  4  4  4  5  8 11 10
Clouds        CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           5          40          70
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.09        0.35
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C  L  L  S  S  C
Tstms                                                          S  S  S  S     C
Heat index    88
Max heat         92    94    94    86          83    85    81                82


Date          Fri 07/24/26  Sat 07/25/26  Sun 07/26/26  Mon 07/27/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          65    84      66    89      70    96      74    97
Temp          69 66 80 80   69 67 84 87   74 72 91 92   78 75 93 93
Dewpt         64 64 69 69   68 66 71 71   71 69 73 72   71 68 71 71
PWind dir         E    SE       E     E       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   CL FW SC FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         80    60       5     0       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs     C  D  L
Tstms          C  L  C

$$
KSZ040-212100-
Lawrence-Douglas KS
39.02N  95.22W Elev. 820 ft
341 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date             Tue 07/21/26            Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      93          67          85          65          79
Temp          81 79 86 91 91 86 78 73 69 68 77 82 83 82 73 70 67 65 71 75 77 78
Dewpt         73 70 68 65 64 64 63 62 60 60 60 57 58 59 60 60 60 61 63 64 64 64
RH            77 74 55 42 41 48 60 68 73 76 56 43 43 46 64 71 78 87 76 69 64 62
Wind dir      NW NE NE  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE  E  E
Wind spd       2  5  8  9  9  8  5  4  4  3  4  6  8  6  4  4  4  4  4  6  8  8
Clouds        FW SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0           5          40          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.03        0.29
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C  L  L  S  S  C
Tstms                                                          S  S  S  S     S
Heat index    86
Max heat         90    93    94    85          83    85    81


Date          Fri 07/24/26  Sat 07/25/26  Sun 07/26/26  Mon 07/27/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          65    82      66    87      70    94      74    95
Temp          69 65 78 78   69 67 84 85   74 71 89 91   78 75 91 91
Dewpt         63 64 68 69   67 66 71 72   71 69 74 73   71 69 72 72
PWind dir         E    SE       E     E       S     S       S     S
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         80    70      10     0       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs     C  D  L
Tstms          C  L  C

$$
KSZ054-212100-
Emporia-Lyon KS
38.34N  96.20W Elev. 148 ft
341 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date             Tue 07/21/26            Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      96          68          86          66          83
Temp          80 77 88 94 95 90 79 74 70 68 77 83 85 84 75 71 68 66 72 78 83 82
Dewpt         71 68 68 63 62 62 62 61 61 61 59 58 58 58 60 60 60 61 63 64 65 65
RH            74 74 52 36 34 39 56 64 73 78 54 43 40 41 60 68 76 84 73 62 55 56
Wind dir      SW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd       9  6 11 12 11  9  8  6  6  5  8  9  9 10  8  8  8  8 10 12 13 12
Clouds        CL FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC CL FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           0           5          40          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.12        0.13
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C  L  L        C
Tstms                                                       S  C  S           C


Date          Fri 07/24/26  Sat 07/25/26  Sun 07/26/26  Mon 07/27/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          68    87      68    91      71    97      74    98
Temp          72 68 82 84   72 69 87 89   75 72 93 95   79 75 94 94
Dewpt         64 65 69 70   68 66 70 70   70 68 70 69   69 67 68 67
PWind dir        SE    SE       E     E       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B2 B2 SC   FW SC SC FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         70    40       5     0       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs     C  L  C
Tstms          C  C  C

$$
KSZ022-212100-
Manhattan-Riley KS
39.15N  96.67W Elev. 1030 ft
341 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date             Tue 07/21/26            Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      95          68          85          64          82
Temp          78 79 86 92 94 89 79 74 70 68 77 82 84 83 74 70 66 65 71 78 82 80
Dewpt         70 65 64 61 60 61 61 61 61 59 59 58 57 57 59 60 61 61 64 65 65 65
RH            76 62 48 36 32 39 54 64 73 73 54 44 40 41 59 71 84 87 79 64 56 60
Wind dir       N NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd       2  6 10 10  9  8  4  2  3  3  5  8  9 10  6  5  5  5  8 11 12 12
Wind gust                                                                 23
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0          10          60          70
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.35        0.23
Rain shwrs                                                  L  L  L  L  S  S  L
Tstms                                                       C  C  S        S  C


Date          Fri 07/24/26  Sat 07/25/26  Sun 07/26/26  Mon 07/27/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          66    86      67    90      71    96      75    96
Temp          70 67 82 82   72 68 86 88   75 73 92 94   79 76 93 93
Dewpt         65 64 69 69   68 66 69 69   70 68 70 68   69 67 68 68
PWind dir         E    SE       E     E       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B2 SC   SC SC B1 FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         80    40       0     0       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs     L  D  C
Tstms          L  L  S

$$
KSZ020-212100-
Concordia-Cloud KS
39.55N  97.65W Elev. 1364 ft
341 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date             Tue 07/21/26            Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      92          68          85          64          81
Temp          81 77 84 90 91 89 79 74 70 68 76 81 83 82 73 69 66 64 70 76 80 81
Dewpt         66 59 59 59 59 58 58 58 58 58 58 57 56 57 58 59 61 62 63 64 66 66
RH            60 54 43 35 34 35 49 57 66 70 54 44 40 43 59 70 84 93 78 66 62 60
Wind dir       N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd      10 12 14 13 12 11  6  5  5  6  9 10 13 14 12 10  9 11 12 16 18 17
Wind gust        24                                           19       26 28
Clouds        FW FW SC FW FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 FW SC SC B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      5           5          20          70          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02        0.43        0.12
Rain shwrs                                   S              L  L  L  L  S  S  L
Tstms                                                       C  C  S        S  C


Date          Fri 07/24/26  Sat 07/25/26  Sun 07/26/26  Mon 07/27/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          65    85      66    90      71    97      74    96
Temp          70 66 81 81   70 67 85 89   75 72 91 94   78 75 91 93
Dewpt         65 65 68 69   67 66 70 68   68 68 69 67   67 66 67 66
PWind dir        SE     E       E    SE       S     S       S    SE
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B2 B1 SC   FW FW SC FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         70    10       0     0       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs     L  L
Tstms          C  L

$$
KSZ059-212100-
Garnett-Anderson KS
38.28N  95.24W Elev. 997 ft
341 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date             Tue 07/21/26            Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      97          68          87          66          82
Temp          79 78 88 93 96 90 79 75 70 68 77 83 85 85 75 71 68 66 72 77 80 81
Dewpt         73 70 70 65 62 62 62 62 61 60 59 57 57 57 59 59 59 60 62 62 63 63
RH            82 76 55 40 33 39 56 64 73 76 54 41 39 39 58 66 73 81 71 60 56 54
Wind dir      SW NW NE NE  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E
Wind spd       6  4  8 10 10  9  6  5  5  4  5  8  8  8  5  4  5  5  6  8 10 10
Clouds        CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      5           0           0          30          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.24
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C  L  L  S  S  C
Tstms                                                          S  S
Heat index          93
Max heat         85    97    98    88          83    86    82                83


Date          Fri 07/24/26  Sat 07/25/26  Sun 07/26/26  Mon 07/27/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          67    85      67    90      71    96      74    97
Temp          71 67 80 83   71 69 85 88   75 72 91 93   79 75 93 93
Dewpt         62 64 67 68   67 66 70 70   70 68 71 71   69 68 70 69
PWind dir         E    SE      SE    NE       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B2 B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   FW FW SC FW   FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         70    60      20     0       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs     C  L  L  S    S
Tstms          C  C  C  S    S

$$
KSZ012-212100-
Hiawatha-Brown KS
39.85N  95.54W Elev. 1099 ft
341 AM CDT Tue Jul 21 2026

Date             Tue 07/21/26            Wed 07/22/26            Thu 07/23/26
CDT 3hrly     04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
UTC 3hrly     09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00

Max/Min                      88          64          82          62          77
Temp          79 75 82 87 87 84 75 70 66 65 74 79 81 77 70 67 65 63 69 73 77 75
Dewpt         68 63 62 62 61 60 58 56 55 55 54 53 53 53 56 56 56 56 58 59 59 58
RH            69 66 51 43 42 44 55 61 68 70 50 41 38 43 61 68 73 78 68 62 54 55
Wind dir       N  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd       6  5 10 11 12  9  4  4  3  3  4  6  8  8  4  3  3  4  5  6  9 10
Clouds        SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                      5           0          30          40          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.08        0.23
Rain shwrs                                            C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C
Tstms                                                             S  S  S  S  S


Date          Fri 07/24/26  Sat 07/25/26  Sun 07/26/26  Mon 07/27/26
CDT 6hrly     01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Min/Max          63    79      63    87      68    94      72    93
Temp          68 64 76 75   67 65 81 85   73 70 89 92   77 74 89 91
Dewpt         58 59 64 64   62 61 67 68   67 66 71 71   67 65 69 68
PWind dir        SE    SE       E    SE       S    SW       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV B2 B1   B1 SC B1 FW   CL FW SC FW   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         90    60       5     0       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs     C  D  L
Tstms          C  L  C

$$