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National Weather Service Topeka KS
741 AM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026

KSZ039-122100-
Topeka-Shawnee KS
39.08N  95.62W Elev. 979 ft
741 AM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date             Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26
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                      91          71          91          65          73
Temp                78 87 90 86 78 76 73 71 78 88 90 83 73 70 68 66 68 72 72 69
Dewpt               63 64 64 64 63 64 67 67 69 71 70 70 71 70 67 65 67 67 67 67
RH                  60 46 42 48 60 66 81 87 74 57 52 65 93100 97 97 97 84 84 93
Wind dir             S SW SW  S  S SW SE SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  N  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd            14 18 17  9  9  4  2  3  6  9  8  5  5  3  3  3  5  6  8  6
Wind gust           26
Clouds              SC FW SC CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0           5          50          90          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.35        1.17        0.29
Rain shwrs                                         C  L  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  L
Tstms                                              C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  L
Heat index                                     93 96
Max heat               89    93    84          94    98


Date          Thu 10/15/26  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26
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          59    72      48    61      38    64      41    71
Temp          64 60 71 66   55 48 59 54   43 38 60 55   46 43 68 65
Dewpt         64 60 63 57   49 40 40 39   38 35 39 42   40 39 47 50
PWind dir        NE    NW       N     N       N    SE       S     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    BZ      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW CL   CL FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         80    70      10     0       0     0       0     5
Rain shwrs     L  D  L  C
Tstms          L  L  C  C

$$
KSZ040-122100-
Lawrence-Douglas KS
39.02N  95.22W Elev. 820 ft
741 AM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date             Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26
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                      90          70          90          66          74
Temp                77 85 89 84 77 75 72 70 77 87 90 83 74 70 68 67 69 72 73 70
Dewpt               63 64 65 64 64 64 67 67 70 72 72 72 72 70 68 66 69 69 69 68
RH                  62 50 45 51 64 69 84 90 79 61 56 70 93100100 97100 90 87 93
Wind dir             S SW SW  S  S SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW NW  N NE NE NE NE
Wind spd            14 18 18 10  9  5  4  4  8  9  9  6  6  3  3  3  4  5  5  5
Clouds              SC SC SC CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0           5          50          90          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01        1.46        0.44
Rain shwrs                                         C  C  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  L
Tstms                                              C  C  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  L
Heat index                                     93 97 89
Max heat               88    92    83          94    98


Date          Thu 10/15/26  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26
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          60    73      49    61      38    63      42    71
Temp          64 62 72 67   55 49 59 54   43 38 61 55   45 43 68 65
Dewpt         64 62 64 58   50 41 41 39   37 35 39 41   39 38 47 50
PWind dir        NE     W       N     N       N    SE       S     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW CL   CL FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         80    70      10     0       0     0       0     5
Rain shwrs     L  D  L  C
Tstms          L  L  C  C

$$
KSZ054-122100-
Emporia-Lyon KS
38.34N  96.20W Elev. 148 ft
741 AM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date             Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26
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                      91          73          92          67          75
Temp                79 87 90 85 78 76 74 73 81 90 91 84 75 72 70 68 70 73 74 71
Dewpt               61 61 62 63 63 65 67 67 69 69 68 69 70 70 69 67 68 68 68 67
RH                  54 42 39 48 60 69 79 81 67 50 47 61 84 93 97 97 93 84 82 87
Wind dir             S SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S SW  S  S  S SW SW  N NE  E NE NE
Wind spd            20 24 20 13 16 13  8 10 12 13 14 10 10  6  5  4  5  8  6  5
Clouds              SC SC SC CL FW FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0           5          50          90          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02        1.74        0.53
Rain shwrs                                         C  C  D  D  D  D  D  L  L  L
Tstms                                              C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L
Heat index                                     95
Max heat               87    92    84          96    97    83


Date          Thu 10/15/26  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26
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          61    72      50    61      39    64      43    72
Temp          64 62 71 67   56 50 59 54   44 40 60 56   46 45 68 66
Dewpt         64 62 61 56   49 40 39 39   37 34 37 41   40 38 45 48
PWind dir         E     W       N     N       N    SE       S     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    BZ      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         90    70      10     0       0     0       0     5
Rain shwrs     L  D  L  C
Tstms          L  L  S  C

$$
KSZ022-122100-
Manhattan-Riley KS
39.15N  96.67W Elev. 1030 ft
741 AM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date             Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26
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                      91          71          88          62          69
Temp                79 88 91 86 80 77 74 71 77 87 88 81 71 68 65 63 65 68 68 67
Dewpt               62 64 64 64 63 64 66 65 66 67 66 66 68 66 64 62 62 63 62 63
RH                  56 45 41 48 56 64 76 81 69 52 48 60 90 93 97 97 90 84 81 87
Wind dir            SW SW SW  S  S NW  E SE  S  S SW NW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd            18 20 18 10  9  1  5  4  4  6  5  4  5  4  4  5  6  8  8  6
Clouds              SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5           5          60          90          80
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02        0.63        0.12
Rain shwrs                                         C  L  D  D  D  D  D  C  C  L
Tstms                                              C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  C


Date          Thu 10/15/26  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26
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          58    70      48    61      38    64      43    72
Temp          62 59 69 66   55 48 59 55   44 39 61 58   48 46 69 67
Dewpt         62 59 58 53   45 38 37 36   36 34 37 40   38 38 46 48
PWind dir        NE    NW       N     N      NE     S       S     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV B2 B2   B2 SC SC FW   FW CL FW CL   CL FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         80    60      10     0       0     0       0     5
Rain shwrs     L  D  L  C
Tstms          C  C  S  S

$$
KSZ020-122100-
Concordia-Cloud KS
39.55N  97.65W Elev. 1364 ft
741 AM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date             Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26
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          82          58          67
Temp                78 88 92 86 76 74 70 67 71 81 82 75 65 61 59 58 62 65 65 66
Dewpt               61 62 61 61 62 61 61 61 62 62 60 62 61 59 57 55 56 56 56 57
RH                  56 42 36 43 62 64 73 81 73 53 47 64 87 93 93 90 81 73 73 73
Wind dir            SW SW SW  S SE  E  E  E  E  E NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd            20 19 14 11  3  8 10 10 10  8  6 10 10  9 11 13 13 12 11 10
Wind gust           31
Clouds              SC SC CL CL SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5          20          60          80          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01        0.36        0.05
Rain shwrs                       S                 C  L  L  D  D  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                            S                    C  C  C  C  S  S        C


Date          Thu 10/15/26  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26
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          56    67      46    61      37    64      45    72
Temp          60 56 64 63   53 46 58 54   42 38 60 57   49 46 67 67
Dewpt         58 56 53 47   40 34 34 32   32 31 35 36   37 37 44 46
PWind dir        NE     N       N     N      NE     S       S     S
Wind char        GN    GN      BZ    BZ      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV B2 B2 B1   B1 SC SC FW   CL CL FW FW   CL FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         70    50       5     0       0     0       5     5
Rain shwrs     C  L  C
Tstms          C  C  S

$$
KSZ059-122100-
Garnett-Anderson KS
38.28N  95.24W Elev. 997 ft
741 AM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date             Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26
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                      89          72          90          68          76
Temp                77 85 88 83 76 74 73 72 79 88 89 84 75 72 70 69 72 73 75 72
Dewpt               60 61 62 60 61 64 66 67 68 70 71 70 70 71 70 68 69 70 70 69
RH                  56 45 42 46 60 71 79 84 69 55 56 63 84 97100 97 90 90 84 90
Wind dir            SW SW SW  S  S SW SW  S SW SW  S SW  S SW SW  W  W  S  N NE
Wind spd            20 23 21 14 16 14 10 11 12 13 13  6 11  8  4  3  4  5  4  4
Wind gust                       26
Clouds              SC SC SC CL FW CL SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0           5          40          90          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        1.16        0.84
Rain shwrs                                         S  C  L  D  D  D  D  L  L  L
Tstms                                              S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  L
Heat index                                     93 95
Max heat               86    89    82          94    96    85


Date          Thu 10/15/26  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26
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          62    72      50    62      39    64      42    71
Temp          65 63 70 69   56 50 59 54   43 39 60 55   45 44 67 65
Dewpt         65 63 63 58   51 41 38 39   37 34 36 40   38 37 43 47
PWind dir         E     W       N     N       N     E       S     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    BZ      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV B2 B2   B2 B1 SC FW   FW CL FW CL   CL FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         80    70      10     0       0     0       0     5
Rain shwrs     L  D  L  C
Tstms          L  L  C  C

$$
KSZ012-122100-
Hiawatha-Brown KS
39.85N  95.54W Elev. 1099 ft
741 AM CDT Mon Oct 12 2026

Date             Mon 10/12/26            Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26
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                      89          66          84          62          69
Temp                78 86 89 84 76 73 68 66 72 82 84 78 68 66 65 63 66 68 68 66
Dewpt               62 63 63 63 63 61 61 59 61 64 65 65 65 63 61 59 59 57 58 59
RH                  58 46 42 49 64 66 78 78 68 55 53 64 90 90 87 87 78 68 70 78
Wind dir             S SW SW  S SW  N  N NE NE  S SW NW NW  N  N  N  N NE NE NE
Wind spd            19 20 19 11  5  5  4  3  4  2  3  5  6  4  5  6  8  8  6  5
Clouds              SC SC FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5          10          70          90          70
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.02        0.49        0.18
Rain shwrs                                         C  L  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C
Tstms                                              S  C  C  S  S        C  C  C


Date          Thu 10/15/26  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26
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          57    71      46    60      36    63      41    70
Temp          62 58 69 65   55 48 58 54   42 37 60 56   47 44 67 65
Dewpt         59 58 55 49   43 36 33 32   32 30 32 35   36 35 40 43
PWind dir        NE     N       N     N       N     S       S     S
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV B2 B2   B2 SC SC SC   FW FW FW CL   CL FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         80    70      10     0       0     0       0     5
Rain shwrs     C  D  L  C
Tstms          C  C  C  C

$$