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National Weather Service Topeka KS
157 AM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026

KSZ039-140900-
Topeka-Shawnee KS
39.08N  95.62W Elev. 979 ft
157 AM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date           10/12/26      Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      68          88          62          66          59
Temp                      70 68 75 85 87 81 68 66 65 64 65 66 64 63 61 62 62 61
Dewpt                     63 62 68 71 71 71 68 65 62 62 61 61 60 61 61 62 62 61
RH                        78 81 79 63 59 72100 97 90 93 87 84 87 93100100100100
Wind dir                  SE NE SE  S  S  W  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
Wind spd                   2  3  3  3  4  2  8  6  8  8 10 10  9  8  5  6  8  8
Clouds                    SC FW SC SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5          50          90          60         100
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.98        0.35        1.28
Rain shwrs                             S  L  D  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  D  D  D
Tstms                                  S  L  D  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
Heat index                         90 93
Max heat                           90    94
Flood                                     A  A  A  A  A


Date           10/15  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26  Mon 10/19/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          73      47    59      37    64      42    72      51    76
Temp          72 63   54 47 56 52   42 37 60 55   45 44 68 66   55 53 73 70
Dewpt         66 59   50 40 42 41   40 37 41 44   42 41 49 52   51 50 56 59
PWind dir         W       N     N       N     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         90      10     0       0     0       0     5      20    20
Rain shwrs     D  L                                                 S  S
Tstms          S  S

$$
KSZ040-140900-
Lawrence-Douglas KS
39.02N  95.22W Elev. 820 ft
157 AM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date           10/12/26      Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      69          90          63          67          60
Temp                      71 69 76 86 90 83 71 69 67 65 66 66 65 64 62 63 63 62
Dewpt                     62 63 69 72 72 71 70 67 65 63 63 63 62 63 62 63 63 62
RH                        73 81 79 63 56 67 97 93 93 93 90 90 90 97100100100100
Wind dir                   S SE  S SW  S SW  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E  E
Wind spd                   3  3  8  9  9  5  6  6  8  8 10 10  9  9  5  6  8  8
Clouds                    FW FW SC SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5          50          90          60          90
QPF 12hr                      0           0        1.17        0.23        1.57
Rain shwrs                                L  D  D  D  L  C  C  C  C  L  D  D  D
Tstms                                     L  D  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S
Heat index                         93 97
Max heat                           94    99
Flood                                     A  A  A  A  A


Date           10/15  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26  Mon 10/19/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          74      48    59      37    64      41    71      51    76
Temp          73 64   55 48 56 52   43 37 60 55   45 43 68 65   56 53 73 70
Dewpt         68 60   51 41 42 42   39 37 41 44   41 40 49 52   49 49 56 59
PWind dir         W       N     N       N     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        LT      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         90      10     0       0     0       0     5      20    20
Rain shwrs     D  L                                                 S  S
Tstms          S  S

$$
KSZ054-140900-
Emporia-Lyon KS
38.34N  96.20W Elev. 148 ft
157 AM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date           10/12/26      Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      71          94          63          69          61
Temp                      72 71 80 91 93 85 74 70 67 65 66 67 66 66 63 63 63 62
Dewpt                     65 66 69 70 69 70 70 69 66 64 64 64 64 63 63 63 63 62
RH                        79 84 69 50 46 61 87 97 97 97 93 90 93 90100100100100
Wind dir                   S SE  S  S  S  S SW  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE  E
Wind spd                  11  5 11 11 13  3  2  8  6  9  9 10 10  8  5  8  3  8
Clouds                    FW FW FW SC SC B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0          30         100          70         100
QPF 12hr                      0           0        1.59        0.49        2.17
Rain shwrs                                C  D  D  D  L  L  C  C  L  D  D  D  D
Tstms                                     C  D  C  C  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  S
Heat index                         97 98 90
Max heat                           97    99
Flood                                     A  A  A  A  A


Date           10/15  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26  Mon 10/19/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          74      48    59      38    63      43    72      53    77
Temp          73 63   56 48 56 52   43 38 59 55   46 45 68 66   57 54 74 71
Dewpt         65 58   50 40 40 41   39 36 39 43   41 40 47 51   51 49 54 57
PWind dir         W       N     N      NE    SE       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      BZ    BZ      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 B1 SC SC   FW FW SC FW   CL FW SC SC   SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr         90      10     0       0     0       0     5      20    10
Rain shwrs     D  C                                                 S
Tstms          S  S

$$
KSZ022-140900-
Manhattan-Riley KS
39.15N  96.67W Elev. 1030 ft
157 AM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date           10/12/26      Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      65          81          58          64          57
Temp                      67 65 71 80 81 74 62 60 60 60 62 64 62 62 59 60 60 59
Dewpt                     62 59 62 66 66 63 62 59 58 57 57 57 57 58 59 60 60 59
RH                        84 81 73 62 60 69100 96 93 90 84 78 84 87100100100100
Wind dir                  NE  E NE  E  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  E NE
Wind spd                   4  6  9  8  9  8  9  6  9  9 10 10  9  9  5  6  3  4
Clouds                    FW SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      5          50          80          50          90
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.69        0.19        0.80
Rain shwrs                             S  L  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  L  D  D  D
Tstms                                  S  L  D  C  C  C  S  S  S        C  C  S


Date           10/15  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26  Mon 10/19/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          70      47    59      37    64      43    72      52    76
Temp          69 62   55 47 56 53   43 37 60 57   48 46 69 67   58 54 74 70
Dewpt         62 54   46 38 39 38   37 35 39 42   41 41 48 50   51 50 55 57
PWind dir         N       N     N      NE     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 SC SC SC   FW CL FW FW   CL FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         90      10     0       0     0       0     5      20    10
Rain shwrs     D  C                                              S  S
Tstms          S

$$
KSZ020-140900-
Concordia-Cloud KS
39.55N  97.65W Elev. 1364 ft
157 AM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date           10/12/26      Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      59          71          54          62          55
Temp                      60 59 62 71 70 64 56 54 54 54 58 59 60 60 58 58 57 56
Dewpt                     55 53 55 56 55 54 54 52 51 50 50 50 51 52 54 55 55 56
RH                        84 80 78 59 59 70 93 93 90 86 75 72 72 75 86 90 93100
Wind dir                  NE NE NE NE  N  N NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N
Wind spd                  10 10 12  9 11 11 11  8 10 12 12 13 10 10  8  8  5 11
Clouds                    SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10          40          60          50          90
QPF 12hr                      0        0.04        0.33        0.06        0.45
Rain shwrs                             S  C  L  L  C  S  C  S  C  C  L  D  D  D
Tstms                                  S  C  L  C  C                    C  C  S


Date           10/15  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26  Mon 10/19/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          65      45    59      36    64      45    72      52    75
Temp          64 59   53 45 56 51   41 36 59 57   48 46 67 67   57 53 71 69
Dewpt         55 49   41 34 34 34   33 32 36 39   39 39 47 49   49 48 53 55
PWind dir         N       N     N       E     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      BZ    BZ      LT    GN      GN    BZ      GN    LT
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 SC SC FW   FW FW FW FW   CL FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         80       5     0       0     0       0     5      10     5
Rain shwrs     D  C
Tstms          S

$$
KSZ059-140900-
Garnett-Anderson KS
38.28N  95.24W Elev. 997 ft
157 AM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date           10/12/26      Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      71          91          66          70          63
Temp                      72 71 78 88 91 85 76 71 70 67 69 69 68 67 64 65 64 64
Dewpt                     65 66 69 70 71 70 71 71 70 67 67 68 67 66 64 65 64 64
RH                        79 84 74 55 52 61 85100100100 93 97 97 97100100100100
Wind dir                  SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  W NE  N  N NE NE NE NE  E SE  S
Wind spd                  13  4 12 12 14  9  2  2  3  5  5  8  8  8  3  5  8  9
Clouds                    FW FW SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                      0          10          90          80         100
QPF 12hr                      0           0        1.54        0.67        1.35
Rain shwrs                                S  L  D  D  D  L  C  C  L  D  D  D  D
Tstms                                     S  L  C  C  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  C  S
Heat index                         93 97 90
Max heat                           94    98    83
Flood                                     A  A  A  A  A


Date           10/15  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26  Mon 10/19/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          76      49    60      38    63      42    72      52    76
Temp          75 66   56 49 57 52   43 38 59 54   45 44 67 65   56 54 73 70
Dewpt         67 61   52 41 39 41   39 36 38 42   39 39 45 50   47 47 53 57
PWind dir        SW       N     N      NE    SE       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      BZ    BZ      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 B1 SC SC   FW FW FW CL   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         90      10     0       0     0       0     0      10    10
Rain shwrs     D  L
Tstms          S  S

$$
KSZ012-140900-
Hiawatha-Brown KS
39.85N  95.54W Elev. 1099 ft
157 AM CDT Tue Oct 13 2026

Date           10/12/26      Tue 10/13/26            Wed 10/14/26            Thu
CDT 3hrly     16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      60          78          57          64          57
Temp                      62 60 64 76 78 70 61 60 60 59 61 62 62 62 59 59 59 58
Dewpt                     55 54 56 60 62 62 59 57 57 55 54 52 54 54 56 57 57 58
RH                        78 81 75 58 58 76 93 90 90 87 78 70 75 75 90 93 93100
Wind dir                   N  N  N NE NW  N  N  N  N  N  N NE NE NE NE NE  E NE
Wind spd                   6  5  8  5  6 11 11  9  9 10 11 11 10  8  6  5  5  9
Clouds                    FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
PoP 12hr                     10          50          80          40          80
QPF 12hr                      0        0.04        0.79        0.10        0.52
Rain shwrs                             S  L  D  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  D  D  D
Tstms                                  S  L  D  C  C  S     S  S  S  S  S  S  S


Date           10/15  Fri 10/16/26  Sat 10/17/26  Sun 10/18/26  Mon 10/19/26
CDT 6hrly     13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19   01 07 13 19
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          70      46    59      35    64      42    71      51    75
Temp          69 61   54 46 56 52   41 36 60 56   47 44 67 65   56 53 71 69
Dewpt         58 50   44 36 34 34   34 31 34 37   38 37 43 45   47 47 49 51
PWind dir         N       N     N       N     S       S     S       S     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    OV OV   B2 SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   CL CL SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         90      10     0       0     0       0     5      20    10
Rain shwrs     D  L                                                 S
Tstms          S

$$