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National Weather Service Topeka KS
617 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

KSZ039-280900-
Topeka-Shawnee KS
39.08N  95.62W Elev. 979 ft
617 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

Date           07/27/26      Tue 07/28/26            Wed 07/29/26            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                      77          90          73          88          72
Temp             94 86 82 79 77 84 88 88 86 80 77 75 73 79 85 87 85 78 76 74 72
Dewpt            74 74 73 72 72 74 75 75 75 74 72 72 71 73 74 74 74 73 71 70 70
RH               53 68 74 79 85 72 66 66 70 82 85 90 93 82 70 65 70 85 85 87 93
Wind dir          S  S SE  E SE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          9  5  3  2  3  4  6  6  6  4  3  3  3  5  8  8  6  5  4  4  5
Clouds           FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          30          50          50          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.08        0.06        0.09
Rain shwrs                    C  C  C  S        C  C  C  C              C  C  C
Tstms                         S  S  C  S        S  S  S  S              C  C  C
Heat index      105 94 87       91 98 98 95                93 95 93
Max heat        109   103    87    99   101    93          94    96    90


Date           07/30  Fri 07/31/26  Sat 08/01/26  Sun 08/02/26  Mon 08/03/26
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          89      72    88      69    85      67    88      67    88
Temp          85 86   77 73 85 84   73 69 82 82   70 68 85 85   72 68 84 84
Dewpt         74 74   72 72 74 73   71 69 69 69   69 67 68 68   68 67 69 69
PWind dir        SE      SE     W       N     N      NE    NE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1   SC B1 B1 FW   FW FW SC FW   CL CL SC FW   CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr         40      70    20      10     5       5     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     C  S    C  L  S
Tstms          C  S    C  C  S

$$
KSZ040-280900-
Lawrence-Douglas KS
39.02N  95.22W Elev. 820 ft
617 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

Date           07/27/26      Tue 07/28/26            Wed 07/29/26            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                      77          90          73          87          72
Temp             94 86 82 79 77 83 86 88 86 80 77 75 73 79 84 86 85 78 75 74 72
Dewpt            75 74 73 72 72 75 76 76 75 73 72 71 71 73 74 73 73 72 71 69 69
RH               54 68 74 79 85 77 72 68 70 79 85 87 93 82 72 65 67 82 87 84 90
Wind dir          S  S  S  E SE NE NE  E  E NE  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          8  5  3  2  3  4  5  5  4  4  4  4  3  4  5  6  5  4  4  4  5
Clouds           FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B1 FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          40          40          50          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.04        0.07        0.02
Rain shwrs                    C  C  C  S        C  C  C  C              C  C  C
Tstms                         S  S  C           S  S  S                 S  S  C
Heat index      105 94 87       90 96 98 95                91 94 92
Max heat        109   105    86    98   100    94          92    95    89


Date           07/30  Fri 07/31/26  Sat 08/01/26  Sun 08/02/26  Mon 08/03/26
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          88      72    87      68    83      67    87      67    86
Temp          85 86   77 73 84 83   73 69 81 81   70 68 84 84   72 68 83 84
Dewpt         74 74   72 71 75 73   71 68 70 70   68 67 69 69   68 67 70 70
PWind dir        SE      SE     W       N     N       N    NE      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW FW SC FW   FW FW SC FW   CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr         40      70    40      10     5       5     5       0     0
Rain shwrs     C  S    C  L  C  S
Tstms          C  S    C  C  S  S

$$
KSZ054-280900-
Emporia-Lyon KS
38.34N  96.20W Elev. 148 ft
617 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

Date           07/27/26      Tue 07/28/26            Wed 07/29/26            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                      77          94          74          90          73
Temp             95 86 82 79 77 86 91 92 89 81 78 76 74 81 87 90 88 79 77 74 73
Dewpt            69 71 70 69 69 71 70 72 72 72 71 71 71 72 72 72 71 72 71 70 70
RH               43 61 67 72 76 61 50 52 57 74 79 85 90 74 61 56 57 79 82 87 90
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E SE SE SE SE
Wind spd         11 10  9  5  3  3  6  9  9  8  6  8  8 10 10 11 10 10  8  8  9
Clouds           FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          30          40          40          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02        0.09        0.06        0.04
Rain shwrs                    S  S  C  S        C  C  C  C              C  C  C
Tstms                         S  S  C  S        C  C  C  S              C  C  C
Heat index      101 92          91 97 99 96                94 96 94
Max heat        104   100    86    99   101    95          95    97    92


Date           07/30  Fri 07/31/26  Sat 08/01/26  Sun 08/02/26  Mon 08/03/26
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          91      72    90      69    85      67    88      67    89
Temp          88 88   76 73 88 87   74 70 82 83   71 68 85 86   72 68 86 87
Dewpt         72 72   72 70 72 71   70 68 67 67   67 67 66 66   66 66 66 66
PWind dir        SE      SE     W       N     N       N    NE      SE    SE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1   SC B1 B1 FW   FW FW SC FW   CL FW FW CL   CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr         30      60    20      10     5       5     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     C       C  L  S
Tstms          C       C  C

$$
KSZ022-280900-
Manhattan-Riley KS
39.15N  96.67W Elev. 1030 ft
617 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

Date           07/27/26      Tue 07/28/26            Wed 07/29/26            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                      77          90          73          88          72
Temp             96 87 83 79 77 83 87 88 88 80 78 75 73 79 85 88 86 79 77 74 73
Dewpt            72 70 71 70 69 71 73 73 73 72 72 71 70 73 73 73 73 72 71 70 70
RH               46 57 67 74 76 67 63 61 61 77 82 87 90 82 67 61 65 79 82 87 90
Wind dir          S  S  S  E  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E SE SE SE
Wind spd          6  5  3  2  3  5  8  9  8  5  4  4  5  6 10 10  9  8  5  5  5
Clouds           FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          40          50          40          40
QPF 12hr                      0        0.03        0.14        0.05        0.05
Rain shwrs                    C  C  C           C  C  C  C              C  C  C
Tstms                         C  S  S           C  C  S                 C  C  C
Heat index      106 92 88       88 94 96 96                92 96 93
Max heat        109   104    86    94    98    94          93    97    90


Date           07/30  Fri 07/31/26  Sat 08/01/26  Sun 08/02/26  Mon 08/03/26
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          89      72    88      68    85      67    87      68    88
Temp          86 87   77 73 85 86   74 69 82 83   71 68 85 85   73 69 86 86
Dewpt         72 73   72 71 72 71   69 68 68 67   67 66 67 66   66 65 67 66
PWind dir        SE      SE     N       N     N      NE     E      SE     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1   SC SC SC FW   CL CL SC FW   FW CL FW CL   CL FW FW CL
PoP 12hr         30      70    20      10     5       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     C  S    L  L  S
Tstms          C  S    C  C  S

$$
KSZ020-280900-
Concordia-Cloud KS
39.55N  97.65W Elev. 1364 ft
617 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

Date           07/27/26      Tue 07/28/26            Wed 07/29/26            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                      76          89          72          88          72
Temp             98 86 82 78 76 81 84 87 87 79 76 74 72 78 85 88 86 78 76 74 72
Dewpt            71 74 71 69 69 70 72 72 72 72 71 70 70 71 72 72 72 72 70 70 70
RH               42 68 69 74 79 69 67 61 61 79 85 87 93 79 65 59 63 82 82 87 93
Wind dir          E  E SE NE  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE  E  E  E SE SE
Wind spd         11  9  6  6  8  9 10 11 11  9  8  9 10 11 12 13 13 11  9  9 10
Clouds           FW B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                     20          30          40          20          50
QPF 12hr                      0        0.14        0.07           0        0.02
Rain shwrs                 S  C  S              C  C  S  S              C  C  C
Tstms                      S  S  S              C  C  S                 C  C  C
Heat index      107 94             90 94 94                90 95 92
Max heat        108   107    85    90    96    92          91    96    90


Date           07/30  Fri 07/31/26  Sat 08/01/26  Sun 08/02/26  Mon 08/03/26
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          89      71    86      67    84      66    88      68    87
Temp          85 88   75 71 83 84   72 68 81 83   70 67 84 86   72 68 84 86
Dewpt         72 72   71 70 71 69   68 67 66 64   65 65 64 63   64 64 64 64
PWind dir        SE      SE     N       N     N       E    SE      SE     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 SC   FW SC SC FW   CL FW SC FW   FW CL FW FW   CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         30      60     5       5     0       0     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     C       L  C
Tstms          C       C  C

$$
KSZ059-280900-
Garnett-Anderson KS
38.28N  95.24W Elev. 997 ft
617 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

Date           07/27/26      Tue 07/28/26            Wed 07/29/26            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                      78          94          74          90          72
Temp             94 86 83 80 78 86 91 93 89 81 78 76 74 80 86 89 87 79 76 74 72
Dewpt            72 72 70 70 70 72 72 73 72 72 71 71 71 72 72 72 71 71 70 70 70
RH               49 63 65 72 76 63 54 52 57 74 79 85 90 77 63 57 59 77 82 87 93
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S SW NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE
Wind spd          9  8  6  5  3  3  5  5  5  5  4  5  4  5  6  6  6  6  5  5  6
Wind gust              17
Clouds           FW FW FW SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          30          40          50          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.06        0.05        0.08
Rain shwrs                    S  S  C  S        C  C  C  C              C  C  C
Tstms                         S  S  C  S        S  S  S                 S  C  C
Heat index      102 92          92 99102 96                92 96 93
Max heat        107    99    86   100   102    93          93    96    90


Date           07/30  Fri 07/31/26  Sat 08/01/26  Sun 08/02/26  Mon 08/03/26
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          90      73    90      69    84      67    87      67    88
Temp          86 88   77 73 86 86   74 70 81 82   71 68 84 85   72 68 85 85
Dewpt         72 72   71 70 72 72   70 68 67 67   68 67 66 67   66 66 67 67
PWind dir        SE      SE     W       N     N       N    NE       E    SE
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW FW FW FW   CL CL FW FW   CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr         50      70    30      20     5       5     5       0     5
Rain shwrs     C       S  L  C  S    S
Tstms          C       S  C  C  S    S

$$
KSZ012-280900-
Hiawatha-Brown KS
39.85N  95.54W Elev. 1099 ft
617 PM CDT Mon Jul 27 2026

Date           07/27/26      Tue 07/28/26            Wed 07/29/26            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                      76          87          71          86          70
Temp             94 84 81 77 76 81 84 85 85 77 75 73 71 78 83 86 84 76 74 72 71
Dewpt            75 73 71 69 70 73 73 73 72 70 68 67 67 70 70 70 70 68 66 65 65
RH               54 70 72 76 82 77 70 67 65 79 79 81 87 76 65 59 63 76 76 79 81
Wind dir          S SE SE SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          4  5  3  3  4  5  6  6  6  3  3  3  4  5  8  9  8  5  5  4  5
Clouds           SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC OV B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 OV
PoP 12hr                     20          40          40          30          30
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01        0.09        0.17        0.02
Rain shwrs                    S  C  S           C  C  C  C              C  C  C
Tstms                         S     S           S  S  S                 S  S  C
Heat index      106 91          86 90 92 91                   91
Max heat        110   105    83    90    93    88          88    91    85


Date           07/30  Fri 07/31/26  Sat 08/01/26  Sun 08/02/26  Mon 08/03/26
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          86      70    84      66    82      65    86      66    85
Temp          83 84   75 71 82 82   70 67 80 81   69 67 83 84   70 67 82 83
Dewpt         70 71   68 68 71 69   66 64 65 65   64 63 64 64   63 62 65 65
PWind dir        SE      SE    NW       N     N      NE    NE      SE     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1   B1 B1 B1 SC   FW FW SC FW   FW CL SC FW   CL FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         50      70    30      10     5       5     0       0     0
Rain shwrs     C  S    C  L  C  S
Tstms          C  S    C  C  C  S

$$