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National Weather Service Topeka KS
622 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

KSZ039-120900-
Topeka-Shawnee KS
39.08N  95.62W Elev. 979 ft
622 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/11/26      Wed 08/12/26            Thu 08/13/26            Fri
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                      79          99          78          98          76
Temp             95 84 83 80 79 87 96 99 94 85 83 80 79 87 94 97 93 84 81 78 76
Dewpt            74 70 69 68 69 71 72 72 74 72 70 69 68 71 71 72 73 71 70 68 67
RH               51 63 63 67 72 59 46 42 53 65 65 69 69 59 47 45 52 65 69 71 74
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          6  8  9  9  8 10 10 10  8  8 10 10  8  9 10 11  9  9  8  9  8
Wind gust           18 21 20 18                20 20 19
Clouds           FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          10          10          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.03
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C  S  S
Tstms                                                             C  S  S  S
Heat index      104             93105109105 91          92102106102 89
Max heat        114    98    87   106   110   101    87   103   106    98    84


Date           08/14  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26
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          96      76    95      74    91      71    87      69    90
Temp          93 91   81 76 93 92   80 75 89 87   75 72 83 83   74 70 87 87
Dewpt         72 73   69 66 70 71   69 68 72 74   73 71 72 72   71 69 72 72
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     N      NE     E      SE     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC B1 FW   FW SC B2 SC   SC B1 B2 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10      20     5      20    20      30    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                S             S     S       C  S
Tstms                     S             S     S       S  S

$$
KSZ040-120900-
Lawrence-Douglas KS
39.02N  95.22W Elev. 820 ft
622 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/11/26      Wed 08/12/26            Thu 08/13/26            Fri
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                      79          98          79          97          77
Temp             95 85 83 80 80 87 95 97 94 85 84 81 79 87 94 97 94 85 82 79 77
Dewpt            75 70 69 69 69 71 73 73 74 71 69 69 68 70 71 71 72 71 69 68 67
RH               53 61 63 69 69 59 49 46 53 63 61 67 69 57 47 43 49 63 65 69 71
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          5  8  9  8  8 10 10 10  6  8  9  9  6  8  9 10  8  8  8  8  6
Wind gust              19 19 18 20                19 17
Clouds           FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5          10          10          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                                                        S  S  S  S
Tstms                                                             S  S  S  S
Heat index      104             93104108104 90          92101105101 90
Max heat        113    98    87   105   110   101    88   103   106    99    84


Date           08/14  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26
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          96      76    96      75    92      71    86      70    90
Temp          93 92   82 77 94 93   80 76 90 88   76 72 84 83   73 71 87 87
Dewpt         71 72   68 66 70 70   69 67 72 73   72 71 72 72   70 68 71 72
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S    NW      NE     E       E     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC B1 FW   FW SC B2 SC   B1 B1 B2 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10      20     5      20    10      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                S             S             S  S
Tstms                     S             S             S  S

$$
KSZ054-120900-
Emporia-Lyon KS
38.34N  96.20W Elev. 148 ft
622 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/11/26      Wed 08/12/26            Thu 08/13/26            Fri
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                      80         100          80          99          78
Temp             97 86 84 82 80 89 97 99 96 87 85 82 80 89 96 99 96 87 84 80 78
Dewpt            67 66 67 66 67 68 69 67 68 68 68 66 65 66 67 67 67 67 66 64 63
RH               38 51 57 58 65 50 40 36 40 53 57 58 60 47 39 36 39 52 55 58 60
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd         11 12 13 13 12 14 16 14 11 12 14 14 14 16 16 17 13 12 13 13 12
Wind gust                 24    25                26 25 26 26       23    24 23
Clouds           CL FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Heat index                      94103104101                  104101
Max heat        105    96    87   103   106    97    88   101   105    99    85


Date           08/14  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26
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          97      77    96      76    93      72    89      70    92
Temp          95 94   83 77 94 94   82 77 91 89   77 72 86 86   75 71 89 90
Dewpt         68 68   65 64 67 67   66 64 67 70   71 70 69 69   69 67 68 68
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW    NW      NE     E       E     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC FW   FW SC SC FW   FW SC B1 SC   SC B1 B2 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10      10     5      10    20      30    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                                    S       C  S          S
Tstms                                         S       C  S          S

$$
KSZ022-120900-
Manhattan-Riley KS
39.15N  96.67W Elev. 1030 ft
622 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/11/26      Wed 08/12/26            Thu 08/13/26            Fri
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                      80         100          78          99          75
Temp             95 88 85 82 81 89 98100 96 88 86 82 79 88 96 99 94 85 82 79 76
Dewpt            72 65 65 65 66 69 70 70 72 70 68 68 66 68 68 69 70 70 70 67 65
RH               48 47 51 56 60 52 41 38 46 55 55 63 64 52 40 38 46 61 67 67 69
Wind dir          S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SE  E  E SE SE
Wind spd         10  9 10  9 10 10 10 10  8  8 10 10  8  9 10 11  9  8  6  6  6
Wind gust              21 20
Clouds           FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW B1 SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC B2
PoP 12hr                      0           5          10          10          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.01
Rain shwrs                                                        C  C
Tstms                                                             C  S
Heat index      101             94104108105 93            101105100
Max heat        108    97    86   105   109   100    88   102   106    98    84


Date           08/14  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26
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          96      74    95      73    89      69    86      69    90
Temp          94 91   81 75 93 92   80 74 87 86   75 71 84 84   74 70 87 88
Dewpt         69 71   69 65 69 70   70 69 72 73   72 71 71 71   70 68 70 70
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW     N      NE     E       E     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC   SC B1 B2 B1   B1 B1 B2 SC   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         10      30    10      20    20      30    20      20    10
Rain shwrs                C             S  S  S       C  S          S
Tstms                     C             S  S  S       C  S          S

$$
KSZ020-120900-
Concordia-Cloud KS
39.55N  97.65W Elev. 1364 ft
622 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/11/26      Wed 08/12/26            Thu 08/13/26            Fri
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          99          76          99          73
Temp            101 87 84 80 78 88 96 99 93 83 82 80 76 86 96 99 92 81 78 76 74
Dewpt            62 63 65 64 64 67 68 69 71 71 68 68 67 67 67 67 70 72 71 69 68
RH               28 45 53 58 62 50 40 38 49 67 63 67 74 53 39 36 49 74 79 79 82
Wind dir          S  S  S  S SW  W NW  E SE SE  S  S  E SE SE SE NE  E  E  E SE
Wind spd         13 11 11 11  9  9  8  9 10 12 13 10  9 11 10 12 14 14 10 10  9
Wind gust                                      24 21
Clouds           FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          10          10          20          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.02
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S  C  C  C  C  S
Sprinkles                           C  C
Tstms                                                          S  C  C  C  S
Heat index                        101105100 88            101104 98
Max heat        108    97    85   102   106    97    85   101   105    95


Date           08/14  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26
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          95      72    92      69    86      67    84      67    88
Temp          92 87   77 73 90 88   75 71 83 82   72 69 81 81   72 68 85 86
Dewpt         69 71   70 67 69 71   72 71 72 72   72 69 70 71   69 67 70 70
PWind dir         S       S     S       N    NE      NE     E       E     S
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 SC   SC B1 B2 SC   SC B1 B2 B1   SC B1 B2 B1   SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr         20      30    10      30    20      30    20      20    20
Rain shwrs     S       S  C          S  C  S  S    S  C  S          S  S
Tstms                  S  C          S  C  S  S    S  C  S          S  S

$$
KSZ059-120900-
Garnett-Anderson KS
38.28N  95.24W Elev. 997 ft
622 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/11/26      Wed 08/12/26            Thu 08/13/26            Fri
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                      80         100          80         101          79
Temp             95 86 84 82 80 88 97100 96 86 85 83 81 88 97100 97 88 84 81 79
Dewpt            72 68 68 68 68 70 69 68 69 69 68 66 65 66 67 67 66 67 66 65 63
RH               48 55 59 63 67 55 40 36 42 57 57 57 58 48 38 34 36 50 55 58 58
Wind dir          S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          5 10 12 12 11 14 14 13 11 11 13 13 13 14 14 14 12 12 13 12 12
Wind gust           23 25 24 23 26          21 25 25 25 26          23 24 24 24
Clouds           FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Heat index      102             93103106102                  105
Max heat        109    97    87   104   107    98    88   102   106    98    85


Date           08/14  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26
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          99      78    99      77    97      73    92      71    95
Temp          96 94   83 78 96 95   82 78 95 92   78 74 88 88   76 72 91 91
Dewpt         68 67   65 63 66 65   66 63 65 68   70 69 68 67   69 67 67 66
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S     W      NE     E       E     S
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC FW   FW FW SC SC   SC SC B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10       5     5       5    10      20    20      10    10
Rain shwrs                                            S  S
Tstms                                                 S  S

$$
KSZ012-120900-
Hiawatha-Brown KS
39.85N  95.54W Elev. 1099 ft
622 PM CDT Tue Aug 11 2026

Date           08/11/26      Wed 08/12/26            Thu 08/13/26            Fri
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                      75          95          74          93          72
Temp             90 81 79 76 77 85 91 94 90 80 80 77 75 83 90 93 90 80 78 75 73
Dewpt            75 70 68 67 66 70 72 73 74 72 69 68 67 70 71 71 71 69 69 67 66
RH               62 69 69 74 69 61 54 51 60 77 69 74 76 65 54 49 54 69 74 76 79
Wind dir          S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW NE  S  S  S  E SE  S SE  E  E  E  E SE
Wind spd          8  8  8  8  8  8  6  5  5  6  6  6  5  8  8  9 10 10  9  9  9
Clouds           SC FW SC SC B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          20          20           5          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Rain shwrs                          S  S        S  S                    C  C
Tstms                               S  S        S  S                    C  C
Heat index       98             90 99104100                96100 96
Max heat        105    93         100   105    96          96   101    93
Heat                 Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           08/14  Sat 08/15/26  Sun 08/16/26  Mon 08/17/26  Tue 08/18/26
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          93      73    92      71    86      67    83      67    87
Temp          90 87   78 74 90 90   77 73 84 82   72 69 80 80   72 68 83 84
Dewpt         70 70   68 65 68 69   69 68 72 71   70 68 70 68   67 65 70 69
PWind dir        SE       S    SW      SW     N      NE     E      SE    SW
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC B1 SC   SC B1 B2 B1   SC B1 B2 B1   B1 SC B2 SC
PoP 12hr         10      30    10      30    20      20    10      20    20
Rain shwrs             S  C          C  C  S  S    S  S             S  S
Tstms                  S  C          C  C  S  S       S             S  S

$$