Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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FNUS83 KTOP 200730
FWLTOP
Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
230 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026
KSZ058-202100-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
230 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026
Date Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri 05/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 66 51 65 54 73
TEMP 49 48 57 62 65 64 59 56 53 53 58 60 63 63 60 58 56 57 63 68 73 72
DEWPT 47 46 50 50 51 51 51 51 52 53 57 59 60 59 58 58 56 57 62 64 64 63
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 86 100 70
RH 93 93 77 65 60 63 75 83 96100 96 96 90 87 93100100100 97 87 73 73
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE E E E E E E E NE E NE E E
WIND SPD 8 9 10 10 10 8 6 5 6 8 9 10 9 9 9 6 6 5 5 6 5 5
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B1 FW SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1
CLOUDS (%) 42 54 20 40 43 42 78 90 89 98 91 89 89 97 94 89 88 96 89 82 69 68
POP 12HR 0 50 60 80 50
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0.23 0.62 0.09
RAIN SHWRS IS SC SC SC NM NM NM NM O O SC SC IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS IS SC
MIX HGT <10<10 24 35 40 21<10<10<10<10 15 17 17 10<10<10<10<10 15 22 33 16
T WIND DIR NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E N E E
T WIND SPD 14 14 19 17 16 14 11 11 13 12 17 14 12 13 16 14 14 12 12 11 10 10
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 55 76 56 80 57 82 60 85
TEMP 61 56 72 74 61 58 76 77 63 60 79 80 65 63 82 82
DEWPT 60 56 63 62 59 58 64 63 60 60 66 65 62 63 68 66
RH 97100 73 66 93100 66 62 90100 64 60 90100 63 58
PWIND DIR NE NE NE E E SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B2 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 60 40 30 10 10 10 10 30
RAIN SHWRS SC NM SC SC SC SC
TSTMS SC IS SC SC IS SC
$$
KSZ024-202100-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
230 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026
Date Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri 05/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 65 48 62 52 69
TEMP 46 45 55 60 63 63 56 54 51 49 55 57 58 59 57 57 55 53 59 63 67 68
DEWPT 42 42 46 46 47 46 47 47 48 49 52 53 53 52 53 55 55 53 58 59 59 57
MIN/MAX RH 52 100 77 100 69
RH 86 89 72 60 56 54 72 77 89100 90 86 83 78 86 93100100 96 87 75 68
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 5 6 9 9 10 9 5 5 5 8 9 10 10 10 9 6 6 6 8 8 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW FW SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 17 23 20 39 22 23 57 87 79 99 89 89 93 94 93 93 92 97 88 85 85 79
POP 12HR 0 60 60 80 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.14 0.48 0.20
RAIN SHWRS IS SC NM IS NM NM SC SC O O NM NM IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS SC SC SC SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 25 39 44 24<10<10<10<10 13 19 15 13<10<10<10<10 19 19 22 16
T WIND DIR NE NE E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 11 11 17 16 14 13 12 11 12 12 16 16 16 17 16 12 12 14 18 13 13 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 74 54 79 57 82 60 85
TEMP 59 54 69 72 59 56 76 77 62 60 80 81 66 63 82 83
DEWPT 56 54 59 58 57 56 61 59 58 59 63 61 61 62 65 63
RH 90100 70 61 93100 60 54 87 96 56 51 84 97 56 51
PWIND DIR NE N NE E SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 40 20 20 5 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-202100-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
230 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026
Date Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri 05/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 65 46 62 50 68
TEMP 45 43 55 60 63 63 55 52 49 47 55 57 59 58 56 55 54 52 58 62 66 67
DEWPT 40 40 44 44 43 43 44 44 45 46 49 50 50 49 50 51 52 52 55 56 56 54
MIN/MAX RH 47 95 67 100 64
RH 82 89 66 55 48 48 66 74 86 96 80 77 72 72 80 86 93100 90 81 70 63
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE E NE E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 3 3 6 8 9 8 3 3 3 5 6 9 9 9 6 4 4 5 6 8 6 5
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL SC FW SC B1 OV B2 OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 22 20 4 37 13 31 51 90 74 97 90 87 90 93 95 95 90 98 85 83 83 79
POP 12HR 0 40 50 70 60
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0.09 0.50 0.27
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC IS SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM IS IS SC
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 26 39 45 25<10<10<10<10 13 22 20 14<10<10<10<10 16 21 22 15
T WIND DIR NE NE E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 11 11 16 14 13 13 11 11 11 12 16 16 16 16 14 12 12 13 19 14 14 11
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD GD FR PR PR PR PR FR GD FR FR PR PR PR PR FR FR FR FR
Date Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 74 53 80 56 83 60 85
TEMP 57 53 68 72 58 56 76 78 61 59 80 81 65 63 82 82
DEWPT 53 53 57 55 53 53 59 57 55 56 62 59 58 59 64 61
RH 86100 68 55 83 90 56 48 81 90 54 47 78 87 55 49
PWIND DIR NE N N E SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 30 20 10 5 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS SC SC IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS IS
$$
KSZ012-202100-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
230 AM CDT Wed May 20 2026
Date Wed 05/20/26 Thu 05/21/26 Fri 05/22/26
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
MAX/MIN 64 47 62 51 66
TEMP 45 45 55 61 64 62 55 52 50 50 55 59 61 59 56 56 54 52 58 61 64 65
DEWPT 39 39 41 41 41 41 43 43 44 45 47 47 47 47 48 50 51 51 53 54 54 52
MIN/MAX RH 43 87 60 95 63
RH 79 79 59 48 43 46 64 71 80 83 74 64 60 64 74 80 90 96 83 78 70 63
WIND DIR N NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
WIND SPD 4 5 9 10 11 10 6 5 5 8 9 11 11 11 9 8 8 9 10 10 10 9
CLOUDS(CAT) FW FW CL SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2
CLOUDS (%) 22 20 3 36 15 25 56 70 84 88 79 86 82 92 96 95 90 98 86 82 86 77
POP 12HR 0 30 40 70 70
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.09 0.46 0.55
RAIN SHWRS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC NM NM NM NM SC SC IS
TSTMS IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS
MIX HGT <10<10 26 41 46 34<10<10<10<10 14 23 23 18<10<10<10 13 17 22 23 17
T WIND DIR NE E E NE E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
T WIND SPD 9 9 14 13 14 13 10 10 10 12 16 16 16 16 13 12 13 16 20 17 16 13
SMOKE DISP PR PR GD GD EX GD PR PR PR PR FR GD GD FR PR PR PR FR GD GD GD FR
Date Sat 05/23/26Sun 05/24/26Mon 05/25/26Tue 05/26/26
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
MIN/MAX TEMP 52 73 53 80 57 83 61 85
TEMP 57 53 69 72 59 56 77 78 62 60 81 81 66 64 83 83
DEWPT 51 52 55 54 52 53 57 56 54 55 60 58 57 58 62 60
RH 80 96 61 53 78 90 50 47 75 84 49 46 73 81 49 46
PWIND DIR NE NW SE SE SE SE SE SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC
POP 12HR 20 20 20 5 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS IS IS IS IS IS IS
TSTMS IS IS
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product:
DAY 1 THROUGH 3...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
MIN/MAX RH or MAX/MIN RH(%).........MAXIMUM/MINIMUM HUMDITY
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS)...........WIND DIRECTION
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
CLOUDS(CAT).........................CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: CL = CLEAR; FW = FEW; SC = SCATTERED; BK = BROKEN; OV = OVERCAST
CLOUDS(%)...........................CLOUD COVER AS A PERCENTAGE
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
TYPE...
RAIN...........RAIN
RAIN SHWRS.....RAIN SHOWERS
TSTMS..........THUNDERSTORMS
DRIZZLE........DRIZZLE
SNOW...........SNOW
SNOWSHWRS......SNOW SHOWERS
SLEET..........SLEET
FRZG RAIN......FREEZING RAIN
FRZG DRZL......FREEZING DRIZZLE
K..............SMOKE
F..............FOG
COVERAGE...
IS.............ISOLATED
SC.............SCATTERED
NM.............NUMEROUS
O..............OCCASIONAL
S..............SLIGHT CHANCE
C..............CHANCE
L..............LIKELY
WD.............WIDESPREAD
D..............DEFINITE
AR.............AREAS
PA.............PATCHY
MIX HGT(HUNDREDS OF FT AGL)........MIXING HEIGHT
EXAMPLE: 35 = 3500 FEET; <10 = LESS THAN 1000 FOOT
T WIND DIR(8 POINT COMPASS).........TRANSPORT WIND DIRECTION
T WIND SPD(MPH).....................TRANSPORT WIND SPEED
SMOKE DISP(CAT(KT-FT))...................SMOKE DISPERSION CATEGORY
EXAMPLE: PR = POOR; FR = FAIR; GD = GOOD; EX = EXCELLENT
DAY 4 THROUGH 7...
MAX/MIN TEMP or MIN/MAX TEMP(F).....MAXIMUM/MINIMUM AIR TEMPERATURE
TEMP(F).............................AIR TEMPERATURE
DEWPT(F)............................DEW POINT TEMPERATURE
RH(%)...............................RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WIND SPD(MPH).......................WIND SPEED
EXAMPLE: <15 = LESS THAN 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH OR GREATER
AVE CLOUDS(CAT).....................AVERAGE CLOUD COVER CATEGORY
POP 12HR(%).........................PROBABILITY FOR ACCUMULATING PRECIPITATION
WEATHER...
SEE DAY 1 THROUGH 3 WEATHER DESCRIPTIONS