Topeka, KS Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Winter Weather Advisory

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy 24°F
Feels Like 15°F  
Humidity 62% Dew Point 13°F Wind NW 8 MPH Barometer 30.49 in.
Solar Rad 36 w/m2 Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 2.7 mi. ENE of central Topeka
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Point Forecast at a Glance

SunNov 30
Sun Nov 30: Partly Sunny, High 27F, Low 20F
27
20
MonDec 1
Mon Dec 1: Snow, High 27F, Low 15F
80%
27
15
TueDec 2
Tue Dec 2: Sunny, High 37F, Low 25F
37
25
WedDec 3
Wed Dec 3: Mostly Cloudy, High 37F, Low 10F
37
10
ThuDec 4
Thu Dec 4: Mostly Sunny, High 26F, Low 18F
26
18
FriDec 5
Fri Dec 5: Snow, High 36F, Low 23F
20%
36
23
SatDec 6
Sat Dec 6: Partly Sunny, High 39F
39
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 27°F to 39°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 14°F below the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 47°F with lows around 26°F.


This Date in Weather History

1957 - Lee slope winds enhanced by Hurricane Nina gusted to 82 mph at Honolulu, Hawaii, a record wind gust for that location. Wainiha, on the island of Kauai, was deluged with 20.42 inches of rain, and 35 foot waves pounded some Kauai beaches, even though the eye of the hurricane was never within 120 miles of the islands.

More on this and other weather history


Topeka, KS 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Sunday Nov 30

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. North wind around 5 mph.

Snow

Night: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Monday Dec 1

Snow

Day: Snow, mainly before 3pm. High near 27. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 15. Calm wind.

Tuesday Dec 2

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Wednesday Dec 3

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Dec 4

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

Snow

Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.

Friday Dec 5

Snow

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Saturday Dec 6

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 39.


About Topeka, KS

Topeka ( tə-PEE-kə) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Shawnee County. It is along the Kansas River in the central part of Shawnee County, in northeastern Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 126,587. The city, laid out in 1854, was one of the Free-State towns founded by Eastern antislavery men immediately after the passage of the Kansas–Nebraska Bill. In 1857, Topeka was chartered as a city. The city is well known for the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, which overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and declared racial segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional.

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