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Topeka, Kansas weather · now
86°
Clear
- Feels
- 92°
- High / Low
- 98° / 80°
- Wind
- 33 mph S
- Humidity
- 62%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.
GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate Sun 6:32 AM 8:23 PM 13h 51m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit
Current weather and 7-day forecast for Topeka, Kansas, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny today. Today's high is 98° with a low near 80°. 1 active weather alert in effect.
What to wear today
Stay cool — limit sun exposure
Extreme heat at 98°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.
Next 24 hours
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11 AM
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92°
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95°
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5 PM
97°
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94°
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83°
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Today 8/11
Mostly Sunny 2% 98° · 80° - 11 AM 89° Sunny
- 12 PM 90° Mostly Sunny
- 1 PM 92° Mostly Sunny
- 2 PM 94° Mostly Sunny
- 3 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 1%
- 4 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 1%
- 5 PM 97° Mostly Sunny
- 6 PM 95° Partly Cloudy
- 7 PM 94° Partly Cloudy 1%
- 8 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 1%
- 9 PM 88° Partly Cloudy 1%
- 10 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 1%
- 11 PM 85° Mostly Clear 1%
- 11 AM
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Wed 8/12
Mostly Sunny 9% 97° · 78° - 12 AM 84° Mostly Clear 1%
- 1 AM 85° Partly Cloudy 1%
- 2 AM 85° Partly Cloudy 1%
- 3 AM 83° Partly Cloudy 1%
- 4 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 2%
- 5 AM 81° Partly Cloudy
- 6 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 2%
- 7 AM 80° Partly Sunny 4%
- 8 AM 82° Partly Sunny 3%
- 9 AM 84° Partly Sunny 2%
- 10 AM 86° Mostly Sunny 1%
- 11 AM 89° Mostly Sunny
- 12 PM 91° Sunny
- 1 PM 93° Sunny
- 2 PM 95° Sunny 1%
- 3 PM 97° Sunny 2%
- 4 PM 97° Sunny
- 5 PM 96° Sunny 2%
- 6 PM 94° Mostly Clear 7%
- 7 PM 92° Partly Cloudy 7%
- 8 PM 89° Partly Cloudy 7%
- 9 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 7%
- 10 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 7%
- 11 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 7%
- 12 AM
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Thu 8/13
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22% 98° · 76° - 12 AM
83° Mostly Cloudy 7% - 1 AM 83° Mostly Cloudy 9%
- 2 AM 82° Mostly Cloudy 9%
- 3 AM 81° Mostly Cloudy 9%
- 4 AM 80° Mostly Cloudy 9%
- 5 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 9%
- 6 AM 78° Mostly Cloudy 9%
- 7 AM 78° Mostly Cloudy 6%
- 8 AM 80° Partly Sunny 6%
- 9 AM 82° Partly Sunny 6%
- 10 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 6%
- 11 AM 88° Mostly Sunny 6%
- 12 PM 91° Mostly Sunny 6%
- 1 PM
94° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15% - 2 PM 96° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
- 3 PM 97° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
- 4 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
- 5 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
- 6 PM 95° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
- 7 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 8 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 9 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 10 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 11 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 12 AM
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Fri 8/14
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22% 97° · 77° - 12 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 1 AM 80° Mostly Cloudy 14%
- 2 AM 79° Mostly Cloudy 14%
- 3 AM 78° Mostly Cloudy 14%
- 4 AM 78° Mostly Cloudy 14%
- 5 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 14%
- 6 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 14%
- 7 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
- 8 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
- 9 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
- 10 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
- 11 AM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
- 12 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
- 1 PM 92° Mostly Sunny 8%
- 2 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 8%
- 3 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 8%
- 4 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 8%
- 5 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 8%
- 6 PM 94° Partly Cloudy 8%
- 7 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
- 8 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
- 9 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
- 10 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
- 11 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
- 12 AM
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Sat 8/15
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 22% 97° · 76° - 12 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
- 1 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 2 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 3 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 4 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 5 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 6 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
- 7 AM 77° Partly Sunny 7%
- 8 AM 78° Partly Sunny 7%
- 9 AM 81° Partly Sunny 7%
- 10 AM 84° Partly Sunny 7%
- 11 AM 87° Partly Sunny 7%
- 12 PM 91° Partly Sunny 7%
- 1 PM 94° Mostly Sunny 5%
- 2 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 5%
- 3 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 5%
- 4 PM 97° Mostly Sunny 5%
- 5 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 5%
- 6 PM 95° Partly Cloudy 5%
- 7 PM 93° Partly Cloudy 8%
- 8 PM 90° Partly Cloudy 8%
- 9 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 8%
- 10 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 8%
- 11 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 8%
- 12 AM
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Sun 8/16
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23% 92° · 71° - 12 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 8%
- 1 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 12%
- 2 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 12%
- 3 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 12%
- 4 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 12%
- 5 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 12%
- 6 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 12%
- 7 AM 76° Partly Sunny 9%
- 8 AM 78° Partly Sunny 9%
- 9 AM 80° Partly Sunny 9%
- 10 AM 83° Partly Sunny 9%
- 11 AM 86° Partly Sunny 9%
- 12 PM 88° Partly Sunny 9%
- 1 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 2 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 3 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 4 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 5 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 6 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 7 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 11%
- 8 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 11%
- 9 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 11%
- 10 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 11%
- 11 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 11%
- 12 AM
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Mon 8/17
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23% 86° · 70° - 12 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 11%
- 1 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
- 2 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
- 3 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
- 4 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
- 5 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
- 6 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
- 7 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 8 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 9 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 10 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 11 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 12 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
- 1 PM 82° Partly Sunny 10%
- 2 PM 83° Partly Sunny 10%
- 3 PM 85° Partly Sunny 10%
- 4 PM 85° Partly Sunny 10%
- 5 PM 85° Partly Sunny 10%
- 6 PM 84° Mostly Cloudy 10%
- 7 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 5%
- 8 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 5%
- 9 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 5%
- 10 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 5%
- 12 AM
Extended outlook days 8–16
- Tue 8/18
Drizzle 12% 94° · 72° - Wed 8/19 Mostly Sunny 8% 100° · 71°
- Thu 8/20 Drizzle 9% 110° · 75°
- Fri 8/21 Drizzle 15% 115° · 85°
- Sat 8/22 Drizzle 17% 85° · 67°
- Sun 8/23
Cloudy 21% 84° · 60° - Mon 8/24 Cloudy 23% 83° · 54°
- Tue 8/25 Mostly Sunny 23% 91° · 56°
- Wed 8/26 Cloudy 27% 99° · 64°
Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.
Best day this week
Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.
Wednesday, 8/12
Mostly Sunny, 97° / 78°
- Tomorrow97°78°
- Thu98°76°
- Fri97°77°
- Sat97°76°
- Sun92°71°
- Mon86°70°
Best time to head outside
Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.
- RunTomorrow 6 AM
warm at 71°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (23%) · pollen moderate today
Excellent88 / 100 - BikeTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 78°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - GolfTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 81°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - PicnicTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 81°F · light wind (10 mph) · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100 - Magic ShowAnytime
Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.
Corporate Magician Scott Henderson
Climate normals
What weather to expect in Topeka
Topeka in August typically averages 86° highs and 69° lows, with about 14 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 89°); the coldest is January (average low 19°). July is the wettest month on average.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35° | 19° | 8 |
| Feb | 46° | 27° | 5 |
| Mar | 65° | 41° | 10 |
| Apr | 70° | 50° | 15 |
| May | 76° | 56° | 15 |
| Jun | 84° | 67° | 16 |
| Jul | 89° | 72° | 17 |
| Aug | 86° | 69° | 14 |
| Sep | 81° | 62° | 11 |
| Oct | 74° | 54° | 8 |
| Nov | 56° | 40° | 9 |
| Dec | 46° | 29° | 5 |
Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.
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Detailed forecast (NWS)
- Today
- Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Wednesday
- Mostly sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 106. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
- Thursday
- A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 98. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday
- A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 97. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.