Land Management Forecasts
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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Fire Weather Point Planning Forecasts
National Weather Service Topeka KS
418 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
KSZ058-282215-
Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge (near Hartford)
38.32N 95.94W Elev. 1066 ft
418 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 48 42 46 20 30
TEMP 28 31 39 46 44 45 44 43 43 45 46 36 30 26 24 22 20 22 27 30 26
DEWPT 25 26 30 32 34 36 39 40 40 45 44 32 24 20 18 16 15 16 17 18 18
MIN/MAX RH 57 96 76 84 59
RH 88 81 70 58 68 70 82 89 89100 93 85 78 78 77 77 81 77 65 60 71
WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S S S NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE
WIND SPD 5 8 11 12 11 12 12 13 13 14 17 21 19 16 13 12 10 10 9 8 5
WIND GUST 21 27 28 31 29 28 29 37 36 33 26 25 20
CLOUDS(CAT) SC B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 30 85 79 78 97 96 93 94 97 97 92 83 80 61 57 53 54 50 45 55 77
POP 12HR 5 80 90 0 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.05 0.30 0 0
RAIN S C D D D D C
SNOW C
MIX HGT <10 12 16 15<10<10 11<10 12 15 19 30 31 26 22 22 21 22 29 36 13
T WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S S S W NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE
T WIND SPD 12 16 17 18 18 24 27 27 27 27 26 37 36 34 28 25 20 16 12 10 9
SMOKE DISP PR FR FR FR PR FR FR FR FR GD GD EX EX EX GD GD GD GD GD GD PR
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 20 27 14 38 25 40 21 35
TEMP 22 21 25 25 21 15 33 32 28 27 38 34 26 22 31 31
DEWPT 17 17 24 24 21 15 29 28 27 27 34 33 26 22 26 27
RH 81 84 96 96100 100 85 85 96 100 85 96100 100 81 85
PWIND DIR NE E W SW S SW N E
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 5 40 5 0 0 5 5 5
SNOW C C
$$
KSZ024-282215-
Potawatomi Indian Reservation
39.33N 95.85W Elev. 1056 ft
418 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 39 37 42 17 27
TEMP 24 27 33 37 38 38 40 41 41 41 38 32 28 23 21 20 17 20 24 27 24
DEWPT 21 23 23 24 26 31 36 39 39 41 38 27 22 18 16 13 13 14 15 15 15
MIN/MAX RH 56 99 77 84 61
RH 88 85 66 59 62 76 85 92 92100100 81 78 81 81 74 84 77 68 60 68
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N NE
WIND SPD 5 8 12 14 12 11 10 10 10 11 16 21 23 19 17 14 13 10 9 8 5
WIND GUST 27 34 35 33 27 25
CLOUDS(CAT) B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 57 75 89 91 95 94 94 96 95 94 91 83 81 72 62 50 48 46 48 53 74
POP 12HR 20 90 90 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.15 0.42 0 0
RAIN C L D D D D C
SNOW C
MIX HGT <10 11 17 14<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 28 29 30 24 20 20 21 30 33 13
T WIND DIR E E SE SE SE S S S S S NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NE
T WIND SPD 11 12 19 20 20 17 17 17 17 13 26 37 36 34 29 25 21 17 11 9 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR GD EX EX EX EX GD GD GD GD FR PR
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 16 26 14 36 23 36 17 33
TEMP 19 18 24 24 21 15 32 30 28 25 36 31 23 18 30 29
DEWPT 14 14 21 21 19 15 25 26 25 25 31 27 23 17 21 22
RH 80 84 88 88 92 100 75 85 88 100 82 85100 96 69 75
PWIND DIR NE SE SW SW S W N SE
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 5 0 0 5 5 5
SNOW C C
$$
KSZ012-282215-
Kickapoo Indian Reservation
39.69N 95.66W Elev. 1150 ft
418 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 37 34 40 16 25
TEMP 24 28 34 36 35 34 37 38 39 39 38 31 27 22 20 19 16 19 23 25 22
DEWPT 17 20 20 20 21 25 31 35 37 39 36 26 21 17 14 11 10 13 15 13 13
MIN/MAX RH 53 96 76 81 61
RH 74 71 56 52 56 69 79 89 92100 92 81 78 81 77 70 77 77 71 60 68
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N
WIND SPD 2 5 10 11 9 6 5 6 6 8 13 19 17 14 12 11 10 9 6 5 3
WIND GUST 18 17 17 17 19 26 33 32 31 26 25 21
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 74 72 81 81 95 95 96 96 97 95 92 87 84 76 71 54 49 47 48 52 76
POP 12HR 20 90 100 5 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0.49 0 0
RAIN S C L D D D D C
SNOW C C
MIX HGT 11 12 18 15<10<10<10<10<10<10 14 26 26 28 24 20 18 22 29 29 18
T WIND DIR E E SE SE SE SE S S S S NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N N
T WIND SPD 9 11 17 20 18 19 17 17 17 13 24 40 34 35 29 26 23 18 13 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR FR PR PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX EX GD GD GD GD FR PR
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 15 25 13 34 22 36 15 31
TEMP 18 17 23 23 19 14 31 30 27 25 35 30 22 16 28 27
DEWPT 10 11 19 19 16 13 24 24 23 22 29 24 19 13 18 19
RH 70 77 84 84 88 96 75 78 85 88 78 78 88 88 66 71
PWIND DIR NE SE SW S S W N W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 10 40 5 0 0 5 5 5
SNOW C C
$$
KSZ012-282215-
Iowa Sac&Fox Indian Reservation
39.98N 95.44W Elev. 965 ft
418 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025
Date Fri 11/28/25 Sat 11/29/25 Sun 11/30/25
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CST 3hrly 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
MAX/MIN 36 33 39 16 24
TEMP 22 27 33 36 34 33 35 37 39 38 37 31 27 23 21 19 16 18 22 24 21
DEWPT 15 17 16 17 18 23 28 33 35 37 36 25 21 17 14 12 10 11 12 12 12
MIN/MAX RH 45 92 76 79 61
RH 74 65 49 45 51 66 75 85 85 96 96 78 78 77 74 74 77 73 65 60 68
WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N
WIND SPD 2 5 11 13 11 10 10 10 10 10 13 19 19 18 17 16 13 10 9 8 4
WIND GUST 20 25 34 32 33 27 26
CLOUDS(CAT) B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B2
CLOUDS (%) 74 86 79 90 95 97 96 95 98 94 93 91 86 83 72 64 57 46 47 56 78
POP 12HR 20 90 100 10 0
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.52 0 0
RAIN S L D D D D L
SNOW C L
MIX HGT <10 10 18 17<10<10<10<10<10<10 11 22 25 27 24 19 18 22 28 29 11
T WIND DIR E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N
T WIND SPD 9 10 16 21 19 21 17 16 16 12 16 35 33 34 29 25 21 18 13 10 8
SMOKE DISP PR PR FR GD PR PR PR PR PR PR FR EX EX EX EX GD GD GD GD FR PR
Date Mon 12/01/25 Tue 12/02/25 Wed 12/03/25 Thu 12/04/25
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CST 6hrly 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
MIN/MAX TEMP 14 25 13 34 22 35 15 30
TEMP 17 16 23 23 20 14 31 29 27 25 34 30 21 16 27 26
DEWPT 10 10 16 17 16 12 22 22 22 22 26 23 17 10 16 18
RH 73 77 74 77 84 92 69 75 81 88 72 75 84 77 63 71
PWIND DIR NE SE S S S NW N W
WIND CHAR <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
POP 12HR 5 40 5 0 0 5 5 5
SNOW C C
$$
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
LAL(CAT)............................LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVEL
HAINES(CAT).........................HAINES INDEX
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