Currently in Topeka:

  • Temperature: 86.0°F
  • Sky conditions: Few Clouds
  • Dew point: 73.9°F
  • Wind: From NW at 8 mph
  • Visibility: 9 miles
  • Humidity: 67%
  • Pressure: 30.0"
  • UV Index: 8

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Extended forecast

49 Storm Team Forecast: Same old song and dance: Hot and humid with afternoon storms

Another day of hot, humid weather is on the way.
The heat and instability combined with a warm front could cause a few severe storms by late afternoon. The main threats will be damaging wind, heavy rain, and large hail in a few of the strongest storms. Highs will reach the middle 90s under partly cloudy skies. Storm chances will be around 40 percent and will stick around throughout the night with morning lows in the lower 70s.

Saturday's storm chances won't be quite as high. We'll see partly cloudy and humid conditions stick around with highs in the middle 90s. A 30 percent chance of storms will be around. Overnight lows in the lower 70s.

Isolated storms under partly cloudy skies will again be a possibility on your Sunday with middle 90s for highs.

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Sunrise & sunset

  • Rise Friday: 6:18 a.m.
  • Set Friday: 8:40 p.m.
  • Rise Saturday: 6:18 a.m.
  • Set Saturday: 8:39 p.m.

Moonrise & moonset

  • Rise Friday: 1:22 a.m.
  • Set Friday: 3:09 p.m.
  • Rise Saturday: 1:59 a.m.
  • Set Saturday: 4:18 p.m.

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