Topeka, Kansas Weather
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Topeka weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Clear——86°65°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast——94°66°+8°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast——97°68°+3°
- WednesdayAug 5Heavy Showers47%0.20″98°68°+1°
- ThursdayAug 6Heavy Showers47%0.46″90°67°-8°
- FridayAug 7Showers35%0.79″95°69°+5°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle——101°72°+6°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Topeka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 66603, 66604, 66605, 66606, 66607, 66608, 66609, 66610 +10 more
16-Day Forecast — Topeka
- Sun86°65°0%
- Mon94°66°0%
- Tue97°68°2%
- Wed98°68°47%
- Thu90°67°47%
- Fri95°69°35%
- Sat101°72°7%
- Sun102°77°7%
- Mon102°80°7%
- Tue98°75°6%
- Wed104°81°14%
- Thu107°83°28%
- Fri111°75°22%
- Sat96°71°26%
- Sun104°71°27%
- Mon105°69°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Topeka
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Topeka
SPC includes Topeka in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
Sun & seasons in Topeka
Topeka sits in Shawnee County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 55m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 25m — a swing of +5h 29m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Wichita, the state’s largest city, lies about 129 miles to the SW. The nearest town Topeka tracks is Olathe, roughly 48 miles to the ESE.
Air quality in Topeka’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 44). See the full air-quality history for Topeka.
ZIP codes in Topeka
- 66621
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- 66609
- 66608
- 66607
- 66606
- 66605
- 66604
- 66603
- 66619
- 66611
- 66612
- 66614
- 66616
- 66601
- 66624
- 66625
- 66626
- 66629
- 66636
- 66647
- 66667
- 66675
- 66683
- 66699