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Topeka, Kansas Weather

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Topeka weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Topeka, KS
Wednesday, June 3 at 10:37 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
56%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Topeka, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTopeka, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 68°H 83°
Topeka, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    83°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Heavy Rain
    39%
    0.42″
    83°68°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    87°70°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    35%
    88°70°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    67%
    0.11″
    82°67°-6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    86°68°+4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Thunderstorm
    23%
    90°73°+4°
Topeka, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 71°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 22 @ 9:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2615SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 71° from the sse.
Topeka, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.4983.9984.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Topeka, KS
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
2.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 49
Topeka, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.7mi
UNLIMITED
73 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
22:37 UTC ·Topeka, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
22:37 UTC ·Topeka, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Topeka, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Topeka, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Topeka, KS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Topeka, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
4:11 AM
Moonset
1:25 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Topeka, KS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Topeka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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 has placed Topeka in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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.

ZIP codes in Topeka

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.