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Topeka, Indiana Weather

Queen Anne's lace lines the roads. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Topeka, IN
Monday, July 6 at 1:25 AM
70
°
Drizzle
Feels like
75°
Humidity
94%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
5:18 PM
Topeka, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTopeka, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 68°H 81°
Topeka, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    35%
    0.10″
    81°68°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    82°64°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°63°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    35%
    0.06″
    81°65°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    82°66°+1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    83°67°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    86°68°+3°
Topeka, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
016° · veering 106°
Direction
NNE
016°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 mph · pk 20 mph @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 106° from the nne.
Topeka, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979981
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.4979.3980.7
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Topeka, IN
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-6 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10
Topeka, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.9mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
05:25 UTC · Topeka, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:25 UTC · Topeka, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Topeka, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Topeka, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Topeka, IN
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
5:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:54 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Topeka, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
66% illuminated
Moonrise
12:23 AM
Moonset
1:02 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Topeka, IN
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Queen Anne's lace lines the roads

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Topeka at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 46571

15-Day Forecast — Topeka

  1. Mon81°68°35%
  2. Tue82°64°1%
  3. Wed82°63°1%
  4. Thu81°65°35%
  5. Fri82°66°46%
  6. Sat83°67°31%
  7. Sun86°68°14%
  8. Mon86°70°5%
  9. Tue79°60°11%
  10. Wed77°54°16%
  11. Thu76°55°24%
  12. Fri68°63°28%
  13. Sat72°62°23%
  14. Sun82°60°19%
  15. Mon84°63°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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.

ZIP codes in Topeka

  • 46571

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.