Topeka, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Topeka weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy——87°64°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——91°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——88°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——91°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle45%—91°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle42%—92°68°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle15%—88°65°-4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 6.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Topeka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 66603, 66604, 66605, 66606, 66607, 66608, 66609, 66610 +10 more
16-Day Forecast — Topeka
- Sun87°64°3%
- Mon91°68°1%
- Tue88°68°0%
- Wed91°67°7%
- Thu91°72°45%
- Fri92°68°42%
- Sat88°65°15%
- Sun94°70°6%
- Mon88°71°5%
- Tue90°64°2%
- Wed92°67°3%
- Thu92°70°9%
- Fri87°69°19%
- Sat89°66°16%
- Sun92°70°17%
- Mon95°70°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Topeka
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.
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