textproduct: Topeka

KEY MESSAGES

- A windy day today as gusts up to 35 mph continue through early afternoon. Some areas in far northeast KS could see gusts up to 40- 45 mph through 9 AM this morning.

- Temperatures rebound Thursday before another shot of cold air moves in by the weekend. Highs will struggle to get above the 30s, especially Sunday.

- The forecast remains dry with any chance for precipitation staying north of the area.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 314 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

Mid-level water vapor imagery this morning shows a compact low tracking into the northern Midwest with northwesterly flow situated from the central Plains to the PNW. The passage of the aforementioned upper low has pushed a strong 991mb low towards Lake Michigan with a tight pressure gradient and surface trough extending west all the way into southeastern Kansas. A frontal boundary has made its way across the forecast area in northeast KS with gusty winds filtering in from the northwest through this morning. Expect windy conditions to exist across the area through the early afternoon with some areas across far northeastern KS gusting upwards to 40-45 mph. Temperatures this afternoon should get to near-normal values as mostly sunny skies and afternoon mixing warms the area into the mid 40s; warmer southwest and cooler towards northeast KS. Clouds begin to increase by this evening as some remnant mid-level vorticity advects into Nebraska behind the main shortwave. Could see some sprinkles/flurries across far northern KS, but chances remain below 10% at this time with better precipitation chances staying north. Low-level flow returns to the south by Thursday helping to provide a brief warm up into the 50s by the afternoon with some across central KS seeing some 60s!

The warmth does not last long as the next lobe of vorticity embedded in the northwesterly flow ejects off the WY rockies Thursday night and brings air from Canada into KS for the weekend. Although any precipitation chances remain north across Iowa and Nebraska, expect high temperatures Friday and Saturday in the upper 30s and low 40s. By Sunday morning, the arctic 1040mb canadian high pushes into Iowa and plummets temperatures into the low teens and upper single digits. Temperatures will rebound a bit Sunday as highs top out in the low to mid 20s in far northeast KS and upper 20s and low 30s closer to central KS. Luckily, temperatures rebound back into the upper 40s and 50s by early next week as WAA returns as the arctic air pushes towards the East Coast.

AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY/

Issued at 521 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

Main aviation concern over the first half of the period will be gusty northwest winds upwards of 30-40 mph. Winds and gusts will begin to decrease later this afternoon as surface ridging builds across the area. Opted to not add mention of LLWS as winds uniformally increase through the column and is more in line with turbulent mixing. Winds go light overnight tonight as mid level cloud cover increases.

TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

Wind Advisory until 9 AM CST this morning for KSZ011-KSZ012.