Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KTOP

Meriden, KS weather

Clear and 55°13°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 20 mph33 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 59Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 56°13° today at 6 AM
Above 70°21° today by noon
High 78°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 58°14° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 78°26° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 78°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 58°14° by 2 AM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	41%	0
Sat 4a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	62%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	10%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	15%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	15%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	44%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	60%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	55%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	57%	19%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	49%	61%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	46%	73%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	43%	79%	5
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	42%	38%	4
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	78°26° (likely 76°24° to 79°26°)	78°26°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	42%	61%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	48%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 70°21° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	78%	1
Sat 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	79%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	83%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	93%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	70%	86%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	91%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	94%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	75%	94%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	79%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	64%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	59%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	70%	72%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	69%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	43%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	50%	88%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	46%	86%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	45%	90%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	78°26° (likely 75°24° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	43%	93%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	97%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	96%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	59%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	68%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	94%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	90%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	78%	83%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	81%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 75°24°).
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–62°17°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 63°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 63°17°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 43 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 42 mph67 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 78°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 54°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–75°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Kansas River at Topeka

9.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.4 ft
Flow: 10,500 cfs

Forecast peak 10.1 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Soldier Creek near Topeka

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.2 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Forecast peak 0.2 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Kansas River at Lecompton

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.6 ft
Flow: 10,400 cfs

Forecast peak 6.4 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Delaware River (KS) at Perry Lake

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 894 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

This week 7Typical 0

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–1:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Topeka Asos · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°SunOct 18
±0°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+10°+5°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Meriden weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 25 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:47 PM; Morning 7:24–8:18 AM
Blue hour: 6:47–6:58 PM; Morning 7:14–7:24 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 5–7:14 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:57 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:28 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Meriden. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Meriden, KS weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kansas River at Topeka

Soldier Creek near Topeka

Kansas River at Lecompton

Delaware River (KS) at Perry Lake

For your home

Cooling this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon