Weather Alerts For Topeka/Forbes Field, KS

# HEADLINE -------------------- EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerously hot conditions with afternoon heat index values of 100 to 108. WHERE Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. WHEN Until 7 PM CDT Tuesday. IMPACTS Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. ISSUED AT Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 2:13 AM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Topeka KS HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee, Anderson, Brown, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Dickinson, Douglas, Franklin, Geary, Jackson, Jefferson, Lyon, Marshall, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Ottawa, Republic, Riley, Shawnee, Washington Including the cities of Hiawatha, Paxico, Alma, Emporia, Sabetha, Blue Rapids, Maple Hill, Belleville, Lyndon, Hanover, Overbrook, Nortonville, Horton, Clay Center, Meriden, Wamego, Osage City, Washington, Burlington, Marysville, Manhattan, Topeka, Carbondale, Minneapolis, St. Marys, Seneca, Council Grove, Harveyville, Lebo, Frankfort, Grantville, McLouth, Alta Vista, Linn, Clifton, Eskridge, McFarland, Abilene, Lawrence, Greenleaf, Concordia, Holton, Perry, Garnett, Herington, Valley Falls, Bennington, Burlingame, Junction City, Ottawa, and Oskaloosa

Pollen Index: 11.4 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Ragweed, Chenopods and Nettle. Pollen concentrations for Sunday will be falling but will remain in the very high range. This forecast of lower pollen concentration is based on falling temperatures, rising humidity, and expected precipitation in the morning, afternoon and evening which tends to wash pollen out of the air.