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Fire Weather Watch

Republic; Washington; Marshall; Nemaha; Brown; Cloud; Clay; Riley; Pottawatomie; Jackson; Jefferson; Ottawa; Dickinson; Geary; Morris; Wabaunsee; Shawnee; Lyon; Osage

Fire Weather Watch issued March 19 at 1:34PM CDT until March 22 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka KS

Alert Description

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a Fire Weather Watch for low relative humidity, gusty wind and dry fuels, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 008 Republic, Fire Weather Zone 009 Washington, Fire Weather Zone 010 Marshall, Fire Weather Zone 011 Nemaha, Fire Weather Zone 012 Brown, Fire Weather Zone 020 Cloud, Fire Weather Zone 021 Clay, Fire Weather Zone 022 Riley, Fire Weather Zone 023 Pottawatomie, Fire Weather Zone 024 Jackson, Fire Weather Zone 026 Jefferson, Fire Weather Zone 034 Ottawa, Fire Weather Zone 035 Dickinson, Fire Weather Zone 036 Geary, Fire Weather Zone 037 Morris, Fire Weather Zone 038 Wabaunsee, Fire Weather Zone 039 Shawnee, Fire Weather Zone 054 Lyon and Fire Weather Zone 055 Osage. * TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 92. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Avoid outdoor burning.

Safety Instructions

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.

Time Information

Effective
Mar 21, 2026, 5:00 PM
Expires
Mar 20, 2026, 2:45 AM
Issued
Mar 19, 2026, 6:34 PM

Alert Details

Severity
Severe
Urgency
Future
Certainty
Possible
Category
Met

Issued By

NWS Topeka KS
National Weather Service

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