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Cold Weather Advisory

Status

Event Continued Active alert

Start Time

Fri 01/23/2026 07:00 PM EST

End Time

Mon 01/26/2026 01:00 PM EST

Significance

Advisory

Impacts

Low impact

Locations Affected

Topeka, KS ∙ Lawrence, KS ∙ Manhattan, KS ∙ Princeton, KS ∙ Mahaska, KS ∙ Westmoreland, KS ∙ Kickapoo Site 2, KS ∙ Milford, KS ∙ Tecumseh, KS ∙ Dwight, KS

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Topeka KS 312 AM CST Fri Jan 23 2026 ...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 20 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and northeast Kansas. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon CST Monday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

Technical Header

KSZ026-034>040-054>056-058-059-232200- /O.CON.KTOP.CW.Y.0001.260124T0000Z-260126T1800Z/ Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris-Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas- Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- Including the cities of Valley Falls, Harveyville, Nortonville, Meriden, Ottawa, Topeka, Alma, Lyndon, Lawrence, Overbrook, Perry, Herington, Council Grove, Eskridge, Junction City, Emporia, Osage City, McLouth, McFarland, Maple Hill, Carbondale, Garnett, Oskaloosa, Grantville, Bennington, Alta Vista, Paxico, Burlington, Minneapolis, Burlingame, Lebo, and Abilene 312 AM CST Fri Jan 23 2026