According to the National Weather Service of Topeka, temperatures will be a little cooler today thanks to breezy northwest winds. However, warmer weather is on the way for the rest of the week. Thursday looks to be the warmest day of the week with highs expected to reach the 70s. It will also be windy on Thursday with southwest winds gusting between 30 and 40 MPH. The warm and windy conditions are likely to cause elevated fire danger Thursday and Friday, so avoid any outdoor burning.

Today: Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph decreasing to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight: Colder. Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 30. North winds up to 5 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight.

Wednesday: Not as cool. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

Thursday: Breezy…warmer…sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.

Thursday Night: Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows around 50.

Friday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

Friday Night: Colder. Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.

Saturday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.

Monday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.