912  
FOUS53 KTOP 171827  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
KSZ039-172200-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 71 42 68 42 58  
TEMP 70 67 64 56 49 44 49 63 67 62 52 50 47 43 49 56 52 44  
DEWPT 51 51 50 34 29 28 30 28 27 31 33 32 33 32 32 31 28 26  
RH 51 56 60 43 46 53 48 26 22 31 48 50 58 65 52 38 39 49  
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W SW S S SE SE S S SW W W NW  
WIND SPD 25 23 20 9 9 8 5 8 11 6 5 6 6 8 12 16 17 14  
WIND GUST 39 34 31 26 28 25  
CLOUDS OV B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 20 20 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN S  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 23 45 25 41 20 39 15 41  
TEMP 31 24 39 41 31 26 35 37 27 22 35 35 22 17 35 36  
DEWPT 20 17 17 19 18 19 21 20 17 14 15 15 12 9 14 19  
PWIND DIR NW NW NE N NW NW N E  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 30 40 20 5 5 0  
SNOW C C C S  
 

 
KSZ040-172200-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 70 42 68 43 60  
TEMP 69 67 64 57 50 44 49 62 67 62 52 50 47 44 50 57 54 47  
DEWPT 52 51 52 39 32 30 31 31 28 32 33 32 34 35 33 32 30 27  
RH 55 56 65 51 50 57 50 31 23 32 48 50 60 70 52 38 40 45  
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W SW S S SE SE S S SW W W NW  
WIND SPD 24 24 23 9 9 8 5 8 11 6 5 6 6 8 11 14 17 14  
WIND GUST 35 34 21 25 28 25  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 0 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN S S  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 24 45 25 40 20 39 15 41  
TEMP 33 25 39 41 31 26 35 36 27 22 34 35 22 17 34 36  
DEWPT 20 17 18 19 18 18 21 20 17 14 15 14 12 9 14 18  
PWIND DIR NW NW NE N NW NW N E  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 30 40 20 5 5 0  
SNOW C C C S S  
 

 
KSZ054-172200-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 72 44 69 45 59  
TEMP 72 68 65 58 52 46 51 64 69 63 54 51 49 46 50 57 54 45  
DEWPT 47 48 46 27 23 24 29 27 26 29 30 30 31 28 27 27 25 24  
RH 41 49 50 30 32 42 42 24 20 27 40 44 50 49 41 31 32 43  
WIND DIR S S SW W W W SW S S S S S S SW W W W NW  
WIND SPD 28 24 19 14 12 11 6 9 14 11 10 11 11 11 16 19 20 14  
WIND GUST 35 31 21 26 31 32  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 25 47 26 43 22 42 17 44  
TEMP 31 25 40 43 34 28 37 37 28 23 36 37 24 20 37 39  
DEWPT 20 17 17 20 20 20 23 23 19 16 18 17 14 11 15 21  
PWIND DIR NW N NE N NW N N E  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 0 40 40 20 0 0 0  
SNOW S C C C S  
 

 
KSZ022-172200-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 73 39 67 40 51  
TEMP 72 68 64 56 49 42 47 62 67 63 53 51 46 42 46 49 47 42  
DEWPT 44 45 30 23 22 22 27 27 27 30 30 28 29 27 26 27 25 22  
RH 37 43 28 27 34 44 45 26 22 29 41 41 51 55 45 42 42 44  
WIND DIR S S W W W SW SW SW S S S S SE SW W NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 25 21 17 11 9 8 6 9 12 8 4 6 6 9 12 16 16 12  
WIND GUST 37 32 27 23 27 27 24  
CLOUDS B2 SC B2 FW CL CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 22 44 23 41 19 39 15 42  
TEMP 28 22 38 42 31 25 35 39 27 21 35 37 23 17 35 38  
DEWPT 18 15 15 17 17 19 20 20 17 15 15 15 11 8 14 19  
PWIND DIR NW NW NE N NW N N SE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 40 40 20 5 5 5  
SNOW S C C C S  
 

 
KSZ020-172200-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 75 40 66 36 44  
TEMP 73 69 62 54 48 41 46 58 65 61 52 49 43 37 39 40 39 36  
DEWPT 38 38 21 21 23 22 25 26 25 28 28 27 27 24 23 23 22 20  
RH 28 32 20 27 37 46 43 29 22 28 39 42 53 59 52 50 50 52  
WIND DIR S SW W W W W SW SW S S SE S E N N NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 27 23 19 14 13 10 9 11 12 6 8 8 12 14 19 21 20 17  
WIND GUST 35 29 31 34 33 27  
CLOUDS B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 5 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN S  
SNOW S S S  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 20 41 23 41 19 38 15 42  
TEMP 26 20 34 39 30 24 34 38 26 20 33 36 22 16 34 38  
DEWPT 17 14 14 17 17 17 18 20 18 15 15 15 12 8 14 19  
PWIND DIR NW N NE N NW N NE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 40 40 20 5 5 5  
SNOW S S C C C S  
 

 
KSZ059-172200-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 71 44 70 48 63  
TEMP 70 68 66 62 53 47 52 65 70 64 56 53 52 49 53 60 58 49  
DEWPT 51 52 53 38 26 23 31 30 29 31 32 31 36 35 32 29 28 26  
RH 51 57 63 41 35 38 44 27 22 29 40 43 54 58 44 31 32 40  
WIND DIR S S S W W W SW SW S S S S S SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 26 27 26 14 10 8 8 9 12 10 10 11 10 11 14 18 18 14  
WIND GUST 37 21 25 28  
CLOUDS OV OV SC SC CL CL CL FW FW SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 20 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN S  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 26 47 28 42 22 41 17 42  
TEMP 35 27 40 43 35 29 36 36 28 23 35 36 24 18 36 37  
DEWPT 21 19 19 21 21 21 23 23 19 16 18 16 13 11 14 19  
PWIND DIR NW NW NE N NW NW N NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 5 5 30 40 20 5 5 0  
SNOW C C C S S  
 

 
KSZ012-172200-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
1227 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 02/17/26 WED 02/18/26 THU 02/19/26  
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 71 42 67 39 53  
TEMP 71 67 65 57 52 45 50 62 67 61 51 49 45 40 45 52 48 39  
DEWPT 49 48 44 26 21 22 24 24 22 26 24 26 26 25 25 26 23 21  
RH 46 50 46 30 29 40 36 23 18 26 34 40 47 55 45 36 37 48  
WIND DIR S S SW W W W W SW SW S SE SE SE E E NW NW NW  
WIND SPD 28 25 21 12 14 11 11 11 12 8 6 6 9 10 13 17 18 16  
WIND GUST 39 36 32 24 27 29 27  
CLOUDS OV SC B2 FW CL CL CL FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW B1  
POP 12HR 20 20 5 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN S S  
SNOW S S  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26 MON 02/23/26  
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 22 41 23 39 18 36 13 39  
TEMP 29 22 36 37 28 24 35 35 26 20 33 31 20 15 33 35  
DEWPT 16 11 11 11 11 10 13 13 12 8 8 6 5 3 6 12  
PWIND DIR NW NW N N NW NW N E  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN GN GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 30 40 20 5 5 5  
SNOW S C C C S S  
 

 
 
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