977  
FOUS53 KTOP 240916  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
316 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
KSZ039-242200-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
316 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 7 1 17 -6 21  
TEMP 2 2 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 11 16 11 4 2 0 -5 0 13 21 18  
DEWPT -4 -3 -1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 5 6 3 1 -1 -3 -5 -3 5 10 11  
RH 75 79 76 79 83 87 87 87 87 91 76 64 69 87 87 87100 87 70 62 73  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W W SW SW  
WIND SPD 8 6 6 6 5 4 3 4 5 5 8 8 4 4 5 5 4 4 6 10 10  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL  
POP 12HR 90 60 20 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.03 0 0 0  
SNOW D L D L L L C S S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26  
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 10 33 8 34 8 27 8 25  
TEMP 15 13 29 26 15 9 27 29 17 9 22 21 12 8 19 21  
DEWPT 13 13 21 19 14 9 19 22 14 8 12 12 9 6 11 13  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW W N NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 10  
 
 
KSZ040-242200-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
316 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 7 2 17 -5 20  
TEMP 2 2 4 6 5 4 4 4 3 4 11 16 11 4 2 0 -4 0 13 20 17  
DEWPT -4 -3 -1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 5 6 3 0 -2 -3 -4 -3 5 9 10  
RH 75 79 79 79 83 87 83 87 87 91 76 64 69 83 83 87100 87 70 62 73  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W W SW SW  
WIND SPD 8 8 8 8 5 5 4 5 5 6 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 10 10  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL CL  
POP 12HR 90 70 20 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.04 0 0 0  
SNOW D L D L L L C S S S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26  
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 9 33 8 33 7 27 8 25  
TEMP 13 13 28 26 15 9 26 28 17 8 20 21 12 8 18 20  
DEWPT 12 13 21 19 13 9 19 22 13 8 12 12 7 6 11 13  
PWIND DIR SW W NW W N NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10  
 
 
KSZ054-242200-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
316 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 6 2 17 -5 22  
TEMP 1 1 4 6 4 4 4 4 3 4 11 16 11 5 4 1 -4 0 14 22 18  
DEWPT -3 -1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 5 6 4 2 0 -2 -5 -3 6 11 11  
RH 83 91 83 79 91 87 83 87 87 91 76 64 73 87 83 87 95 87 70 62 73  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 11 10 10 9 8 6 6 8 9 9 10 10 6 6 8 8 6 5 9 11 11  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC FW B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 80 70 20 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.05 0.01 0 0  
SNOW D D D L L L L C S S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26  
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 10 34 10 36 11 29 9 25  
TEMP 15 14 29 26 16 11 28 30 20 12 23 22 13 10 19 20  
DEWPT 13 13 23 20 14 11 21 24 17 11 15 14 10 8 12 13  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW W N E E E  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10  
 
 
KSZ022-242200-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
316 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 6 -1 17 -7 24  
TEMP 1 2 4 6 4 5 4 3 4 3 12 17 12 6 4 -1 -6 -1 15 24 22  
DEWPT -3 -2 -1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 6 4 2 0 -3 -7 -3 7 13 14  
RH 83 83 79 79 87 83 83 91 83 91 70 61 70 83 83 91 95 91 70 62 71  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW W W SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 4 4 4 3 2 3 9 11 9  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 70 60 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW L L L L L C S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26  
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 11 33 10 35 10 28 8 25  
TEMP 17 13 28 27 17 11 28 31 20 11 22 23 15 9 19 22  
DEWPT 15 12 22 19 14 11 21 24 15 10 14 15 10 8 12 13  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW W N E E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10  
 
 
KSZ020-242200-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
316 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 5 -3 19 -6 25  
TEMP 0 1 2 4 4 4 2 1 -1 0 11 18 13 8 5 -1 -5 -1 15 24 23  
DEWPT -4 -3 -2 1 1 0 -1 0 -2 -2 4 7 6 1 0 -4 -5 -3 8 15 16  
RH 83 83 83 87 87 83 87 95 95 91 73 61 73 72 79 87100 91 73 68 74  
WIND DIR NE E E NE E E NE N N NW NW N N N N NW W SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 6 6 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 4 6 9 8 8 6 5 5 6 12 13 11  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 FW FW FW FW CL CL  
POP 12HR 60 30 5 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW L C C L C  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26  
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 13 34 11 38 11 29 10 24  
TEMP 19 15 28 27 18 12 30 32 21 12 22 24 17 11 18 22  
DEWPT 16 13 21 19 15 12 23 24 16 11 14 15 12 9 11 13  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW W NE E E E  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10  
 
 
KSZ059-242200-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
316 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 7 2 17 -5 20  
TEMP 1 2 5 6 5 5 4 4 3 4 11 16 11 5 1 1 -3 1 13 20 16  
DEWPT -3 -1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 6 7 3 1 -1 -2 -3 -2 5 9 8  
RH 83 87 79 83 83 83 87 87 95 95 80 67 69 83 91 87100 87 70 62 70  
WIND DIR NE NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W W SW SW  
WIND SPD 11 11 10 10 8 6 6 8 9 10 10 10 6 6 6 6 5 5 8 10 10  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC FW B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL  
POP 12HR 80 90 30 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.09 0.03 0 0  
SNOW D D D L L D D L C C S S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W W W W W W W W W  
 
DATE TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26  
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 9 33 8 34 9 28 8 25  
TEMP 13 13 28 26 16 9 27 28 19 10 22 20 13 8 19 20  
DEWPT 10 12 21 19 14 9 19 22 16 9 12 11 9 7 11 11  
PWIND DIR SW W NW W N NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 10 10  
 
 
KSZ012-242200-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
316 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26  
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 4 -1 16 -5 21  
TEMP 0 0 2 4 3 3 2 2 1 2 10 15 9 5 3 0 -4 0 13 20 17  
DEWPT -9 -8 -4 -2 -2 -2 -3 -2 -5 -3 0 1 -1 -3 -5 -7 -9 -6 1 6 8  
RH 65 68 75 75 79 79 79 83 75 79 63 53 63 69 68 71 78 75 58 54 67  
WIND DIR NE E E NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 3 4 5 6 8 4 5 6 5 5 5 10 12 10  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL  
POP 12HR 70 60 10 5 0  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0.03 0 0 0  
SNOW L L L L L C S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26  
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 12 31 8 33 6 24 6 22  
TEMP 17 14 28 24 14 9 26 27 16 7 19 19 12 7 18 19  
DEWPT 11 9 16 14 6 4 14 15 8 3 7 7 3 1 6 8  
PWIND DIR SW NW NW W N N NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 10  
 
 
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