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FOUS53 KTOP 211647  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
1047 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
KSZ039-212200-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
1047 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26  
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 50 19 42 3 12  
TEMP 42 50 41 31 25 21 19 23 37 42 33 25 20 13 6 7 9 11 7  
DEWPT 20 21 22 16 14 14 13 13 11 11 13 12 7 1 -5 -9-12-15-16  
RH 41 31 46 53 62 74 77 65 33 28 43 57 56 58 60 47 37 29 33  
WIND DIR W W NW N N E S S SW N NE NE N N N N NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 11 14 10 8 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 9 12 13 13 13 12 12 10  
WIND GUST 21 26 24 25 24 23  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW S S C  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26  
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 -2 8 -2 15 0 24 11 38  
TEMP 3 -1 5 6 2 -2 11 12 6 3 19 20 16 12 31 32  
DEWPT -14 -11 -7 -5 -4 -4 3 3 0 0 7 12 12 12 20 22  
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NW W SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 50 60 30 10 5 0 0 0  
SNOW C C L C C S  
 

 
KSZ040-212200-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
1047 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26  
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 50 19 42 4 12  
TEMP 42 50 41 31 25 21 19 24 37 41 34 26 21 13 6 7 8 11 7  
DEWPT 21 22 23 16 13 13 13 14 11 11 13 11 7 1 -5 -9-12-15-17  
RH 43 33 48 53 60 71 77 65 33 29 41 52 54 58 60 47 38 29 31  
WIND DIR W W W N N E S S SW NW NE N N N N N NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 11 14 9 8 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 8 11 13 14 13 12 13 10  
WIND GUST 26 19 18 24 25 24 23  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW C  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26  
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 -3 8 -2 15 0 23 11 38  
TEMP 2 -2 4 6 2 -2 10 11 5 2 17 19 14 12 31 32  
DEWPT -15 -11 -7 -5 -4 -4 3 3 -1 0 6 11 11 12 20 22  
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NW W SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 60 40 10 5 0 5 0  
SNOW C C L C C S  
 

 
KSZ054-212200-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
1047 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26  
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 51 22 45 8 15  
TEMP 43 51 42 34 28 24 22 26 39 45 36 29 23 16 10 10 12 14 9  
DEWPT 20 20 22 18 14 14 14 15 12 11 13 12 9 3 -2 -4-11-12-12  
RH 39 29 44 51 55 65 71 62 32 25 38 48 54 56 57 52 34 29 37  
WIND DIR W W W N NE E E SE SE E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 10 13 8 8 6 4 4 5 6 6 6 10 13 17 19 18 17 17 12  
WIND GUST 24 27 31 28 27  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW S S C  
WINTER STORM A  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26  
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 -2 8 -1 15 2 23 12 38  
TEMP 3 -1 4 6 2 -1 10 11 5 5 18 18 16 14 30 30  
DEWPT -8 -9 -5 -3 -3 -3 3 5 1 2 9 12 13 13 21 23  
PWIND DIR NE NE N NW W SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 60 30 10 0 0 0 0  
SNOW C L L L C S  
 

 
KSZ022-212200-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
1047 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26  
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 51 20 42 4 11  
TEMP 43 51 41 31 26 21 20 24 37 42 35 27 20 14 6 7 8 11 8  
DEWPT 21 22 19 13 12 13 12 13 10 10 13 12 6 1 -6-10-14-15-15  
RH 41 32 41 47 55 71 71 62 32 26 40 53 54 55 57 44 35 29 33  
WIND DIR W W NW N NE SE SE S S NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 13 16 8 6 3 2 2 3 4 5 5 8 11 12 12 12 12 12 9  
WIND GUST 26 19 21 25 24 24  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW S S C  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26  
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 -2 8 -2 15 2 25 13 39  
TEMP 4 -1 4 7 3 -1 10 13 8 4 19 22 18 14 31 33  
DEWPT -13 -10 -5 -3 -2 -2 3 5 2 1 9 13 14 14 21 22  
PWIND DIR NE NE N NW W SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 60 60 30 10 5 0 0 0  
SNOW C L L C C S  
 

 
KSZ020-212200-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
1047 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26  
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 50 19 39 2 7  
TEMP 42 50 39 29 23 21 19 23 35 38 33 24 18 10 3 3 4 6 4  
DEWPT 21 21 15 12 12 12 12 12 10 11 12 9 4 0 -8-11-13-15-15  
RH 43 31 37 48 62 68 74 62 35 32 41 52 53 63 59 51 44 36 40  
WIND DIR W W N N NE S S SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 17 17 12 8 4 3 3 5 5 6 9 13 16 18 18 17 14 13 11  
WIND GUST 27 28 24 27 29 28 27  
CLOUDS CL CL SC FW FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW S S L  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26  
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 -3 6 -2 13 3 25 14 38  
TEMP 2 -2 2 5 3 -1 8 12 8 4 19 23 20 15 31 33  
DEWPT -11 -9 -5 -2 -1 -1 4 6 3 2 10 15 16 14 20 22  
PWIND DIR NE NE S NW W SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 50 30 5 5 0 0 0  
SNOW L L C C C S  
 

 
KSZ059-212200-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
1047 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26  
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 49 20 44 7 16  
TEMP 41 49 41 32 26 21 20 25 39 44 35 28 24 16 9 10 12 15 9  
DEWPT 19 20 20 17 14 12 12 14 10 10 11 12 9 4 0 -3 -9-12-14  
RH 41 31 42 53 60 68 71 62 30 24 36 50 52 58 66 55 37 28 33  
WIND DIR W W W N N NE E SE SE E NE NE NE N N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 9 12 6 8 5 4 3 3 5 5 5 9 13 17 18 18 17 17 13  
WIND GUST 18 27 28  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW S S C  
WINTER STORM A  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26  
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 -2 8 -2 15 1 22 11 37  
TEMP 3 -1 4 6 2 -2 10 11 5 4 16 17 15 14 30 31  
DEWPT -10 -10 -7 -5 -4 -5 1 3 0 0 6 9 11 12 20 22  
PWIND DIR NE NE N NW W SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 70 40 10 5 0 5 0  
SNOW C L L L C C  
 

 
KSZ012-212200-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
1047 AM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
 
DATE WED 01/21/26 THU 01/22/26 FRI 01/23/26  
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 48 19 39 -1 7  
TEMP 41 48 38 28 23 20 19 24 35 38 30 22 16 8 1 1 4 6 4  
DEWPT 18 19 13 10 9 9 9 11 8 7 8 5 -1 -7-13-17-20-21-22  
RH 39 31 35 46 54 62 64 57 32 27 39 47 46 49 51 41 31 26 28  
WIND DIR SW W NW N NW W SW SW W NW N N N N N N N NE NE  
WIND SPD 16 20 14 10 4 3 3 5 6 8 6 11 13 16 16 13 12 12 9  
WIND GUST 27 34 29 20 24 27 27 24  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 OV OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW C  
 
DATE SAT 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE 01/27/26  
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 -5 7 -3 14 -1 23 11 36  
TEMP 0 -4 4 5 2 -2 9 11 5 1 18 19 17 13 31 30  
DEWPT -20 -17-13-10-11 -10 -3 -2 -4 -5 4 9 9 10 17 17  
PWIND DIR NE NE NE NW W SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 50 30 5 5 0 5 0  
SNOW C C C C C S  
 

 
 
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