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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
911 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
KSZ039-251000-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
911 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 2 16 -7 21 10  
TEMP 2 2 3 4 10 14 10 4 2 -1 -6 -1 13 21 18 16 16 15 13  
DEWPT 0 0 0 2 5 6 3 -1 -2 -3 -7 -4 4 10 11 13 13 13 12  
RH 91 91 87 91 80 70 73 79 83 91 95 87 67 62 73 88 88 92 96  
WIND DIR NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 6 9 6 4 4 5 5 4 4 8 11 11 11 10 6 5  
WIND GUST 21 21  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 70 20 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0  
SNOW L C S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W  
 
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 32 7 33 8 27 6 25 7 29  
TEMP 29 25 13 8 29 27 16 9 23 22 14 7 20 20 12 7 23 24  
DEWPT 20 17 11 8 21 21 12 9 14 14 9 7 12 12 9 7 13 16  
PWIND DIR NW NW W N NE NE NE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5  
 
 
KSZ040-251000-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
911 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 2 16 -6 20 9  
TEMP 2 2 3 5 10 15 10 3 2 0 -5 0 12 19 17 15 15 14 13  
DEWPT 0 0 0 2 5 6 2 -1 -3 -3 -6 -4 4 9 10 11 12 13 12  
RH 91 91 87 87 80 67 69 83 79 87 95 83 70 64 73 84 88 96 96  
WIND DIR NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 5 5 5 8 9 9 5 4 6 5 5 5 8 11 11 11 10 8 5  
WIND GUST 21 21  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 30 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0  
SNOW L C C  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W  
 
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 32 7 32 7 26 6 25 6 28  
TEMP 28 25 13 8 27 27 15 8 22 21 13 7 20 20 11 7 22 24  
DEWPT 20 17 10 8 21 21 11 8 14 14 8 6 11 12 8 7 13 16  
PWIND DIR NW NW W N NE NE NE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 5  
 
 
KSZ054-251000-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
911 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 2 16 -6 22 10  
TEMP 3 2 3 4 10 15 10 3 3 -1 -5 -2 13 21 18 15 16 15 14  
DEWPT 1 0 0 2 5 7 3 0 0 -3 -6 -4 5 10 11 13 12 12 11  
RH 91 91 87 91 80 70 73 87 87 91 95 91 70 62 73 92 84 88 88  
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W  
WIND SPD 8 8 8 9 10 9 8 5 8 8 6 5 10 13 12 12 12 10 8  
WIND GUST 24  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 SC SC FW FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 80 30 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW D C C  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W  
 
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 33 9 35 9 29 9 25 9 29  
TEMP 29 25 13 10 29 29 19 10 24 23 15 10 21 22 13 9 23 23  
DEWPT 21 18 12 10 23 23 15 10 17 17 12 9 13 14 10 8 15 16  
PWIND DIR NW NW W N E NE NE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5  
 
 
KSZ022-251000-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
911 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 1 16 -7 24 10  
TEMP 3 2 1 3 10 16 11 4 4 -2 -6 -2 14 23 21 19 19 16 13  
DEWPT 0 0 -1 1 4 6 3 0 -1 -5 -9 -4 6 13 15 15 14 14 11  
RH 87 91 91 91 76 64 69 83 79 87 86 91 70 65 77 84 80 92 91  
WIND DIR NE N N N N NW NW N NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 6 3 2 3 10 12 10 10 8 5 3  
WIND GUST 20 20  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW  
POP 12HR 50 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0  
SNOW C S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W  
 
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 33 9 35 10 28 8 25 9 31  
TEMP 29 27 15 10 29 30 19 11 24 24 16 9 20 23 15 10 24 27  
DEWPT 20 17 12 10 23 22 15 11 16 15 11 7 13 13 10 9 15 18  
PWIND DIR NW W W N E E NE S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5 5  
 
 
KSZ020-251000-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
911 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX -3 19 -7 25 12  
TEMP 1 -1 -2 -1 9 17 13 7 5 -2 -6 -1 14 24 23 20 20 17 14  
DEWPT 0 -2 -2 -2 3 6 3 1 -1 -4 -7 -4 7 15 16 16 17 14 12  
RH 95 95100 95 76 61 63 76 76 91 95 87 73 68 74 84 88 88 92  
WIND DIR NE NW NW NW NW NW N N NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W NW  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 2 2 5 5 10 8 6 5 8 13 16 12 12 10 9 6  
WIND GUST 26 23  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW  
POP 12HR 30 5 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
SNOW S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W  
 
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 32 10 36 11 28 8 25 11 31  
TEMP 27 25 17 11 30 31 19 12 22 23 16 9 20 23 16 12 23 27  
DEWPT 19 17 14 11 24 22 16 12 16 15 11 9 13 14 12 11 16 19  
PWIND DIR N W W NE E E E S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5  
 
 
KSZ059-251000-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
911 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 3 15 -5 18 8  
TEMP 4 3 4 5 10 14 9 2 1 -1 -4 0 12 18 15 14 15 13 12  
DEWPT 1 1 2 4 6 7 2 -1 -3 -3 -5 -3 4 8 8 10 10 10 11  
RH 87 91 91 95 83 73 72 87 83 91 95 87 70 64 73 84 80 87 96  
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 8 9 9 9 11 10 6 5 5 6 6 5 8 11 12 13 13 12 9  
WIND GUST 25 24  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 90 50 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.03 0 0 0  
SNOW D D C S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER STORM W W W W  
 
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 31 6 33 7 27 6 24 6 28  
TEMP 27 25 13 7 27 27 16 8 22 21 14 8 19 20 9 6 22 22  
DEWPT 20 17 11 7 21 21 14 8 16 13 11 8 13 13 6 5 14 15  
PWIND DIR W NW W N NE NE NE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 5  
 
 
KSZ012-251000-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
911 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026  
 
DATE 01/24/26 SUN 01/25/26 MON 01/26/26 TUE  
CST 3HRLY 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 0 14 -6 20 11  
TEMP 1 1 0 3 10 13 8 4 2 -2 -5 0 13 19 18 17 19 16 14  
DEWPT -3 -4 -5 -3 -2 0 -3 -4 -5 -8-11 -8 -1 5 8 10 12 12 9  
RH 83 79 79 75 57 55 60 68 72 75 74 68 53 54 64 73 74 84 80  
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N NW NW NW NW W SW SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 6 6 5 5 9 6 5 5 10 13 12 13 11 9 6  
WIND GUST 24 24 24 21  
CLOUDS OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 50 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0 0 0  
SNOW C S  
COLD WEATHER Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 01/27/26 WED 01/28/26 THU 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26  
CST 6HRLY 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 29 7 31 6 24 5 23 7 27  
TEMP 27 22 11 10 27 25 14 7 20 19 12 6 18 19 11 8 21 23  
DEWPT 14 10 5 5 16 14 7 4 9 8 3 1 6 7 4 3 10 12  
PWIND DIR NW W W N NE NE NE S S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10 5  
 
 
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