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FOUS53 KTOP 201107  
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POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
507 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
KSZ039-202200-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
507 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 41 22 41 20 39  
TEMP 18 20 33 39 38 33 28 26 24 27 37 41 39 30 26 22 21 26 34 39 33  
DEWPT 12 11 11 12 14 16 17 16 15 15 13 13 16 16 17 16 15 12 10 9 10  
RH 77 67 39 32 37 49 63 65 68 60 37 31 39 55 68 77 77 55 36 28 38  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N NE N N N N N NW NW N NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 10 10 8 6 4 5 5 5 5 6 10 10 5 3 2 4 6 11 12 12 9  
WIND GUST 23  
CLOUDS CL FW CL FW B2 OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 5 40 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW S C C S  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
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 14 37 23 62 39 63 35 62  
TEMP 21 15 30 33 26 26 53 58 46 41 57 58 42 37 56 57  
DEWPT 10 6 6 9 13 15 26 32 34 34 36 32 31 30 33 33  
PWIND DIR N N SE SW SW NW NW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT BZ GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 10  
 
 
KSZ040-202200-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
507 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 41 22 41 20 38  
TEMP 19 21 33 39 38 33 29 26 24 27 36 41 38 29 24 21 22 26 33 38 33  
DEWPT 13 11 12 13 13 15 16 16 15 14 13 13 14 14 15 15 14 12 10 8 9  
RH 77 65 41 34 35 47 58 65 68 57 38 31 37 53 68 77 71 55 38 28 36  
WIND DIR NW NW W NW N N N N N N N NW NW N NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 11 10 9 6 4 5 5 5 5 6 10 10 5 4 2 4 6 11 12 13 9  
WIND GUST 23 24  
CLOUDS FW FW CL SC B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW CL CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 0 40 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW S C C S  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
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 14 37 22 61 39 62 34 61  
TEMP 20 15 29 32 25 25 52 56 46 41 56 58 42 37 55 56  
DEWPT 9 6 5 9 11 14 27 32 34 35 37 32 30 30 34 33  
PWIND DIR N N SE SW SW NW N W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT BZ GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 10  
RAIN S  
 
 
KSZ054-202200-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
507 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 43 24 44 23 43  
TEMP 20 21 34 42 40 34 31 29 26 29 38 44 41 32 29 25 24 29 38 43 38  
DEWPT 12 12 12 12 15 19 19 19 18 16 16 16 19 20 20 19 17 16 13 11 10  
RH 71 68 39 29 36 54 61 66 71 58 40 32 41 61 69 78 74 58 35 27 31  
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NE NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 10 9 6 5 5 6 8 9 9 9 11 10 6 4 4 5 8 11 13 13 9  
CLOUDS CL FW FW SC OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 10 40 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW C C C  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
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 17 42 26 65 42 67 37 65  
TEMP 24 18 34 37 29 29 56 59 49 44 61 61 44 39 58 59  
DEWPT 11 8 7 11 13 17 27 32 35 35 36 33 32 30 31 31  
PWIND DIR N NE S SW SW NW N W  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN BZ GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5  
 
 
KSZ022-202200-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
507 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 40 22 43 20 39  
TEMP 17 20 33 39 38 33 29 26 24 27 36 43 41 31 27 24 21 25 35 39 36  
DEWPT 11 10 9 10 12 15 17 17 16 16 15 16 20 20 19 17 16 12 10 9 10  
RH 77 64 36 30 34 47 60 68 71 63 42 33 42 63 71 74 81 57 35 28 33  
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NE NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 8 8 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 4 6 6 3 2 2 3 5 9 10 10 5  
CLOUDS FW CL CL B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 10 50 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW S C C  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
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 14 39 26 63 38 64 36 62  
TEMP 22 15 30 37 29 30 55 59 46 41 58 59 43 38 56 59  
DEWPT 11 6 6 11 13 18 28 33 33 32 34 31 30 28 31 32  
PWIND DIR N E S SW SW NW N W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20  
RAIN S S  
 
 
KSZ020-202200-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
507 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 37 21 43 20 38  
TEMP 15 18 28 35 35 31 28 24 23 25 35 42 41 32 27 24 21 23 32 37 35  
DEWPT 10 9 8 10 13 15 19 18 17 17 19 21 24 22 21 19 16 12 10 10 10  
RH 80 67 42 35 40 51 68 77 77 71 52 43 50 66 78 81 81 62 39 32 35  
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NE NE NE N N NW NW NW W NW NW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 9 9 6 5 5 6 5 4 4 5 8 6 4 4 5 6 9 12 12 11 8  
CLOUDS CL CL FW B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW  
POP 12HR 20 50 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0 0  
SNOW S C C S  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
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 14 39 27 63 38 61 35 62  
TEMP 22 15 30 37 30 29 53 58 45 41 56 56 42 37 55 57  
DEWPT 11 6 6 13 16 19 28 32 32 30 32 31 29 28 31 31  
PWIND DIR N E S SW SW NW W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 20  
RAIN S S S  
 
 
KSZ059-202200-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
507 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 43 24 42 21 41  
TEMP 21 25 34 41 41 36 33 29 26 29 37 42 40 31 26 23 22 29 36 40 36  
DEWPT 13 13 13 14 16 18 19 18 17 16 15 14 15 15 16 16 16 15 11 11 9  
RH 71 60 41 33 36 47 56 63 68 58 40 31 36 51 65 74 77 55 35 30 32  
WIND DIR NW NW NW N NE NE N NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 11 9 8 5 4 5 6 9 9 10 11 10 5 4 3 5 8 12 13 13 9  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 5 40 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW S C C S  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
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 16 39 23 61 42 66 37 63  
TEMP 23 17 31 35 26 27 53 57 49 45 58 60 44 39 57 57  
DEWPT 10 8 6 10 12 14 26 31 36 36 38 35 34 30 32 32  
PWIND DIR N N SE SW SW W N NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT BZ GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS CL CL CL FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 0 20 10  
RAIN S  
 
 
KSZ012-202200-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
507 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
DATE FRI 02/20/26 SAT 02/21/26 SUN 02/22/26  
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 35 19 38 18 33  
TEMP 17 18 29 34 32 26 24 23 21 25 34 38 34 25 22 20 19 21 30 32 27  
DEWPT 6 4 4 5 7 9 9 9 9 7 4 6 8 9 9 8 7 5 3 4 5  
RH 61 53 34 29 34 48 52 54 59 46 27 26 33 50 57 59 59 49 31 30 38  
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW N N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 13 13 11 10 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 11 5 4 4 6 10 13 14 14 10  
WIND GUST 24 26 25  
CLOUDS FW CL CL FW B1 OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL  
POP 12HR 5 40 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW S C C S  
 
DATE MON 02/23/26 TUE 02/24/26 WED 02/25/26 THU 02/26/26  
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 34 20 60 36 61 33 59  
TEMP 18 11 26 29 23 25 52 54 44 39 55 55 40 35 53 54  
DEWPT 4 0 0 2 6 10 22 26 29 28 30 26 24 24 27 25  
PWIND DIR N N S S SW NW NW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN BZ GN GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5 5 20 10  
RAIN S  
 
 
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