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FOUS53 KTOP 270322  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
922 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
KSZ039-271000-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
922 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 SAT 02/28/26 SUN  
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 37 73 41 67 27  
TEMP 44 41 38 49 67 72 66 53 48 43 41 49 64 65 54 45 34 30 27  
DEWPT 32 31 30 36 35 31 34 33 32 32 33 36 37 32 29 23 21 18 15  
RH 62 67 73 61 30 22 30 46 54 65 73 61 37 29 38 41 58 60 60  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W NW NE E E SE SE NW N N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 2 3 4 8 13 12 4 3 3 5 5 8 10 12 11 11 11 11 11  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
FRZG RAIN S  
RAIN C  
SLEET S  
 
DATE 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 37 24 41 30 48 35 54 41 65  
TEMP 36 33 26 26 37 39 33 32 43 45 40 38 48 51 45 43 58 60  
DEWPT 17 27 26 24 29 32 32 32 38 40 39 38 44 45 44 43 48 50  
PWIND DIR E NE E E E E E SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 70 60 30 60 60 70 70 60 40  
FRZG RAIN S  
RAIN C L L C S C C L C L L L L L L L C C  
SLEET S S  
SNOW L L C S  
 
 
KSZ040-271000-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
922 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 SAT 02/28/26 SUN  
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 37 73 41 68 27  
TEMP 44 40 38 49 67 72 64 53 47 44 41 49 64 67 54 45 33 29 27  
DEWPT 32 31 30 36 38 33 35 33 32 32 33 36 38 33 30 23 20 18 15  
RH 62 70 73 61 34 24 34 46 56 62 73 61 38 28 40 41 58 63 60  
WIND DIR W SW S SW SW W W NE E E E SE NW N N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 2 3 5 8 12 12 4 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 11 11 11 11 11  
WIND GUST 23 21  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN C  
SLEET S  
 
DATE 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 37 25 41 30 47 35 54 41 64  
TEMP 36 34 28 26 37 39 34 33 42 45 41 38 49 51 46 43 57 60  
DEWPT 17 27 26 25 30 31 32 32 38 40 39 38 45 46 44 43 48 51  
PWIND DIR E NE E E E NE E S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 70 70 20 60 60 70 70 70 40  
RAIN C L L C S S C L L L L L L L L L C C  
SLEET S  
SNOW L L C S  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
KSZ054-271000-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
922 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 SAT 02/28/26 SUN  
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 40 76 45 74 31  
TEMP 48 44 41 53 69 75 68 58 52 48 46 57 71 73 60 51 41 34 31  
DEWPT 31 31 31 36 34 32 35 36 35 35 36 39 40 35 33 29 24 22 20  
RH 51 60 67 52 27 21 29 44 52 60 68 51 32 25 36 42 50 61 63  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W SW SW SE SE S SW W N N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 4 4 6 10 14 13 6 5 5 6 6 9 12 13 11 12 13 13 14  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN C  
 
DATE 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 40 27 43 33 52 39 58 43 67  
TEMP 39 35 30 28 38 40 36 35 45 50 43 42 51 53 47 45 60 62  
DEWPT 24 29 29 27 31 33 34 34 40 43 42 42 47 48 46 44 49 52  
PWIND DIR NE NE NE E E E E S S  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 70 60 20 60 50 70 70 60 30  
RAIN C L L C S S C L C C L L L L L C C C  
SLEET S  
SNOW L  
 
 
KSZ022-271000-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
922 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 SAT 02/28/26 SUN  
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 37 72 41 65 27  
TEMP 45 41 38 49 64 72 65 53 47 44 41 49 63 64 54 44 35 30 27  
DEWPT 31 31 32 35 32 29 33 32 30 30 31 33 34 30 28 23 21 19 16  
RH 58 67 79 58 30 20 30 44 51 57 67 54 34 28 36 43 56 63 63  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W W NW NE E E SE E N N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 2 2 5 8 11 10 2 2 3 4 5 6 10 10 9 10 10 10 11  
WIND GUST 20 21  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
FRZG RAIN S  
RAIN C  
 
DATE 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 36 23 40 30 48 35 53 39 65  
TEMP 35 34 27 25 36 39 35 33 44 46 41 37 47 51 44 42 58 60  
DEWPT 17 25 24 23 28 31 32 33 38 40 39 37 42 43 42 42 46 48  
PWIND DIR NE NE E E E E NE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 70 50 30 60 60 70 70 60 40  
FRZG RAIN S  
RAIN C L C C S C C L C L L L L L L C C C  
SLEET S  
SNOW L C C S C  
 
 
KSZ020-271000-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
922 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 SAT 02/28/26 SUN  
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 38 69 39 60 26  
TEMP 48 42 38 46 62 69 63 53 47 42 39 44 57 59 48 41 33 29 26  
DEWPT 31 32 30 29 29 28 30 28 27 28 28 30 30 28 25 22 21 18 16  
RH 51 67 73 51 28 21 29 38 45 57 64 57 35 30 40 46 61 63 65  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W NW NE E SE SE NE N N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 4 6 9 12 13 10 4 4 6 6 8 11 13 12 12 13 13 13 14  
WIND GUST 24 24  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW SC B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SLEET S  
SNOW C  
 
DATE 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 22 38 29 47 34 50 38 61  
TEMP 32 31 26 23 32 37 33 31 41 46 39 36 44 48 42 39 53 57  
DEWPT 17 22 22 21 26 29 32 31 37 39 38 36 41 42 41 39 46 47  
PWIND DIR NE NE E SE E NE NE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 70 40 30 60 50 70 60 50 30  
RAIN L C S C C L C C L L L C C C C C  
SLEET S S  
SNOW C L C S S C  
 
 
KSZ059-271000-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
922 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 SAT 02/28/26 SUN  
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 39 76 45 75 32  
TEMP 48 43 40 53 69 75 67 57 52 49 45 56 70 74 61 52 42 35 32  
DEWPT 30 30 30 34 37 33 35 36 35 36 36 41 42 38 33 29 24 21 19  
RH 49 60 67 48 31 21 30 45 52 61 70 57 36 27 35 41 48 56 58  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW W SW SW S SE SE S SW NW N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 3 4 5 10 13 13 5 5 5 6 8 10 11 12 10 12 12 13 13  
WIND GUST 24  
CLOUDS CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN S S C  
 
DATE 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 40 28 42 32 50 38 58 43 66  
TEMP 39 36 31 30 37 40 36 36 45 48 44 42 52 54 49 46 59 61  
DEWPT 24 30 29 28 31 33 34 35 40 42 42 42 47 48 46 46 49 52  
PWIND DIR NE NE NE E E E SE S S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT GN LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 70 80 30 70 60 80 80 70 50  
RAIN C L D C S C C L L L L D D L L L C C  
SLEET S D  
SNOW D C  
TSTMS S S  
 
 
KSZ012-271000-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
922 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
 
DATE 02/26/26 FRI 02/27/26 SAT 02/28/26 SUN  
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 36 70 36 57 23  
TEMP 44 40 37 51 64 70 63 51 44 39 36 42 55 56 47 35 28 26 23  
DEWPT 26 26 26 30 29 25 25 23 23 24 25 26 26 23 19 16 14 11 9  
RH 49 57 64 44 27 18 23 33 43 54 64 53 32 27 32 45 55 52 54  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW W NW NW N E E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 3 5 8 11 13 12 4 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 12 11 10 11 11  
WIND GUST 21  
CLOUDS FW CL CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW C  
 
DATE 03/01/26 MON 03/02/26 TUE 03/03/26 WED 03/04/26 THU 03/05/26  
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 34 21 39 27 43 32 49 36 61  
TEMP 33 31 25 23 36 37 32 30 41 41 37 34 45 46 42 40 55 57  
DEWPT 9 17 18 16 23 25 26 27 33 33 32 31 37 37 36 36 42 44  
PWIND DIR E NE E SE E E E SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 50 20 60 50 60 60 60 40  
RAIN L C S S C L C C L L L L L C C C  
SNOW C L C S S  
 
 
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