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FOUS53 KTOP 171647  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
1147 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
KSZ039-172100-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
1147 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 46 35 72 47 79  
TEMP 36 43 44 40 41 39 37 49 64 72 69 59 54 50 47 60 75 79 75  
DEWPT 11 17 22 25 28 29 31 37 43 42 43 43 43 41 41 44 45 44 43  
RH 35 35 41 55 59 67 79 63 46 34 39 55 66 71 79 55 34 29 32  
WIND DIR S S S S SW W W NW NW W SW S S SW W NW N N N  
WIND SPD 12 14 10 6 6 5 4 4 4 5 4 6 6 6 6 8 11 10 4  
WIND GUST 25  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW CL CL FW FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 49 85 52 87 53 75 40 61  
TEMP 55 49 78 79 60 53 81 81 63 55 72 69 51 41 56 59  
DEWPT 44 43 47 47 45 43 47 46 44 42 40 37 32 30 31 30  
PWIND DIR SE SW SW SW S N NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
 

 
KSZ040-172100-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
1147 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 44 35 71 47 77  
TEMP 34 40 42 39 41 38 36 47 62 70 67 57 53 49 47 59 72 77 74  
DEWPT 12 17 22 25 28 29 30 37 43 43 44 44 43 41 41 44 47 46 45  
RH 39 39 44 57 59 70 79 68 50 38 43 62 69 74 79 57 41 33 35  
WIND DIR S S S S SW W W NW NW W S S S SW SW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 13 13 9 8 8 6 4 4 4 5 4 6 8 6 5 8 10 10 4  
WIND GUST 24 19  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 SC FW CL FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 10 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 48 84 51 86 53 74 40 59  
TEMP 55 48 76 77 59 53 79 80 62 55 71 68 52 41 56 57  
DEWPT 45 44 49 49 46 43 49 48 45 43 41 38 33 29 31 30  
PWIND DIR E SW SW SW S N NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
 

 
KSZ054-172100-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
1147 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 52 41 75 49 80  
TEMP 40 49 50 45 46 44 42 53 68 74 71 60 56 52 50 61 76 80 77  
DEWPT 14 19 26 29 30 31 32 39 42 41 44 43 43 41 41 42 44 42 42  
RH 34 30 39 53 53 60 67 59 39 30 38 53 62 66 71 49 32 26 29  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW W NW NW W SW S S SW W NW N N N  
WIND SPD 18 17 10 10 10 10 8 6 6 5 5 8 9 9 8 10 13 11 5  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 51 86 54 88 56 77 42 63  
TEMP 57 51 79 80 61 55 83 82 64 58 74 71 54 43 58 59  
DEWPT 42 43 46 47 44 44 46 49 44 42 39 37 34 32 32 31  
PWIND DIR E SW SW SW S N NE E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW CL FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
 

 
KSZ022-172100-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
1147 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 52 38 74 46 80  
TEMP 39 48 51 44 45 41 39 51 67 74 72 60 56 52 47 61 75 80 78  
DEWPT 11 16 22 25 27 30 31 38 41 41 42 41 41 41 40 41 42 40 40  
RH 31 27 32 47 49 65 73 61 39 30 34 49 57 66 76 48 31 24 26  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW W W NW NW W SW S S SW W N N N N  
WIND SPD 14 13 8 6 5 5 4 3 5 6 4 5 6 6 4 8 10 9 3  
WIND GUST 24  
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B2 SC FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 49 85 52 88 53 75 39 62  
TEMP 56 49 79 81 61 53 82 83 65 57 72 71 51 41 57 60  
DEWPT 40 40 44 44 41 41 43 43 40 39 36 34 31 29 28 28  
PWIND DIR SE SW SW SW SW N NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW SC SC SC B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
 

 
KSZ020-172100-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
1147 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 53 39 76 47 81  
TEMP 40 51 51 46 45 42 40 52 68 75 73 61 56 50 47 60 75 81 76  
DEWPT 11 17 22 25 28 29 33 38 41 40 40 39 40 40 37 40 41 40 39  
RH 30 26 32 43 51 60 76 59 37 28 30 44 55 68 68 47 29 23 26  
WIND DIR S S S S W W NW NW NW W SW S S W NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 18 16 10 9 6 8 8 8 9 9 6 8 9 8 9 12 12 10 5  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 49 84 51 88 51 72 38 59  
TEMP 57 49 78 80 60 52 80 82 64 55 69 66 50 40 53 57  
DEWPT 39 39 42 40 40 38 42 42 39 37 33 33 30 27 28 28  
PWIND DIR S W W SW S N NE E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN BZ BZ BZ BZ  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
 

 
KSZ059-172100-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
1147 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 40 71 49 77  
TEMP 37 45 46 46 46 43 42 52 64 70 68 58 56 52 50 59 73 77 75  
DEWPT 12 19 24 27 28 29 31 36 42 43 45 43 42 40 41 44 46 46 47  
RH 35 35 42 47 49 57 65 54 45 38 43 57 59 63 71 57 38 33 37  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW W NW W SW S S SW SW W N N N  
WIND SPD 13 14 10 12 12 11 8 5 5 5 3 6 9 10 9 9 11 10 4  
WIND GUST 20  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 49 83 54 86 56 77 43 60  
TEMP 57 49 76 77 61 55 80 80 64 58 72 71 55 44 57 58  
DEWPT 45 44 49 48 47 45 49 50 47 44 42 38 36 32 32 31  
PWIND DIR NE SW SW SW S N NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5  
 

 
KSZ012-172100-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
1147 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
 
DATE TUE 03/17/26 WED 03/18/26 THU 03/19/26  
CDT 3HRLY 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19  
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 32 69 46 75  
TEMP 30 36 37 36 36 36 34 47 61 68 65 55 53 50 47 57 70 75 72  
DEWPT 10 13 17 20 23 25 27 35 40 40 41 39 39 38 37 40 44 40 39  
RH 42 38 44 52 59 64 75 63 46 36 41 55 59 63 68 53 39 28 30  
WIND DIR S S S S SW W W NW NW W SW S S SW W N N N N  
WIND SPD 13 16 11 9 8 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 9 9 8 10 11 10 4  
WIND GUST 26 21  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOWSHWRS S  
 
DATE FRI 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON 03/23/26  
CDT 6HRLY 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 48 83 51 85 52 71 37 57  
TEMP 55 48 76 77 59 52 80 79 62 54 68 65 48 38 53 54  
DEWPT 41 39 42 41 40 38 42 39 38 36 35 31 26 23 25 24  
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW SW N NE E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN BZ GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5  
 

 
 
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