136  
FOUS53 KTOP 210041  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
741 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
KSZ039-210900-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
741 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
DATE 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 54 80 55 78 61  
TEMP 62 59 57 55 66 77 80 76 65 59 57 56 63 74 78 73 66 63 63 61  
DEWPT 44 44 46 50 55 58 58 58 55 55 54 54 57 57 57 57 57 59 59 60  
RH 52 57 67 83 68 52 47 54 70 87 90 93 81 55 48 57 73 87 87 97  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 14 13 12 16 18 19 16 12 10 9 8 10 13 16 16 13 13 16 16  
WIND GUST 26 26 27 27 25 25 28 28  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C  
 
DATE 04/23 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 78 49 69 46 66 44 64 45 62  
TEMP 73 75 61 51 65 66 52 47 64 60 48 45 60 60 51 46 59 59  
DEWPT 63 59 57 46 46 46 44 42 46 43 42 42 48 48 47 46 48 45  
PWIND DIR S SW N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 50 80 30 10 20 30 50 60 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C D C C S S S C C C C L C C C  
TSTMS C L S S S S C S  
 

 
KSZ040-210900-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
741 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
DATE 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 54 79 55 76 60  
TEMP 61 58 56 54 65 75 78 75 64 59 57 56 63 72 76 73 65 63 62 61  
DEWPT 45 45 46 49 55 58 58 58 54 54 54 54 57 58 58 58 57 58 59 59  
RH 56 62 69 83 70 55 50 55 70 83 90 93 81 61 54 59 75 84 90 93  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 10 12 12 11 17 19 20 17 12 10 9 8 10 12 14 13 12 12 14 14  
WIND GUST 23 25 25 23 23 25 27  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE 04/23 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 77 50 68 45 66 45 64 45 62  
TEMP 72 74 61 52 65 66 52 47 64 61 49 46 60 61 51 47 59 60  
DEWPT 64 61 58 48 48 48 44 43 48 46 43 42 49 49 47 46 49 46  
PWIND DIR S SW N NE NE NE NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 60 80 30 20 20 30 50 60 30  
RAIN SHWRS C L D L C C S S S C C C C L C C C  
TSTMS S C L C S S S C S S  
 

 
KSZ054-210900-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
741 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
DATE 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 54 77 55 75 61  
TEMP 61 59 56 54 65 74 77 73 62 59 57 56 63 71 75 72 65 64 63 62  
DEWPT 43 44 48 51 55 58 58 56 54 54 54 55 57 57 57 57 58 59 60 61  
RH 51 57 74 90 70 57 52 55 75 83 90 96 81 61 54 59 78 84 90 97  
WIND DIR S S S S SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 12 17 17 14 19 21 21 18 16 12 11 10 13 16 19 18 17 17 20 20  
WIND GUST 26 29 27 27 31 31  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C  
 
DATE 04/23 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 80 52 70 47 67 46 66 47 64  
TEMP 74 76 62 54 65 66 53 50 64 61 50 47 61 62 52 48 61 60  
DEWPT 62 59 57 48 46 46 45 44 48 44 42 43 48 49 47 46 48 45  
PWIND DIR S SW N NE NE NE NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 50 70 30 10 20 30 50 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C S S S S C C C C C C C  
TSTMS C L C S S S C S S  
 

 
KSZ022-210900-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
741 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
DATE 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 54 82 55 79 62  
TEMP 64 62 58 55 66 76 81 79 66 60 57 56 64 74 79 76 67 64 64 63  
DEWPT 42 44 50 52 55 56 56 56 55 54 54 55 57 56 55 55 57 58 60 61  
RH 45 52 75 90 68 50 42 45 68 81 90 96 78 53 44 48 70 81 87 93  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 12 16 16 14 17 17 18 16 13 10 9 8 10 13 17 17 16 16 17 17  
WIND GUST 26 27 28 27 27 29 29  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE 04/23 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 81 49 70 46 65 43 62 43 61  
TEMP 75 77 60 50 65 68 52 48 62 59 47 45 57 60 49 45 57 59  
DEWPT 56 53 50 40 37 39 40 40 41 39 39 41 43 44 44 44 44 43  
PWIND DIR S W N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 50 50 20 10 20 30 50 50 30  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S S S C C C C C C C  
TSTMS S C C S S S C S  
 

 
KSZ020-210900-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
741 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
DATE 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 55 84 54 81 62  
TEMP 67 62 59 56 64 76 84 82 69 62 57 55 62 74 81 78 68 66 64 63  
DEWPT 39 43 50 52 54 55 53 52 53 54 54 55 56 56 54 54 56 59 60 60  
RH 36 50 72 86 70 48 34 35 57 75 90100 81 53 39 43 65 78 87 90  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 17 20 19 17 16 14 14 14 17 16 13 12 16 18 23 23 23 24 24 20  
WIND GUST 27 31 29 27 26 27 24 23 28 34 33 35 35 36 32  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 
DATE 04/23 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 81 47 70 44 62 42 59 42 59  
TEMP 75 77 58 48 62 67 52 47 55 58 46 43 53 57 48 44 53 57  
DEWPT 48 40 38 34 32 33 35 36 37 34 35 37 40 39 41 41 42 39  
PWIND DIR SW NW N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN BZ GN GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 30 10 20 30 30 50 50 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C S S C C C C C C C  
TSTMS C S S S S S S  
 

 
KSZ059-210900-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
741 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
DATE 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 54 75 55 73 60  
TEMP 60 59 56 54 63 72 73 71 61 58 57 55 61 69 72 70 64 64 62 61  
DEWPT 44 44 45 47 54 58 58 56 53 53 54 54 57 58 58 58 58 58 58 59  
RH 55 57 66 77 72 61 59 59 75 83 90 96 87 68 61 66 81 81 87 93  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 13 16 17 16 19 21 21 18 16 11 10 10 11 13 14 13 13 13 16 18  
WIND GUST 24 24 27 29  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE 04/23 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 75 53 68 47 67 47 65 48 64  
TEMP 70 74 64 55 65 66 53 49 64 63 51 47 61 62 53 49 60 61  
DEWPT 62 63 60 52 50 50 46 45 50 48 44 44 51 52 49 48 51 48  
PWIND DIR S SW N NE NE NE NE NE N  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 FW SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 50 90 40 20 30 40 50 60 40  
RAIN SHWRS C C D D C C S S C C C C C L C C C  
TSTMS S C L C S S S S C S S S  
 

 
KSZ012-210900-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
741 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026  
 
DATE 04/20/26 TUE 04/21/26 WED 04/22/26 THU  
CDT 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07  
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 54 82 54 78 60  
TEMP 63 60 57 55 66 77 81 79 66 60 56 55 63 74 78 74 65 62 62 61  
DEWPT 42 43 46 49 54 56 55 54 51 51 50 50 52 53 50 51 52 54 55 56  
RH 46 53 67 80 65 48 41 42 58 72 80 83 67 48 37 44 63 75 78 84  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 16 19 18 17 18 18 17 14 14 13 11 10 12 14 18 18 17 17 18 19  
WIND GUST 28 28 27 27 31 31  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B2 OV  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S C  
TSTMS S  
 
DATE 04/23 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26 SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26  
CDT 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 78 47 67 44 64 42 61 43 59  
TEMP 73 74 58 49 63 65 50 46 61 58 45 43 56 58 48 45 56 57  
DEWPT 57 52 48 37 38 37 35 34 38 35 34 35 40 39 40 39 41 38  
PWIND DIR S SW N NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN LT GN GN GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 60 70 20 10 20 30 40 60 30  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C S S S S C C C L C C C  
TSTMS C C S S S  
 

 
 
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