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FOUS53 KTOP 230812  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
312 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
KSZ039-232100-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
312 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26  
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 74 48 71 45 74  
TEMP 66 65 67 70 74 70 63 59 53 49 58 66 70 68 57 51 47 46 59 69 73 69  
DEWPT 61 62 63 64 64 63 60 57 50 46 47 47 47 47 45 45 44 44 48 51 52 53  
RH 84 90 87 81 71 78 90 93 89 89 67 50 44 47 64 80 89 93 67 53 48 57  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S W N N N N N NE E E E E E SE SE E  
WIND SPD 14 16 17 18 18 14 8 5 8 8 10 10 9 6 4 3 4 5 8 11 10 9  
WIND GUST 28 29 31 32 31 27  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 80 5 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.72 0 0 0.02  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C D C S C C L  
TSTMS S S S C C S S C  
 
DATE SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26  
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 52 72 55 71 43 69 46 70  
TEMP 57 53 67 70 62 59 68 67 52 46 65 66 51 48 66 65  
DEWPT 53 53 60 61 61 59 55 49 44 41 45 47 45 46 49 50  
PWIND DIR E SE SE W NW N E NE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN BZ LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 70 80 80 30 10 5 20 40  
RAIN SHWRS L L L D D L C S S C C  
TSTMS C S S C C C S S  
 

 
KSZ040-232100-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
312 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26  
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 72 51 71 45 73  
TEMP 65 65 66 69 72 71 63 60 56 52 59 67 71 68 57 51 47 46 59 69 73 69  
DEWPT 61 61 63 64 65 63 61 58 53 49 49 49 49 48 46 45 44 44 48 52 53 53  
RH 87 87 90 84 79 76 93 93 90 89 69 52 46 49 67 80 89 93 67 55 49 57  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SW W N N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 13 14 16 18 17 16 8 5 6 8 10 10 9 5 4 4 4 5 8 10 10 9  
WIND GUST 27 28 31 32 32 28  
CLOUDS OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 60 90 10 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.69 0 0 0.01  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C D C S C C L  
TSTMS C S S C L C S C  
 
DATE SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26  
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 53 72 56 71 43 69 46 69  
TEMP 58 54 67 69 63 60 69 67 53 46 65 66 51 48 66 66  
DEWPT 52 54 60 61 61 59 56 50 45 42 46 47 45 45 50 50  
PWIND DIR E SE SE W NW N NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 70 80 90 30 10 5 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS L L L D D L C S C C C  
TSTMS C S S C C C S S S  
 

 
KSZ054-232100-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
312 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26  
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 76 51 73 47 75  
TEMP 64 64 67 72 75 71 64 61 55 51 59 67 72 70 58 53 49 48 61 70 74 72  
DEWPT 62 63 63 64 64 63 60 57 51 48 47 48 47 47 47 46 45 46 51 55 55 55  
RH 93 97 87 76 69 76 87 87 86 89 64 50 41 44 67 77 86 93 70 59 51 55  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S W N N N N N NE E E E E SE SE SE E  
WIND SPD 20 20 21 23 21 16 9 8 9 10 12 12 10 8 6 6 6 8 10 13 13 10  
WIND GUST 33 33 33 35 33 26  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 80 5 0 40  
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.57 0 0 0.07  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C D C S C C L  
TSTMS S S S C L C C C  
 
DATE SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26  
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 54 74 56 71 45 70 49 72  
TEMP 59 55 67 72 64 59 69 68 53 47 66 68 54 50 66 67  
DEWPT 55 55 62 63 61 57 53 49 44 42 45 47 46 47 51 50  
PWIND DIR E SE S W NW NE E E  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 70 70 70 20 5 5 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS L L L L L C S S C C C  
TSTMS C S S C C C S  
 

 
KSZ022-232100-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
312 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26  
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 79 47 71 45 73  
TEMP 66 68 71 77 78 74 63 58 52 48 57 66 71 69 57 53 49 46 58 68 72 70  
DEWPT 61 63 64 62 60 55 52 48 44 41 41 41 41 42 43 43 43 44 47 49 50 52  
RH 84 84 79 60 54 51 67 69 74 77 55 40 34 37 59 69 80 93 67 51 46 53  
WIND DIR S S S S S W NE N N N N N N NE E E E E E SE SE E  
WIND SPD 17 16 18 17 14 9 5 6 8 6 9 9 9 5 4 5 5 5 8 11 11 9  
WIND GUST 31 29 28 18  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 30 5 0 50  
QPF 12HR 0.26 0.01 0 0 0.05  
DRIZZLE S  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C C L  
TSTMS S S C C S C C  
 
DATE SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26  
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 52 71 51 68 42 69 47 69  
TEMP 57 53 65 69 61 56 66 66 51 45 64 67 52 49 65 66  
DEWPT 52 53 58 60 59 56 50 45 42 40 42 44 45 45 47 47  
PWIND DIR E SE SE NW NW N E E  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 60 80 80 20 10 5 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS L L D D D C S S C C C  
TSTMS C S S C C C S  
 

 
KSZ020-232100-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
312 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26  
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 81 46 71 46 70  
TEMP 66 66 70 77 80 77 64 60 51 46 55 65 71 69 58 53 49 47 54 63 69 66  
DEWPT 61 63 62 55 36 33 30 34 34 34 33 34 33 35 38 41 42 42 44 47 48 50  
RH 84 90 76 47 20 20 28 37 52 63 43 31 25 28 47 64 77 83 69 56 47 56  
WIND DIR S S SW NW NW NW NW N N N N N NE E E SE E E E SE E E  
WIND SPD 21 18 17 12 12 11 10 11 10 10 12 10 9 9 9 11 10 9 12 14 14 12  
WIND GUST 35 32 20 24  
CLOUDS OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW B1 SC CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 10 0 5 60  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0 0 0.06  
DRIZZLE S  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L L L  
TSTMS S C S C C  
 
DATE SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26  
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 50 67 49 65 40 67 46 69  
TEMP 56 51 61 65 58 52 61 63 48 43 61 65 51 48 63 66  
DEWPT 51 51 56 57 56 52 46 41 39 38 40 41 43 44 44 44  
PWIND DIR E E E NW NW N E E  
WIND CHAR GN BZ GN BZ LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 60 80 80 30 10 5 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS L L D D D C C S C C C  
TSTMS C S C C C C S  
 

 
KSZ059-232100-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
312 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26  
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 72 53 71 47 75  
TEMP 65 64 66 68 71 71 64 61 57 54 60 68 71 69 58 53 49 48 61 70 74 72  
DEWPT 61 61 62 64 64 63 61 58 57 53 53 53 52 52 49 48 46 46 52 56 57 56  
RH 87 90 87 87 79 76 90 90100 96 78 59 51 55 72 83 89 93 72 61 55 57  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S W N N N N NE NE E E E E SE SE E  
WIND SPD 16 18 19 20 20 19 11 9 8 9 10 10 10 6 5 5 5 6 9 11 11 9  
WIND GUST 28 32 33 34 34 33 24  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 30 70 10 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.74 0 0 0.03  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C L C C C D  
TSTMS S S S C C L S S C  
 
DATE SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26  
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 55 74 59 72 45 69 48 70  
TEMP 60 56 67 72 65 62 70 69 54 47 66 68 54 50 65 67  
DEWPT 55 56 62 64 62 60 56 52 46 43 47 49 47 46 51 52  
PWIND DIR E SE S W NW N E E  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 80 80 80 20 10 5 30 50  
RAIN SHWRS D D L D D L S S C C C  
TSTMS C C S C C C S S S S  
 

 
KSZ012-232100-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
312 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
DATE THU 04/23/26 FRI 04/24/26 SAT 04/25/26  
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 74 46 68 42 69  
TEMP 65 65 67 70 74 70 61 57 50 46 54 63 67 65 54 49 45 43 56 65 69 66  
DEWPT 57 59 61 61 62 60 55 50 43 38 39 40 39 39 38 38 38 37 40 42 43 44  
RH 75 81 81 73 66 71 81 77 77 73 57 43 36 38 54 66 76 79 55 43 39 45  
WIND DIR S S S S S SW SW NW N N N N N NE NE E E E E E E E  
WIND SPD 18 19 20 20 18 13 8 8 11 10 12 11 11 6 5 5 5 5 10 11 12 10  
WIND GUST 32 32 33 33 29 24  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 80 80 5 0 30  
QPF 12HR 0.19 0.39 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C D S C C L  
TSTMS S S S C C S C  
 
DATE SUN 04/26/26 MON 04/27/26 TUE 04/28/26 WED 04/29/26  
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 50 69 53 69 41 66 45 68  
TEMP 56 52 65 67 59 57 66 64 50 44 62 63 49 47 64 65  
DEWPT 46 47 53 53 54 54 50 42 38 35 39 39 39 39 42 41  
PWIND DIR E E SE W NW NW E NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN BZ GN LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 60 80 90 30 10 5 20 40  
RAIN SHWRS L C L D D L C S S C C  
TSTMS C C C C C S S  
 

 
 
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