895  
FOUS53 KTOP 160502  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
1201 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
KSZ039-170900-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
1201 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 65 91 68 90 73  
TEMP 72 68 66 79 88 90 84 75 74 71 70 81 88 90 86 78 78 75 74  
DEWPT 62 62 62 65 65 65 63 63 62 62 62 65 66 66 64 65 65 66 66  
RH 71 81 87 62 47 44 49 66 66 73 76 58 48 45 48 64 64 74 76  
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 8 5 5 13 14 14 16 11 13 11 12 19 24 24 23 21 19 18 19  
WIND GUST 27 23 24 23 31 33 39 41 39 35 33 32 34  
CLOUDS FW B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 30 30 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0.11 0.01 0.10 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S S C C S S S  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 92 57 71 49 72 50 76 55 81  
TEMP 91 83 68 58 68 69 55 50 68 69 57 53 72 72 61 57 77 78  
DEWPT 69 65 59 52 51 48 46 45 46 45 47 48 52 51 53 55 58 57  
PWIND DIR S SW NW N NE NE E SE SE  
WIND CHAR WY BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 80 20 20 5 5 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C D L S S  
TSTMS C L C  
 

 
KSZ040-170900-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
1201 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 65 89 68 89 72  
TEMP 72 68 66 78 86 88 84 75 73 71 69 80 86 88 86 79 77 75 73  
DEWPT 62 62 62 65 66 66 64 62 62 62 61 65 66 66 65 64 65 66 66  
RH 71 81 87 64 51 48 51 64 68 73 76 60 51 48 50 60 67 74 79  
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S SE S SE S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 6 6 6 13 14 14 14 10 12 11 12 19 21 21 20 19 17 17 18  
WIND GUST 25 26 27 32 37 40 37 34 31 29 31  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 30 20 30 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.11 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C S S S S  
TSTMS S S S C S S S  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 91 59 71 50 71 51 76 55 80  
TEMP 88 84 69 60 67 68 55 51 67 69 57 53 72 73 60 57 76 77  
DEWPT 70 66 60 54 53 51 47 45 47 47 47 48 52 52 53 55 59 58  
PWIND DIR S SW NW N NE NE E SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 70 20 20 5 10 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L L S S S  
TSTMS C L C  
 

 
KSZ054-170900-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
1201 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 66 90 69 90 72  
TEMP 72 68 67 79 88 89 87 76 74 71 70 80 87 89 85 78 76 74 73  
DEWPT 61 60 61 64 64 64 63 62 62 61 62 65 66 66 65 64 65 65 66  
RH 68 76 81 60 45 44 45 62 66 71 76 60 50 47 51 62 69 74 79  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 10 10 18 18 20 19 17 19 19 20 25 28 28 24 24 21 23 24  
WIND GUST 31 29 33 32 40 39 43 44 36 35 34 35 36  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 5 20 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.02 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C  
TSTMS S S S S  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 92 58 70 51 70 52 76 56 80  
TEMP 91 83 68 58 66 68 55 52 67 68 56 53 72 73 61 58 77 77  
DEWPT 69 65 58 52 50 48 47 46 46 46 48 50 52 53 54 56 59 58  
PWIND DIR S SW N N NE NE E SE SE  
WIND CHAR WY BZ GN GN GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 70 20 20 10 10 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L L S S S S S S  
TSTMS C L C S  
 

 
KSZ022-170900-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
1201 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 64 91 68 92 72  
TEMP 72 67 65 79 88 91 87 76 74 72 70 82 89 92 88 79 78 76 74  
DEWPT 61 61 61 62 63 62 63 63 62 61 62 65 65 64 64 65 65 65 66  
RH 68 81 87 56 43 38 45 64 66 68 76 56 45 40 45 62 64 69 76  
WIND DIR S SE E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 6 5 5 13 13 14 18 16 12 11 13 21 24 25 24 23 18 17 19  
WIND GUST 28 28 26 25 31 34 40 41 37 34 31 32 34  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 20 30 10 40  
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.03 0.07 0 0.04  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C C S S  
TSTMS S S C S S S S  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 93 53 71 48 71 50 76 54 80  
TEMP 91 85 65 55 65 70 54 50 67 69 57 53 71 74 61 58 76 78  
DEWPT 66 62 55 48 46 44 44 45 44 44 46 48 51 51 52 55 57 57  
PWIND DIR S W N NE NE E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 80 5 5 10 10 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C D C S  
TSTMS C C S  
 

 
KSZ020-170900-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
1201 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 63 92 67 97 69  
TEMP 71 67 64 77 86 90 88 76 71 71 70 81 92 96 91 79 74 74 70  
DEWPT 61 60 61 60 60 59 60 62 62 62 62 61 60 55 55 61 62 65 66  
RH 71 78 90 56 42 35 39 62 73 73 76 51 34 25 30 54 66 74 87  
WIND DIR S E E SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 10 5 5 8 10 11 14 17 13 14 16 20 28 29 27 24 17 18 18  
WIND GUST 27 26 26 32 33 43 44 39 35 28 29 31  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 10 60 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0.08 0 0.03 0 0.03  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C L L C C S  
TSTMS C C S S C C C S  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 93 50 70 47 72 50 76 55 81  
TEMP 91 82 60 51 63 69 54 49 66 70 56 52 71 74 61 57 76 79  
DEWPT 57 51 48 43 40 36 40 41 39 37 43 47 47 44 49 52 53 50  
PWIND DIR S NW N NE NE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR WY BZ BZ LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 70 70 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S L L  
TSTMS C C  
 

 
KSZ059-170900-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
1201 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 67 88 69 88 72  
TEMP 73 69 68 78 85 86 85 76 73 71 69 79 85 87 85 78 77 74 73  
DEWPT 62 61 62 64 65 64 62 61 61 60 61 64 65 66 66 64 65 65 66  
RH 68 76 81 62 51 48 46 60 66 68 76 60 51 50 53 62 67 74 79  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 8 10 9 17 17 18 16 14 16 18 19 24 24 23 20 20 19 20 21  
WIND GUST 21 19 27 28 27 29 32 37 39 34 35 33 33 32 33 35  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 10 20 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 91 61 73 52 71 52 75 57 80  
TEMP 88 83 71 62 68 70 58 53 68 69 58 54 72 73 61 59 77 77  
DEWPT 70 68 61 56 53 52 49 46 47 48 48 49 52 54 54 55 59 60  
PWIND DIR S S NW N NE NE E E SE  
WIND CHAR WY BZ GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 70 30 40 10 20 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C C C S S S S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S  
 

 
KSZ012-170900-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
1201 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE 05/15/26 SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON  
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 63 89 66 90 71  
TEMP 70 66 65 78 87 87 82 74 70 69 70 80 87 89 86 78 76 75 73  
DEWPT 61 61 61 62 64 64 64 60 60 58 58 60 61 60 60 60 60 62 63  
RH 73 84 87 58 46 46 55 62 71 68 66 51 42 38 42 54 58 64 71  
WIND DIR S S SE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 10 5 5 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 16 19 25 26 25 23 19 18 19  
WIND GUST 24 24 21 29 32 39 40 37 35 31 31 31  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B2  
POP 12HR 20 30 50 20 50  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.05 0.16 0 0.02  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C S S C C C C S  
TSTMS S C C C S S S S S C C S  
 
DATE 05/18 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 91 55 69 47 70 49 75 54 79  
TEMP 90 84 65 57 65 67 53 49 66 68 55 52 71 73 59 57 76 77  
DEWPT 64 59 52 46 45 40 39 39 40 38 40 42 46 45 46 49 53 51  
PWIND DIR S SW NW N N E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR WY BZ GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 50 80 5 5 5 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C D L  
TSTMS S C C S  
 

 
 
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