307  
FOUS53 KTOP 161132  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
631 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
KSZ039-162100-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
631 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26  
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 91 67 90 70 91  
TEMP 68 79 88 89 83 74 72 70 68 79 87 89 86 79 76 73 71 80 88 90 85  
DEWPT 62 63 63 64 64 63 62 62 62 65 66 66 65 65 65 65 65 68 69 69 67  
RH 81 58 43 44 53 69 71 76 81 62 50 47 50 62 69 76 81 67 54 50 55  
WIND DIR NE S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 8 13 14 14 16 11 13 11 12 19 24 24 23 21 19 18 19 24 24 23 23  
WIND GUST 27 23 24 23 31 33 39 41 39 35 33 32 34 41 40 40 39  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 30 10 30 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 0 0.05 0.16  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C C D  
TSTMS C C S S S S C C  
HEAT INDEX 95  
MAX HEAT 90 91 81 90 93 85 94 97  
 
DATE TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 59 73 48 70 48 74 52 80  
TEMP 70 59 69 70 55 50 67 68 54 51 70 72 58 54 76 77  
DEWPT 61 53 52 48 46 45 46 45 46 47 50 49 51 52 56 55  
PWIND DIR SW NW N NE NE E SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 80 20 20 5 5 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS D L S S  
TSTMS L C  
 
 
KSZ040-162100-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
631 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26  
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 89 66 89 70 90  
TEMP 67 78 86 88 83 74 71 69 67 78 85 87 86 78 76 73 71 79 87 89 84  
DEWPT 62 64 65 65 64 61 62 62 62 66 67 67 66 64 65 66 65 69 70 70 68  
RH 84 62 50 47 53 64 73 78 84 67 55 52 51 62 69 79 81 72 57 54 59  
WIND DIR SE S S S S SE S SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 8 13 14 14 14 10 12 11 12 19 21 21 20 19 17 17 18 21 21 21 21  
WIND GUST 25 26 27 32 37 40 37 34 31 29 31 37 37 39 39  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 30 5 20 40  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.07 0 0.02 0.12  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S C C L  
TSTMS S C S S S S C C  
HEAT INDEX 92 95  
MAX HEAT 89 92 83 88 92 86 93 96  
 
DATE TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 60 73 49 70 49 73 52 79  
TEMP 71 60 69 70 56 50 66 68 55 51 70 71 58 54 75 77  
DEWPT 62 55 54 50 47 45 46 46 47 47 51 51 51 52 57 56  
PWIND DIR SW NW N NE NE E SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 20 20 5 10 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS L L S S S S  
TSTMS L C  
 
 
KSZ054-162100-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
631 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26  
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 91 68 90 70 91  
TEMP 68 80 88 90 86 75 73 70 69 79 87 89 85 78 75 72 71 81 89 89 82  
DEWPT 62 62 63 63 63 62 61 61 62 65 66 66 65 65 65 65 65 68 68 69 67  
RH 81 54 43 41 46 64 66 73 78 62 50 47 51 64 71 79 81 65 50 52 61  
WIND DIR SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 10 18 18 20 19 17 19 19 20 25 28 28 24 24 21 23 24 28 28 27 25  
WIND GUST 31 29 33 32 40 39 43 44 36 35 34 35 36 43 42 42 36  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 5 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0 0.02 0.06  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C L  
TSTMS S S S S C C  
 
DATE TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 59 73 50 70 49 73 53 79  
TEMP 69 59 68 70 56 51 66 67 55 51 69 71 58 55 76 77  
DEWPT 61 53 51 48 47 45 45 45 47 48 51 51 52 54 57 56  
PWIND DIR SW N N NE NE E SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN GN GN LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 70 20 20 10 10 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS L L S S S S S  
TSTMS L C  
 
 
KSZ022-162100-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
631 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26  
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 91 66 92 69 92  
TEMP 67 79 87 91 86 75 72 70 70 81 89 92 88 79 76 73 71 82 89 91 84  
DEWPT 62 63 62 62 64 63 62 62 62 65 65 64 64 65 65 65 65 67 67 66 65  
RH 84 58 43 38 48 66 71 76 76 58 45 40 45 62 69 76 81 61 48 44 53  
WIND DIR NE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 6 13 13 14 18 16 12 11 13 21 24 25 24 23 18 17 19 23 21 23 24  
WIND GUST 28 28 26 25 31 34 40 41 37 34 31 32 34 37 36 39 37  
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 30 10 40 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0 0.08 0.33  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C S S C C D  
TSTMS S C S S S S S C C  
 
DATE TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 70 46 68 47 73 51 79  
TEMP 65 54 64 68 54 48 64 66 54 50 69 71 58 55 75 77  
DEWPT 56 49 48 45 44 44 43 43 45 47 48 48 50 52 54 54  
PWIND DIR W N NE NE E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 80 5 5 10 10 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS D C S  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
KSZ020-162100-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
631 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26  
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 93 66 97 67 93  
TEMP 67 77 86 91 89 76 71 70 70 81 92 96 91 79 74 72 68 81 91 87 78  
DEWPT 61 60 59 58 57 61 61 63 62 60 58 53 54 61 62 64 64 63 61 58 55  
RH 81 56 40 33 34 60 71 78 76 49 32 24 29 54 66 76 87 54 37 38 45  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S SW  
WIND SPD 5 8 10 11 14 17 13 14 16 20 28 29 27 24 17 18 18 24 26 28 26  
WIND GUST 27 26 26 32 33 43 44 39 35 28 29 31 36 40 43 41  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 60 30 60 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0.09 0.01 0.17 0.35  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C L L C C S S L L L  
TSTMS C C S S C C C S S C C  
 
DATE TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 69 45 67 47 73 52 80  
TEMP 60 49 61 67 52 47 62 66 54 49 68 71 58 54 74 77  
DEWPT 49 44 42 38 40 41 40 38 43 45 44 42 47 50 50 47  
PWIND DIR NW N NE NE SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ BZ LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 70 0 0 10 10 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS L  
TSTMS C  
 
 
KSZ059-162100-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
631 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26  
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 88 69 88 71 90  
TEMP 71 78 85 86 84 75 73 71 69 78 84 86 85 78 76 73 72 80 87 89 84  
DEWPT 64 63 64 64 63 60 61 61 62 64 65 66 66 64 65 65 66 68 69 70 69  
RH 79 60 50 48 49 60 66 71 78 62 53 51 53 62 69 76 81 67 55 54 61  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 9 17 17 18 16 14 16 18 19 24 24 23 20 20 19 20 21 26 25 23 23  
WIND GUST 27 28 27 29 32 37 39 34 35 33 33 32 33 35 40 36 35 34  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.06 0 0 0.05  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C  
TSTMS S S S S C C  
HEAT INDEX 94  
MAX HEAT 87 89 83 86 91 85 92 95  
 
DATE TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 63 75 51 70 51 73 54 79  
TEMP 73 63 70 71 58 52 67 68 56 52 69 71 58 55 75 77  
DEWPT 64 57 54 51 49 46 45 46 47 48 51 52 52 53 56 58  
PWIND DIR S NW N NE NE E E SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 30 40 10 20 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C S S S S S  
TSTMS C C S S S  
 
 
KSZ012-162100-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
631 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
DATE SAT 05/16/26 SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26  
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 89 65 90 69 91  
TEMP 69 78 87 87 82 73 70 68 69 79 86 88 85 77 75 72 70 79 88 89 84  
DEWPT 61 59 59 58 59 59 58 59 59 60 62 61 60 60 60 61 61 63 64 64 61  
RH 76 52 39 38 46 62 66 73 70 52 45 40 43 56 60 68 73 58 45 44 46  
WIND DIR S S S S S SE SE SE S S S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 5 11 12 13 13 13 12 11 16 19 25 26 25 23 19 18 19 24 23 25 26  
WIND GUST 24 24 21 29 32 39 40 37 35 31 31 31 36 35 37 37  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 30 50 20 50 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.12 0 0.17 0.32  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S C C C C S S C C D  
TSTMS C C C S S S S S C C S S S C C  
 
DATE TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26  
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 56 70 46 68 47 73 51 79  
TEMP 67 57 66 67 52 48 65 66 52 50 69 71 57 54 76 77  
DEWPT 55 46 45 39 39 39 39 37 39 41 43 42 43 46 49 48  
PWIND DIR SW NW N N E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR BZ GN LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 80 5 5 5 5 5 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS D L  
TSTMS C S  
 
 
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