887  
FOUS53 KTOP 171707  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
1207 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
KSZ039-172100-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
1207 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26  
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 90 70 91 55 69  
TEMP 84 88 85 78 75 72 71 79 88 89 83 76 70 60 55 58 63 67 67  
DEWPT 67 67 66 66 67 67 66 69 69 69 67 66 64 58 52 51 51 50 47  
RH 57 50 53 67 76 84 84 72 54 52 59 71 81 93 90 77 65 54 49  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE S S S S S SW NW NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 24 24 24 23 18 11 11 18 21 23 21 20 17 12 12 12 12 11 10  
WIND GUST 40 41 41 35 32 24 23 32 36 39 37 34 31 24  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 40 40 90 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.19 0.07 1.02 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S L D D D  
TSTMS C C S S C L C  
HEAT INDEX 93 94  
MAX HEAT 88 92 86 94 97 83  
WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 47 68 49 70 52 77 57 83  
TEMP 53 48 65 65 54 50 66 68 57 55 73 75 61 59 80 80  
DEWPT 45 44 46 44 46 48 52 51 52 54 58 57 57 58 62 61  
PWIND DIR N NE NE E E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 40 30 30 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S C S  
TSTMS C S  
 

 
KSZ040-172100-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
1207 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26  
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 88 69 89 56 69  
TEMP 83 86 85 79 75 72 70 78 86 88 83 77 72 62 56 59 63 67 67  
DEWPT 68 67 67 66 67 67 66 69 70 70 68 65 64 61 54 53 53 52 50  
RH 61 53 55 64 76 84 87 74 59 55 61 67 76 97 93 80 70 59 54  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE S S S S S S W NW NW NW N N  
WIND SPD 21 21 20 19 18 12 11 16 20 21 20 18 17 12 11 11 11 11 9  
WIND GUST 39 40 39 33 31 23 21 28 35 37 37 32 31 24 21  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B2 B2 OV SC SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 40 50 90 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0.04 0.83 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C C S L L D D  
TSTMS C C S S C L C S  
HEAT INDEX 91 93  
MAX HEAT 87 91 86 93 95 86  
 
DATE WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 68 49 70 52 77 57 82  
TEMP 54 48 65 66 54 51 66 68 58 55 72 75 61 59 79 80  
DEWPT 46 44 46 45 45 48 52 52 52 54 58 58 57 58 63 62  
PWIND DIR N NE NE E E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 30 30 30 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
KSZ054-172100-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
1207 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26  
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 90 70 90 55 69  
TEMP 86 88 85 78 74 72 71 80 88 89 84 76 70 60 55 58 62 67 67  
DEWPT 67 67 67 66 67 66 66 68 68 68 67 65 62 58 52 50 50 50 48  
RH 53 50 55 67 79 81 84 67 52 50 57 69 76 93 90 75 65 54 50  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 28 28 25 24 21 20 20 26 25 27 27 26 21 16 14 14 14 12 10  
WIND GUST 43 46 39 36 34 32 31 39 39 44 41 36 32  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 30 20 90 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.17 0 0.60 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S L L D D  
TSTMS S C S S C C C S  
WIND Y Y Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 68 51 70 54 77 58 82  
TEMP 55 49 65 66 54 52 65 68 58 56 73 75 62 60 79 80  
DEWPT 46 44 45 44 45 49 53 53 53 55 58 58 57 59 62 62  
PWIND DIR N NE NE E E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 10 20 50 40 30 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S C S  
TSTMS S S S C S  
 

 
KSZ022-172100-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
1207 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26  
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 92 68 91 50 66  
TEMP 86 91 87 79 74 71 69 81 89 88 81 73 63 54 50 55 60 65 65  
DEWPT 65 66 66 65 65 66 65 68 66 67 66 65 58 52 48 48 48 47 46  
RH 50 44 50 62 74 84 87 65 47 50 60 76 84 93 93 77 64 52 50  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE S S S S NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 23 24 24 21 10 8 9 16 21 24 20 14 14 12 12 12 11 10 8  
WIND GUST 37 41 39 35 20 18 20 27 34 39 37 28 25 23  
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC B2 OV OV SC B1 B1 B1 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 50 50 90 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.20 0.28 1.28 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S C D D L L  
TSTMS S C C C S S C L L S  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A A A A A  
WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 45 66 48 68 51 75 57 81  
TEMP 52 46 61 64 53 50 63 66 57 54 71 73 62 59 78 79  
DEWPT 44 44 44 44 45 48 51 51 52 54 56 56 56 58 60 60  
PWIND DIR NE NE E E E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 40 40 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 

 
KSZ020-172100-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
1207 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26  
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 97 64 88 46 65  
TEMP 88 94 91 78 71 68 65 76 85 83 72 63 55 49 47 52 58 64 64  
DEWPT 61 58 58 62 62 62 64 63 61 60 58 56 50 46 44 43 43 41 39  
RH 40 30 33 58 73 81 97 64 45 46 61 78 83 89 89 71 57 43 40  
WIND DIR S S S SW NW NE NE SE S SW N N N N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 27 28 26 14 8 8 10 14 16 14 16 19 18 18 18 18 14 13 12  
WIND GUST 41 43 42 25 26 32 34 31 31 28 29 28  
CLOUDS CL FW SC OV B2 B2 OV B2 SC B1 OV OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 70 80 80 0  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.24 0.50 0.82 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L C S S C D D C  
TSTMS C C L C C S C C L C  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A A A A A  
WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 44 64 48 66 52 75 57 81  
TEMP 51 45 58 62 52 49 61 64 56 53 69 72 61 58 76 78  
DEWPT 41 42 41 38 43 47 47 46 50 53 52 50 54 57 57 54  
PWIND DIR NE E E E SE SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 30 40 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S  
 

 
KSZ059-172100-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
1207 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26  
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 88 71 90 60 71  
TEMP 83 86 84 78 75 73 72 79 86 88 85 78 75 66 60 61 64 69 69  
DEWPT 66 67 67 66 67 66 66 68 69 69 68 65 65 63 58 54 53 52 50  
RH 57 53 57 67 76 79 81 69 57 54 57 64 71 90 93 78 67 55 51  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 24 23 21 20 20 19 19 23 24 24 25 23 21 14 12 12 12 11 9  
WIND GUST 36 37 35 32 32 31 32 34 35 36 37 33 34 27 23  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 20 90 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.10 0 0.36 0.01  
RAIN SHWRS S S C D D C C  
TSTMS S S C C S  
 
DATE WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 69 51 71 55 77 58 82  
TEMP 56 51 66 67 55 53 67 69 59 57 73 75 62 60 79 80  
DEWPT 47 45 45 44 45 48 52 53 54 55 58 59 58 59 62 63  
PWIND DIR N NE NE E E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 10 20 40 40 30 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S C S  
TSTMS S S S  
 

 
KSZ012-172100-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
1207 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE SUN 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26  
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 88 68 89 52 65  
TEMP 83 86 84 77 74 70 69 78 87 87 79 72 65 57 52 56 61 64 63  
DEWPT 65 65 65 64 63 64 62 63 64 64 62 61 57 51 45 44 44 42 40  
RH 55 50 53 64 69 81 78 60 46 46 56 68 75 80 77 64 53 45 43  
WIND DIR S S S S SW S SE S S S S SW W NW NW NW NW N N  
WIND SPD 24 25 25 21 17 11 11 18 20 21 19 14 14 16 16 16 14 13 11  
WIND GUST 36 39 37 34 28 21 21 28 34 35 34 29 26 26 26  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 OV B2 OV B2 SC SC B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 60 50 100 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.30 0.13 1.73 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C D D D D  
TSTMS C C C C C L L C  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A A A A A  
WIND Y Y Y  
 
DATE WED 05/20/26 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26  
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 45 66 48 68 51 75 57 81  
TEMP 51 46 62 63 51 49 64 65 55 54 71 73 60 58 78 79  
DEWPT 38 39 40 38 39 42 45 43 45 48 51 50 50 52 56 54  
PWIND DIR N NE E E E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 5 30 20 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S S  
TSTMS S S  
 

 
 
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