283  
FOUS53 KTOP 171827  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
126 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
KSZ039-172100-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
126 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 54 66  
TEMP 89 85 79 76 72 70 78 87 87 80 75 69 61 54 57 63 66 64  
DEWPT 67 67 67 67 67 65 68 70 70 67 66 64 58 51 50 51 50 48  
RH 48 55 67 74 84 84 71 57 57 65 74 84 90 90 77 65 56 56  
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S W NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 24 24 23 18 11 11 18 21 23 21 20 13 12 12 12 12 11 10  
WIND GUST 41 41 35 32 24 23 32 36 39 37 34 26 23 24 23  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 70 30 80 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.64 0.16 1.14 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L C S S L D L L  
TSTMS C C S S S C L C S  
HEAT INDEX 92 92  
MAX HEAT 89 93 86 92 94  
WIND 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 67 47 71 52 77 55 83  
TEMP 53 46 64 65 53 50 68 68 57 55 73 75 61 58 79 80  
DEWPT 46 44 46 45 46 48 52 52 53 55 59 58 57 57 61 61  
PWIND DIR N NE NE E E NE SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 5 20 30 50 30 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S  
 

 
KSZ040-172100-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
126 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 88 55 66  
TEMP 86 85 79 76 72 70 77 85 85 80 75 71 64 56 58 63 66 64  
DEWPT 67 67 66 67 67 65 68 71 70 68 64 64 61 54 52 52 52 50  
RH 53 55 64 74 84 84 74 63 61 67 69 79 90 93 80 67 61 60  
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S S SW W NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 21 20 19 18 12 11 16 20 21 20 18 14 12 12 12 11 11 9  
WIND GUST 40 39 33 31 23 21 28 35 37 37 32 27 23 21  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 OV SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 60 40 80 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.47 0.20 0.87 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C S L L D D  
TSTMS C C S C S C L C S  
HEAT INDEX 90 90  
MAX HEAT 87 92 87 91 94  
 
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 46 67 47 70 52 77 55 83  
TEMP 54 47 64 65 53 51 67 68 58 55 72 74 61 58 78 80  
DEWPT 47 44 46 47 46 48 53 54 53 55 60 60 58 58 62 62  
PWIND DIR N NE NE E E NE E 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 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 30 50 30 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 

 
KSZ054-172100-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
126 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 71 89 54 67  
TEMP 88 85 79 75 72 71 79 87 87 80 75 69 61 55 57 62 66 65  
DEWPT 67 66 66 68 66 68 69 70 69 67 66 63 57 52 49 49 50 48  
RH 50 53 64 79 81 90 72 57 55 65 74 81 87 90 75 62 56 54  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 28 25 24 21 20 20 26 25 27 27 26 18 14 17 16 14 13 11  
WIND GUST 46 39 36 34 32 31 39 39 44 41 36  
CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 30 20 80 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.22 0.05 0.81 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S L L D D  
TSTMS S C C S C C C  
HEAT INDEX 92  
MAX HEAT 89 92 86 93 94  
WIND 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 48 68 49 70 54 77 56 82  
TEMP 54 49 65 66 54 52 66 68 59 56 72 75 61 58 78 80  
DEWPT 46 44 45 45 46 49 53 55 55 56 60 59 58 58 62 62  
PWIND DIR NE NE NE E E NE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 30 40 50 30 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S  
 

 
KSZ022-172100-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
126 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 67 89 49 64  
TEMP 92 87 80 74 70 70 79 87 87 78 71 62 54 50 54 60 64 63  
DEWPT 66 66 66 66 65 65 67 67 68 66 65 58 51 47 47 48 48 47  
RH 43 50 62 76 84 84 67 52 53 67 81 87 90 89 77 64 56 56  
WIND DIR S S S S S SE S S S S NW NW NW NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 24 24 21 10 8 9 16 21 24 20 14 12 12 12 12 11 11 8  
WIND GUST 41 39 35 20 18 20 27 34 39 37 28 23 23 23  
CLOUDS FW SC SC B2 OV OV SC B1 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 70 50 90 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.68 0.22 1.54 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L S S C D D C C  
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  
 
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 43 64 45 68 50 75 55 82  
TEMP 53 44 61 64 52 49 64 66 57 55 70 74 61 58 77 80  
DEWPT 45 43 45 45 46 48 52 53 53 55 57 57 56 57 59 60  
PWIND DIR NE NE E E E E SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 30 30 40 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S  
 

 
KSZ020-172100-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
126 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 62 84 45 63  
TEMP 94 91 76 68 65 63 72 81 79 69 61 54 49 46 51 58 63 62  
DEWPT 60 59 62 62 62 61 60 59 60 58 56 49 45 43 43 43 43 41  
RH 32 34 62 81 90 93 66 47 52 68 84 83 86 89 74 57 48 46  
WIND DIR S S SW NW NE NE SE S SW N N N N NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 28 26 14 8 8 10 14 16 14 16 19 18 18 17 17 14 13 11  
WIND GUST 43 42 25 26 32 34 31 31 28 28 28 27  
CLOUDS FW SC OV B2 B2 OV B2 SC B1 OV OV OV SC B2 SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 70 80 80 0  
QPF 12HR 0.15 0.96 0.62 0.55 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C C D D C  
TSTMS S C L C C C C L C  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A A A A A  
WIND 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 42 63 45 66 49 74 54 81  
TEMP 51 43 57 62 52 49 61 64 56 53 68 72 60 57 76 79  
DEWPT 42 41 41 40 44 47 49 47 52 53 54 51 53 56 57 53  
PWIND DIR NE E E E E E SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 30 40 30 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S C S S S  
TSTMS S S S S C S S  
 

 
KSZ059-172100-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
126 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 89 58 69  
TEMP 86 85 78 76 73 72 78 85 87 83 76 74 67 60 59 64 68 67  
DEWPT 67 66 66 67 67 66 69 71 70 68 65 65 63 57 52 51 51 50  
RH 53 53 67 74 81 81 74 63 57 61 69 74 87 90 78 63 54 54  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S S W NW N N N N  
WIND SPD 23 21 20 20 19 19 23 24 24 25 23 19 13 12 12 12 11 10  
WIND GUST 37 35 32 32 31 32 34 35 36 37 33 33 24 23 23  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 5 30 30 90 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.07 0.07 0.27 0.01  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S C D D S S  
TSTMS S C S C S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 90 92  
MAX HEAT 86 91 86 90 93 85  
 
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 69 50 71 55 77 57 83  
TEMP 56 50 66 67 55 52 67 69 59 57 72 75 62 59 78 80  
DEWPT 47 44 44 45 47 49 53 55 55 57 60 61 59 59 62 64  
PWIND DIR N NE NE E E NE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 30 40 50 30 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S  
TSTMS S S C C S  
 

 
KSZ012-172100-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
126 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 87 51 64  
TEMP 85 84 77 73 70 69 76 84 84 77 71 64 57 52 55 61 63 62  
DEWPT 66 64 64 63 63 63 66 70 69 62 60 56 50 44 44 44 43 41  
RH 53 51 64 71 78 81 71 63 61 60 68 75 77 74 66 53 48 46  
WIND DIR S S S SW S SE S S S S SW W NW NW NW N N N  
WIND SPD 25 25 21 17 11 11 18 20 21 19 14 13 16 17 16 14 13 10  
WIND GUST 39 37 34 28 21 21 28 34 35 34 29 24 26  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 OV B2 OV B2 SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 70 50 100 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.90 0.18 1.87 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C S C D D L L  
TSTMS C C C C S C L L C  
HEAT INDEX 89  
MAX HEAT 87 89 84 90 90  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A A A A A  
WIND 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 43 64 45 68 50 75 54 81  
TEMP 51 44 61 63 51 49 65 66 55 54 70 73 59 58 78 79  
DEWPT 39 38 39 38 40 41 46 45 46 49 53 51 50 52 56 55  
PWIND DIR N NE E E E E SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 5 30 30 30 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S C S  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 

 
 
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