705  
FOUS53 KTOP 172127  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
426 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
KSZ039-180900-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
426 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 70 90 54 66 45  
TEMP 85 79 76 72 70 78 87 87 80 75 69 61 54 57 63 66 64 56 53 49 46  
DEWPT 67 67 67 67 65 68 70 70 67 66 64 58 51 50 51 50 48 48 46 43 44  
RH 55 67 74 84 84 71 57 57 65 74 84 90 90 77 65 56 56 74 77 80 93  
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S W NW NW N N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 24 23 18 11 11 18 21 23 21 20 13 12 12 12 12 11 10 4 4 4 4  
WIND GUST 41 35 32 24 23 32 36 39 37 34 26 23 24 23  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B2 OV B1 SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 30 80 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.64 0.16 1.14 0 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 86 92 94  
WIND Y  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 67 47 71 52 77 55 83 60 88  
TEMP 64 65 53 50 68 68 57 55 73 75 61 58 79 80 65 62 85 84  
DEWPT 46 45 46 48 52 52 53 55 59 58 57 57 61 61 60 60 64 63  
PWIND DIR NE NE E E NE SE SE SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 50 30 20 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S  
 
 
KSZ040-180900-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
426 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 69 88 55 66 46  
TEMP 85 79 76 72 70 77 85 85 80 75 71 64 56 58 63 66 64 57 54 49 47  
DEWPT 67 66 67 67 65 68 71 70 68 64 64 61 54 52 52 52 50 48 47 44 44  
RH 55 64 74 84 84 74 63 61 67 69 79 90 93 80 67 61 60 72 77 83 89  
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S S SW W NW NW N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 20 19 18 12 11 16 20 21 20 18 14 12 12 12 11 11 9 5 5 6 5  
WIND GUST 39 33 31 23 21 28 35 37 37 32 27 23 21  
CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 OV SC SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 40 80 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.47 0.20 0.87 0 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 88 87 91 94  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 67 47 70 52 77 55 83 60 88  
TEMP 64 65 53 51 67 68 58 55 72 74 61 58 78 80 65 62 83 84  
DEWPT 46 47 46 48 53 54 53 55 60 60 58 58 62 62 60 61 65 65  
PWIND DIR NE NE E E NE E SE SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 30 50 30 20 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S  
 
 
KSZ054-180900-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
426 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 71 89 54 67 48  
TEMP 85 79 75 72 71 79 87 87 80 75 69 61 55 57 62 66 65 58 54 51 49  
DEWPT 66 66 68 66 68 69 70 69 67 66 63 57 52 49 49 50 48 48 46 44 44  
RH 53 64 79 81 90 72 57 55 65 74 81 87 90 75 62 56 54 69 74 77 83  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S SW NW N N N N N N N NE NE  
WIND SPD 25 24 21 20 20 26 25 27 27 26 18 14 17 16 14 13 11 9 8 9 9  
WIND GUST 39 36 34 32 31 39 39 44 41 36  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 80 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.22 0.05 0.81 0 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 86 93 94  
WIND Y Y Y Y Y  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 68 49 70 54 77 56 82 61 86  
TEMP 65 66 54 52 66 68 59 56 72 75 61 58 78 80 65 63 84 83  
DEWPT 45 45 46 49 53 55 55 56 60 59 58 58 62 62 60 61 64 64  
PWIND DIR NE NE E E NE SE S S S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 30 40 50 30 20 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S C C S S S S S  
 
 
KSZ022-180900-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
426 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 89 49 64 43  
TEMP 87 80 74 70 70 79 87 87 78 71 62 54 50 54 60 64 63 56 53 47 44  
DEWPT 66 66 66 65 65 67 67 68 66 65 58 51 47 47 48 48 47 47 45 43 43  
RH 50 62 76 84 84 67 52 53 67 81 87 90 89 77 64 56 56 72 74 86 96  
WIND DIR S S S S SE S S S S NW NW NW NW N N N N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 24 21 10 8 9 16 21 24 20 14 12 12 12 12 11 11 8 3 2 2 3  
WIND GUST 39 35 20 18 20 27 34 39 37 28 23 23 23  
CLOUDS SC SC B2 OV OV SC B1 B1 B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 50 90 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.68 0.22 1.54 0 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  
TORNADO A A  
WIND Y  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 64 45 68 50 75 55 82 60 87  
TEMP 61 64 52 49 64 66 57 55 70 74 61 58 77 80 65 63 83 84  
DEWPT 45 45 46 48 52 53 53 55 57 57 56 57 59 60 59 60 62 62  
PWIND DIR NE E E E E SE S SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 30 30 40 20 20 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S S S  
 
 
KSZ020-180900-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
426 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 62 84 45 63 42  
TEMP 91 76 68 65 63 72 81 79 69 61 54 49 46 51 58 63 62 54 51 46 43  
DEWPT 59 62 62 62 61 60 59 60 58 56 49 45 43 43 43 43 41 43 42 41 41  
RH 34 62 81 90 93 66 47 52 68 84 83 86 89 74 57 48 46 66 71 83 93  
WIND DIR S SW NW NE NE SE S SW N N N N NW N N N N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 26 14 8 8 10 14 16 14 16 19 18 18 17 17 14 13 11 6 5 4 4  
WIND GUST 42 25 26 32 34 31 31 28 28 28 27  
CLOUDS SC OV B2 B2 OV B2 SC B1 OV OV OV SC B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1  
POP 12HR 70 80 80 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.96 0.62 0.55 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C C D D C  
TSTMS C L C C C C L C  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A A A A A  
TORNADO A A  
WIND Y  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 63 45 66 49 74 54 81 59 86  
TEMP 57 62 52 49 61 64 56 53 68 72 60 57 76 79 64 61 81 84  
DEWPT 41 40 44 47 49 47 52 53 54 51 53 56 57 53 56 59 59 55  
PWIND DIR E E E E E SE S SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 30 40 30 20 30 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S C S S S S S  
TSTMS S S S S C S S S S  
 
 
KSZ059-180900-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
426 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 71 89 58 69 49  
TEMP 85 78 76 73 72 78 85 87 83 76 74 67 60 59 64 68 67 59 56 53 50  
DEWPT 66 66 67 67 66 69 71 70 68 65 65 63 57 52 51 51 50 49 47 45 44  
RH 53 67 74 81 81 74 63 57 61 69 74 87 90 78 63 54 54 69 72 74 80  
WIND DIR S S S S S S S S S S S W NW N N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 21 20 20 19 19 23 24 24 25 23 19 13 12 12 12 11 10 8 8 8 8  
WIND GUST 35 32 32 31 32 34 35 36 37 33 33 24 23 23 18 18  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 30 90 20 5  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.07 0.27 0.01 0  
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 88 86 90 93 85  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 69 50 71 55 77 57 83 61 87  
TEMP 66 67 55 52 67 69 59 57 72 75 62 59 78 80 66 63 83 84  
DEWPT 44 45 47 49 53 55 55 57 60 61 59 59 62 64 61 61 64 66  
PWIND DIR NE NE E E NE SE S SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 30 40 50 30 10 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S S  
TSTMS S S C C S S  
 
 
KSZ012-180900-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
426 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 68 87 51 64 43  
TEMP 84 77 73 70 69 76 84 84 77 71 64 57 52 55 61 63 62 54 51 46 44  
DEWPT 64 64 63 63 63 66 70 69 62 60 56 50 44 44 44 43 41 41 39 37 38  
RH 51 64 71 78 81 71 63 61 60 68 75 77 74 66 53 48 46 61 63 71 79  
WIND DIR S S SW S SE S S S S SW W NW NW NW N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 25 21 17 11 11 18 20 21 19 14 13 16 17 16 14 13 10 5 5 4 4  
WIND GUST 37 34 28 21 21 28 34 35 34 29 24 26  
CLOUDS SC B1 OV B2 OV B2 SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 70 50 100 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.90 0.18 1.87 0 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 89 84 90 90  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A A A A A  
WIND Y  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 64 45 68 50 75 54 81 60 87  
TEMP 61 63 51 49 65 66 55 54 70 73 59 58 78 79 64 63 84 84  
DEWPT 39 38 40 41 46 45 46 49 53 51 50 52 56 55 54 56 59 57  
PWIND DIR NE E E E E SE S SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 5 30 30 30 30 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S C S S  
TSTMS S S S S S S S  
 
 
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