299  
FOUS53 KTOP 180607  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
106 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
KSZ039-190900-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
106 AM CDT MON MAY 18 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 86 53 66 45  
TEMP 69 68 76 83 85 80 75 69 60 53 57 63 66 64 56 53 49 46  
DEWPT 66 65 67 70 70 68 66 63 56 50 50 51 51 48 48 46 43 44  
RH 90 90 74 65 61 67 74 81 87 89 77 65 58 56 74 77 80 93  
WIND DIR SE SE SE S S S S W NW NW N N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 9 11 17 18 20 23 21 14 12 12 12 12 11 10 4 4 4 4  
WIND GUST 20 25 31 32 35 40 23 23 23  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 60 50 90 0 0  
QPF 12HR 1.43 0.08 1.12 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS L C S C L L L  
TSTMS C C S C L C  
FLOOD A A A A  
 
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  
 

 
KSZ040-190900-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
106 AM CDT MON MAY 18 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 85 55 66 46  
TEMP 70 69 74 80 83 80 75 71 62 55 57 63 66 64 57 54 49 47  
DEWPT 66 65 68 70 70 68 66 64 59 52 52 52 52 50 48 47 44 44  
RH 87 87 82 72 65 67 74 79 90 90 83 67 61 60 72 77 83 89  
WIND DIR W SE SE S S S S SW NW NW N N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 10 11 16 16 19 23 20 14 12 11 11 11 11 9 5 5 6 5  
WIND GUST 20 23 29 29 34 39 32 27 21 21 21  
CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 60 80 5 5  
QPF 12HR 1.49 0.12 0.69 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS L L S C C D D  
TSTMS C C S C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 88  
MAX HEAT 85 89 81  
FLOOD A A A A  
 
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  
 

 
KSZ054-190900-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
106 AM CDT MON MAY 18 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 87 54 66 48  
TEMP 70 70 77 84 86 81 75 69 59 54 56 62 66 65 58 54 51 49  
DEWPT 66 66 68 69 70 67 66 62 55 50 49 50 50 48 48 46 44 44  
RH 87 87 74 61 59 63 74 78 87 86 77 65 56 54 69 74 77 83  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S S S W NW N N N N N N N NE NE  
WIND SPD 18 18 20 25 26 29 25 18 14 16 16 14 12 11 9 8 9 9  
WIND GUST 33 36 39 42 36 26  
CLOUDS B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 50 80 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.34 0.47 0.63 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C D D  
TSTMS S C S C C  
FLOOD A A A A  
WIND 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  
 

 
KSZ022-190900-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
106 AM CDT MON MAY 18 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 87 50 64 43  
TEMP 70 70 78 85 85 79 72 61 54 50 54 60 64 63 56 53 47 44  
DEWPT 65 65 67 68 68 66 64 56 50 46 47 48 48 47 47 45 43 43  
RH 84 84 69 57 57 64 76 84 86 86 77 64 56 56 72 74 86 96  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S S W NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 5 11 19 23 26 17 18 12 12 12 12 11 11 8 3 2 2 3  
WIND GUST 29 37 31 28 27 24 23 23  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV SC SC SC SC FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 50 100 0 0  
QPF 12HR 1.29 0.27 1.39 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS L S S S L D C C  
TSTMS C S S S L L S  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A A  
 
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  
 

 
KSZ020-190900-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
106 AM CDT MON MAY 18 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 61 83 46 63 42  
TEMP 64 64 71 81 78 70 59 52 49 46 52 58 63 62 54 51 46 43  
DEWPT 60 61 64 65 64 57 53 48 44 42 42 43 42 41 43 42 41 41  
RH 87 90 79 58 62 63 80 86 83 86 69 57 46 46 66 71 83 93  
WIND DIR NE E SE SE S N NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 8 9 13 14 16 19 21 19 18 17 17 14 13 11 6 5 4 4  
WIND GUST 26 29 36 32 29 28 28  
CLOUDS OV OV OV B1 B1 OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 FW FW FW FW FW SC B1  
POP 12HR 60 80 80 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.12 0.44 0.32 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C S C D D L  
TSTMS C S C C C  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A A  
 
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  
 

 
KSZ059-190900-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
106 AM CDT MON MAY 18 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 85 57 68 49  
TEMP 72 71 75 80 84 81 75 73 65 58 58 62 67 67 59 56 53 50  
DEWPT 66 66 67 69 68 67 66 66 62 55 52 51 52 50 49 47 45 44  
RH 81 84 76 69 59 63 74 79 90 90 80 67 59 54 69 72 74 80  
WIND DIR S SE E SE S S S SW W NW N N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 18 17 18 21 21 23 23 20 13 12 12 12 11 10 8 8 8 8  
WIND GUST 29 29 33 36 41 39 34 25 23 23 18 18  
CLOUDS B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 50 90 20 5  
QPF 12HR 1.20 0.75 0.62 0.02 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C S D D S  
TSTMS S S S C S  
FLOOD A A A A  
 
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  
 

 
KSZ012-190900-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
106 AM CDT MON MAY 18 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 84 52 64 43  
TEMP 69 68 74 82 82 78 71 64 56 52 55 61 63 62 54 51 46 44  
DEWPT 63 63 64 67 68 65 62 58 50 45 44 44 43 41 41 39 37 38  
RH 81 84 71 61 63 64 73 81 80 77 66 53 48 46 61 63 71 79  
WIND DIR S SE S S S S S W NW NW NW N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 12 12 17 18 19 20 20 14 16 17 16 14 13 10 5 5 4 4  
WIND GUST 23 24 29 32 31 36 26 27  
CLOUDS OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 80 40 100 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.51 0.10 1.61 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS D C S C C D L L  
TSTMS L C S C C L C  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A A  
 
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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