037  
FOUS53 KTOP 180626  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
126 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
KSZ039-190900-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
126 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 46  
TEMP 69 68 76 83 85 80 75 69 60 53 57 63 66 64 56 53 48 47  
DEWPT 66 65 67 70 70 68 66 63 56 50 50 51 51 48 48 46 45 45  
RH 90 90 74 65 61 67 74 81 87 89 77 65 58 56 74 77 89 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 5 5  
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 B1 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 68 47 68 53 76 54 82 60 87  
TEMP 64 65 53 49 65 66 58 56 72 74 60 57 78 80 64 62 84 83  
DEWPT 47 46 47 48 54 54 55 56 61 59 57 57 60 60 60 60 65 64  
PWIND DIR NE E E E SE S W SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B2 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 50 50 40 20 5 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S S C C C C C S S S  
 
 
KSZ040-190900-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
126 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 45 44  
RH 87 87 82 72 65 67 74 79 90 90 83 67 61 60 72 77 86 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 6 6 6  
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 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 60 80 5 0  
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  
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 48 68 53 76 54 82 59 86  
TEMP 64 65 54 49 64 66 59 57 71 74 60 57 77 79 64 62 82 83  
DEWPT 48 47 47 49 54 55 55 57 62 60 58 57 61 61 59 61 66 65  
PWIND DIR NE NE E E SE SW W SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 30 50 50 30 20 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S S C C C C C S S S  
 
 
KSZ054-190900-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
126 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 64 58 54 50 48  
DEWPT 66 66 68 69 70 67 66 62 55 50 49 50 50 49 48 46 45 45  
RH 87 87 74 61 59 63 74 78 87 86 77 65 56 58 69 74 83 89  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE S S S W NW N N N N N N N N NE  
WIND SPD 18 18 20 25 26 29 25 18 14 16 16 14 12 11 9 9 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 B1 B1 SC B1  
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  
HEAT INDEX 91  
MAX HEAT 89 91  
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 50 69 54 76 56 81 60 85  
TEMP 64 66 55 51 64 67 59 57 72 74 61 57 77 79 65 62 83 82  
DEWPT 47 46 48 50 55 57 57 57 60 59 58 57 60 60 60 61 64 64  
PWIND DIR NE E E E S S SW SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 50 50 60 30 30 5 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C C L C C S C S S S S  
TSTMS C S C C S C S C S S S S  
 
 
KSZ022-190900-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
126 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 51 47 44  
DEWPT 65 65 67 68 68 66 64 56 50 46 47 48 48 47 47 45 44 43  
RH 84 84 69 57 57 64 76 84 86 86 77 64 56 56 72 80 89 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 3 3 4  
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 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 80 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 65 46 67 51 75 53 80 59 85  
TEMP 61 65 53 48 62 65 57 56 70 73 60 56 76 78 64 62 82 83  
DEWPT 46 45 47 48 53 54 55 56 58 57 56 56 58 59 58 60 63 63  
PWIND DIR NE E E E SE S SW SE S  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B1 SC B2 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 40 50 50 30 30 10 30 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C C C C C S  
TSTMS S S S C C C C C C C S  
 
 
KSZ020-190900-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
126 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 49 45 43  
DEWPT 60 61 64 65 64 57 53 48 44 42 42 43 42 40 42 42 41 42  
RH 87 90 79 58 62 63 80 86 83 86 69 57 46 44 64 77 86 96  
WIND DIR NE E SE SE S N NW NW N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 8 9 13 14 16 19 21 19 18 17 17 14 13 11 6 5 4 5  
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 80 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 46 65 49 73 52 79 59 84  
TEMP 57 62 52 47 59 63 55 54 67 71 58 55 73 77 64 61 80 82  
DEWPT 41 40 45 47 50 49 53 54 54 51 52 54 54 52 56 59 59 56  
PWIND DIR E E E E E SW SW SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 40 40 50 30 30 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C C C S C S S  
TSTMS S S C S S C S C S S  
 
 
KSZ059-190900-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
126 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 66 59 56 52 50  
DEWPT 66 66 67 69 68 67 66 66 62 55 52 51 52 50 49 48 46 45  
RH 81 84 76 69 59 63 74 79 90 90 80 67 59 56 69 74 80 83  
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 6 9 9  
WIND GUST 29 29 33 36 41 39 34 25 23 23  
CLOUDS B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 50 90 20 10  
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 68 51 70 56 77 57 82 61 86  
TEMP 64 66 56 52 65 68 60 58 72 74 62 59 78 79 65 63 82 83  
DEWPT 46 46 48 50 55 57 57 58 61 61 59 58 60 61 60 61 64 65  
PWIND DIR NE NE E E SE S W SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 40 50 60 30 20 10 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C L C C C S  
TSTMS S C C C C C S  
 
 
KSZ012-190900-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
126 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 50 46 44  
DEWPT 63 63 64 67 68 65 62 58 50 45 44 44 43 41 41 39 38 38  
RH 81 84 71 61 63 64 73 81 80 77 66 53 48 46 61 66 73 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 5 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 SC 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 65 45 66 51 74 53 80 59 86  
TEMP 62 63 51 47 62 64 56 55 70 72 59 56 77 78 63 62 83 83  
DEWPT 41 39 41 42 46 45 48 51 54 52 50 51 55 53 53 55 60 57  
PWIND DIR NE E E E SE S W SE S  
WIND CHAR GN LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 0 10 50 50 40 10 10 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C S S S  
TSTMS S S S C C S S S  
 
 
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