709  
FOUS53 KTOP 181847  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
146 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
KSZ039-182100-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
146 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 85 52 64 45 66  
TEMP 83 79 74 70 59 53 56 61 64 62 55 52 48 46 57 63 66 64  
DEWPT 71 70 67 65 57 51 50 51 51 48 48 46 45 44 47 48 49 48  
RH 67 74 79 84 93 93 80 70 63 60 77 80 89 93 69 58 54 56  
WIND DIR S S S SW NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E  
WIND SPD 18 19 16 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 5 5 5 5 9 9 10 9  
WIND GUST 32 34 29 21 24 24  
CLOUDS SC B1 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 80 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.16 1.81 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C D D C  
TSTMS S C L C  
FLOOD A A A A A  
 
DATE THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 66 53 73 53 78 57 83  
TEMP 54 50 63 65 59 57 68 71 59 56 73 76 62 60 80 80  
DEWPT 48 50 56 56 57 57 61 60 57 56 61 60 59 59 64 64  
PWIND DIR NE E E E NE W SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 50 70 80 50 40 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L D C S C S S C S S  
TSTMS S S C C C C S C S S S  
 

 
KSZ040-182100-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
146 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 84 53 65 45 65  
TEMP 82 79 76 71 64 55 56 61 64 63 56 53 49 47 57 63 65 64  
DEWPT 71 69 66 65 61 53 52 52 52 50 48 47 45 44 47 48 49 49  
RH 69 72 71 81 90 93 86 72 65 62 74 80 86 89 69 58 56 58  
WIND DIR S S SW SW NW NW N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E  
WIND SPD 17 18 16 12 10 11 11 11 11 9 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 9  
WIND GUST 31 34 29 23 21 21 21  
CLOUDS SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 90 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.09 1.31 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S L D C  
TSTMS S L C S  
HEAT INDEX 87  
MAX HEAT 88  
FLOOD A A A A A  
 
DATE THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 66 53 72 53 78 57 83  
TEMP 54 50 63 66 60 58 67 71 60 56 73 75 62 60 79 80  
DEWPT 48 50 56 57 57 58 62 61 57 56 62 62 59 59 65 65  
PWIND DIR NE E E E NE NW SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 50 60 80 50 40 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L D C S C S S S S S  
TSTMS S S C C C C S C S S S  
 

 
KSZ054-182100-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
146 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 87 53 65 48 66  
TEMP 85 80 75 70 60 54 55 60 64 63 57 54 50 49 57 63 65 65  
DEWPT 70 69 66 64 58 52 49 49 50 49 48 47 45 45 47 48 49 48  
RH 61 69 74 81 93 93 80 67 60 60 72 77 83 86 69 58 56 54  
WIND DIR S S S W NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E  
WIND SPD 25 25 24 13 14 16 16 14 13 11 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 10  
WIND GUST 37 37 35 24  
CLOUDS SC SC OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 90 5 5 5  
QPF 12HR 0.01 1.19 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S L D C  
TSTMS S S L C  
HEAT INDEX 90  
MAX HEAT 88 90  
FLOOD A A A A A  
WIND Y Y  
 
DATE THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 68 55 75 55 78 58 82  
TEMP 55 53 64 66 60 59 70 73 61 58 73 76 62 60 80 79  
DEWPT 49 52 58 59 58 59 62 61 58 58 61 62 59 60 65 65  
PWIND DIR E E E SE W N SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 50 70 80 30 50 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C L L D L C S C S S C C S  
TSTMS S C C C C S S C S S S  
 

 
KSZ022-182100-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
146 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 86 47 63 43 64  
TEMP 83 75 68 60 53 50 53 58 62 61 55 51 47 44 55 60 63 63  
DEWPT 69 66 65 57 51 47 47 48 48 47 47 45 43 43 47 47 48 48  
RH 63 74 90 90 93 89 80 69 60 60 74 80 86 96 74 62 58 58  
WIND DIR S SW W N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
WIND SPD 19 14 9 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 4 3 4 4 8 9 10 9  
WIND GUST 32 27 23 23 23  
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 70 90 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.57 1.54 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C D L C S S  
TSTMS C L L S  
FLOOD A A A A A  
TORNADO A A  
 
DATE THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 65 51 72 52 77 56 82  
TEMP 53 48 60 65 58 57 67 70 59 56 72 75 62 60 79 80  
DEWPT 48 48 55 56 56 57 59 59 57 56 58 59 58 59 62 62  
PWIND DIR E E E E E W SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 OV B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 60 70 70 30 50 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS S L L L L L C S C S S C S S  
TSTMS S S S C C C S S C S S S  
 

 
KSZ020-182100-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
146 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 83 44 63 42 63  
TEMP 71 64 58 53 49 46 50 57 62 61 53 49 45 43 53 58 63 61  
DEWPT 66 58 54 48 45 43 42 42 42 40 43 42 41 41 42 43 43 42  
RH 84 81 86 83 86 89 74 57 48 46 69 77 86 93 66 57 48 49  
WIND DIR NW N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE NE E E E E  
WIND SPD 13 17 18 18 18 17 18 16 13 12 6 5 5 6 9 10 12 12  
WIND GUST 29 28 29 28  
CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC CL FW B1 SC B1 SC B1  
POP 12HR 80 70 0 0 5  
QPF 12HR 0.35 0.31 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS L L C C  
TSTMS L C C S  
FLOOD A A A A A  
TORNADO A A  
 
DATE THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 63 50 71 51 75 55 82  
TEMP 52 48 58 63 57 55 64 68 58 54 69 73 61 58 77 80  
DEWPT 46 48 52 51 53 55 56 53 54 54 55 53 56 58 58 56  
PWIND DIR E E E E SE N SE S  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 60 70 60 50 50 20 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C L L C C C S S S S  
TSTMS S S S C C S C C S S S  
 

 
KSZ059-182100-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
146 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 85 56 66 49 66  
TEMP 83 80 78 75 69 59 57 61 65 64 59 56 52 50 58 63 66 64  
DEWPT 71 69 65 65 65 57 52 51 52 50 50 49 47 46 46 47 48 48  
RH 67 69 64 71 87 93 83 70 63 60 72 77 83 86 64 56 52 56  
WIND DIR S S S SW SW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E  
WIND SPD 21 24 23 18 11 12 12 12 11 10 9 8 9 9 11 10 10 10  
WIND GUST 33 35 34 31 23 23 19  
CLOUDS SC SC B2 B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC B1 B2  
POP 12HR 20 90 30 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.72 0.03 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C D L C S S  
TSTMS C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 88  
MAX HEAT 89 83  
FLOOD A A A A A  
 
DATE THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 52 69 56 75 56 79 59 83  
TEMP 56 54 65 67 61 60 70 73 61 58 74 76 63 61 79 80  
DEWPT 49 52 58 60 59 60 63 63 59 58 62 63 60 60 65 66  
PWIND DIR E E E SE NE N SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 70 80 40 40 20 30 20  
RAIN SHWRS C L L D D C S C S S C C S  
TSTMS S C C C C C S C S S S  
 

 
KSZ012-182100-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
146 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED 05/20/26  
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 83 50 62 42 63  
TEMP 81 75 69 63 55 51 54 59 62 60 53 50 46 43 55 61 63 61  
DEWPT 68 65 61 57 49 44 43 43 42 41 41 39 38 38 41 41 41 40  
RH 65 71 76 81 80 77 66 55 48 49 64 66 73 82 59 48 44 46  
WIND DIR S SW S W NW NW N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E  
WIND SPD 17 16 13 12 16 17 16 14 13 10 5 5 5 5 9 10 10 9  
WIND GUST 28 27 24 26 25  
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV OV OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC FW CL SC SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 70 90 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0.20 1.73 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C D D L C  
TSTMS C L L C  
FLOOD A A A A A  
TORNADO A A  
 
DATE THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 63 51 70 52 76 56 82  
TEMP 50 50 61 63 57 56 65 68 58 55 72 74 61 59 79 80  
DEWPT 42 44 47 47 50 52 55 53 51 51 55 53 52 54 59 57  
PWIND DIR E E E E SE W S S  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 40 60 80 40 40 10 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C L L L D C C C S S S S  
TSTMS C C C C C C S S  
 

 
 
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