310  
FOUS53 KTOP 161321  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
821 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
KSZ039-162100-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
821 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 66 85 68 91  
TEMP 78 83 84 80 74 71 68 67 75 81 83 83 74 72 69 68 78 86 90 87  
DEWPT 74 75 76 75 74 71 68 67 70 69 70 72 71 69 68 68 71 73 74 75  
RH 88 77 77 85100100100100 84 67 65 70 90 90 97100 79 65 60 68  
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N NE E SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 6 6 8 6 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 4  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B2 SC FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C  
TSTMS S S C  
HEAT INDEX 90 93 88 88 93 99 96  
MAX HEAT 91 96 85 90 84 94 101  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 70 85 67 85 66 87 67 88  
TEMP 75 70 82 81 71 68 81 82 70 66 84 84 72 67 85 84  
DEWPT 72 70 73 74 71 68 71 72 69 66 71 72 69 67 70 71  
PWIND DIR E NE NE NE NE N E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 20 30 10 20 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C S  
TSTMS C C S S C S  
 

 
KSZ040-162100-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
821 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 67 85 67 90  
TEMP 79 83 84 80 74 71 69 67 76 81 84 83 74 71 69 68 78 86 89 87  
DEWPT 75 76 76 76 74 71 69 67 70 69 70 71 70 68 67 67 71 73 73 74  
RH 88 80 77 88100100100100 82 67 63 67 87 90 93 97 79 65 59 65  
WIND DIR NE N N N N N N N NE E E SE SE SE S S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 6 5 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 3  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 5 0 0 20  
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C  
TSTMS S C  
HEAT INDEX 91 93 86 92 97 96  
MAX HEAT 93 96 85 90 84 93 101  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 70 85 67 84 66 87 67 87  
TEMP 75 70 82 81 71 68 81 82 70 66 84 84 72 67 84 84  
DEWPT 71 70 73 74 71 68 71 72 69 66 70 72 69 67 70 71  
PWIND DIR E NE NE NE NE N E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 20 30 10 10 0 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S C  
TSTMS C C S S S C  
 

 
KSZ054-162100-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
821 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 67 86 68 94  
TEMP 79 85 87 83 75 72 69 68 74 82 85 84 76 73 70 69 79 89 94 91  
DEWPT 73 75 74 74 73 72 69 68 70 70 70 70 69 68 68 68 71 72 70 71  
RH 82 72 65 74 94100100100 87 67 61 63 79 84 93 97 77 57 46 52  
WIND DIR NE N N N N N NE N NE E E E SE SE S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 8 8 9 9 6 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 5 6 8 6  
CLOUDS B1 SC B1 SC FW FW SC B2 SC FW SC FW FW FW SC B2 SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 5 0 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
HEAT INDEX 94 95 90 89 95100 98  
MAX HEAT 94 96 87 86 92 88 96 101  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 71 88 68 87 66 90 68 90  
TEMP 77 71 85 85 73 69 83 85 72 67 86 87 73 68 87 88  
DEWPT 69 68 71 72 71 69 71 70 69 67 69 69 68 67 68 68  
PWIND DIR SE NE NE NE NE NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW CL FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 10 30 10 10 0 10 0  
RAIN SHWRS C S C  
TSTMS C S C  
 

 
KSZ022-162100-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
821 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 66 84 68 91  
TEMP 76 81 82 81 74 71 68 66 74 81 83 83 75 73 70 69 78 87 91 89  
DEWPT 72 74 74 73 72 70 68 66 69 69 70 71 70 68 67 68 71 73 73 73  
RH 87 79 77 77 93 97100100 84 67 65 67 84 84 90 97 79 63 56 59  
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE NE E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 5 6 6 5 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 4  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 FW SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 0 0 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C  
TSTMS C S S C  
HEAT INDEX 88 86 88 88 94 99 97  
MAX HEAT 86 90 85 85 90 87 96 100  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 70 83 66 84 66 87 67 88  
TEMP 76 70 80 81 71 68 81 82 71 66 84 85 73 68 85 85  
DEWPT 70 70 72 72 70 68 70 71 68 66 70 71 68 67 69 70  
PWIND DIR E NE E NE E NE E SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC FW FW SC SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 20 40 10 20 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S C S  
TSTMS C S S S S C S  
 

 
KSZ020-162100-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
821 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 81 64 84 67 91  
TEMP 72 78 79 79 72 69 66 64 73 80 82 83 74 72 69 68 77 86 90 87  
DEWPT 70 70 70 70 70 68 66 64 68 68 69 70 69 68 67 67 70 71 71 72  
RH 93 76 74 74 93 97100100 84 67 65 65 84 87 93 97 79 61 54 61  
WIND DIR N N N NE NE E E S S S S S SE S SE S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 6 9 9 8 4 2 2 1 3 4 5 6 5 4 4 4 6 9 9 9  
CLOUDS B2 B1 SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 40 0 0 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S S C  
TSTMS C S S S S S C  
HEAT INDEX 91 97 94  
MAX HEAT 83 83 88 85 92 98  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 68 81 65 82 65 87 67 87  
TEMP 73 68 78 79 69 66 79 80 70 66 84 84 71 67 84 84  
DEWPT 70 68 69 71 69 66 68 70 67 65 68 71 68 65 67 69  
PWIND DIR E NE E NE E SE SE SE  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 40 10 20 10 20 5 10 5  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S S  
TSTMS C S S S S  
 

 
KSZ059-162100-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
821 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 91 68 88 68 94  
TEMP 83 88 90 85 76 73 70 68 76 82 86 85 76 73 70 68 80 89 93 91  
DEWPT 73 73 73 73 73 72 70 68 69 67 67 68 68 67 67 67 70 70 69 70  
RH 72 61 58 67 90 97100100 79 61 53 57 76 81 90 97 72 54 46 50  
WIND DIR N N N N N NE N NE NE NE NE E E SE SE S S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 5 6 9 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 4  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC CL SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 10 0 5 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S S  
TSTMS S S  
HEAT INDEX 89 97 98 92 94 99 97  
MAX HEAT 98 99 90 86 91 87 94 101  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 72 91 68 88 67 91 68 91  
TEMP 77 72 87 86 73 69 83 85 72 67 86 88 73 68 88 88  
DEWPT 68 68 69 70 70 68 69 68 68 66 67 67 67 66 66 66  
PWIND DIR SE NE NE NE NE NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW  
POP 12HR 30 20 30 10 10 0 5 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C  
TSTMS S C S S C  
 

 
KSZ012-162100-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
821 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026  
 
DATE SUN 08/16/26 MON 08/17/26 TUE 08/18/26  
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 81 63 83 66 87  
TEMP 73 77 79 78 71 68 65 64 74 79 82 81 72 70 68 67 76 82 86 83  
DEWPT 71 73 72 70 68 67 65 64 66 66 67 67 66 65 64 64 68 71 72 71  
RH 93 87 79 76 90 97100100 76 64 61 63 81 84 87 90 76 69 63 67  
WIND DIR N N N N N N NW W SE S S S S S S S S S S SE  
WIND SPD 8 8 8 6 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 2 3 2 3 4 4 5 5 4  
CLOUDS B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC  
POP 12HR 50 0 0 5 30  
QPF 12HR 0.18 0 0 0 0.03  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S S L  
TSTMS S S S S S S C  
HEAT INDEX 87 92 88  
MAX HEAT 84 86 88 94  
 
DATE WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26  
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 68 81 64 81 64 84 65 84  
TEMP 72 68 78 77 68 65 78 78 68 65 81 81 70 66 81 80  
DEWPT 69 68 70 70 67 64 67 67 65 63 68 69 66 64 68 68  
PWIND DIR NE NE E E E N SE SE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW FW SC FW FW SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 60 20 20 10 10 5 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS L L S S S S S S  
TSTMS C C S S S S S S  
 

 
 
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