474  
FOUS53 KTOP 150626  
PFMTOP  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS  
126 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
KSZ039-160900-  
TOPEKA-SHAWNEE KS  
39.08N 95.62W ELEV. 979 FT  
126 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
DATE 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU  
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 73 87 64 89 69  
TEMP 79 74 79 84 80 72 69 68 67 67 72 82 88 85 76 74 72 70  
DEWPT 67 67 71 72 72 71 69 68 67 67 72 74 74 75 73 71 70 69  
RH 67 79 77 67 77 97100100100100100 77 63 72 90 90 93 97  
WIND DIR S S NW NE N NE NE E NE E E SE S E SE S S S  
WIND SPD 11 4 4 5 11 10 8 4 4 4 5 6 8 4 3 3 4 3  
WIND GUST 24  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 70 90 40 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 1.14 0.02 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C L D C L C S S  
TSTMS S S C C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 89 88 96 93  
MAX HEAT 85 83 90 93 89 98 85  
 
DATE 09/17 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26  
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 91 70 92 69 85 62 74 56 72  
TEMP 87 85 74 70 88 86 75 71 82 79 67 64 71 70 62 57 69 68  
DEWPT 73 74 71 69 73 72 69 67 71 71 67 64 67 66 62 57 64 63  
PWIND DIR S SE S S SW N N N NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 20 5 10 40 60 60 40 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C L L C S S  
TSTMS C C S C C S S  
 

 
KSZ040-160900-  
LAWRENCE-DOUGLAS KS  
39.02N 95.22W ELEV. 820 FT  
126 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
DATE 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU  
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 73 88 65 89 70  
TEMP 79 73 80 85 83 73 70 68 67 67 72 83 88 84 76 74 72 70  
DEWPT 67 67 71 73 74 72 70 68 67 67 72 74 74 75 73 71 70 69  
RH 67 81 74 67 74 97100100100100100 74 63 74 90 90 93 97  
WIND DIR S S W N NE NE NE E NE E E SE S E SE S S S  
WIND SPD 10 5 4 5 8 9 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 3 4 4 4 3  
WIND GUST 21  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 SC B1 SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 60 90 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0 0.08 1.13 0.01 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C D L D C S  
TSTMS C C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 92 89 89 97 93  
MAX HEAT 85 85 93 95 90 99 87  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A  
 
DATE 09/17 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26  
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 91 70 91 70 84 63 74 57 72  
TEMP 87 85 74 70 87 85 75 71 81 78 67 64 71 69 62 58 69 67  
DEWPT 73 75 71 69 72 73 68 67 71 72 67 64 67 66 62 58 64 63  
PWIND DIR S SE S S SW N N N NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B2 B1 B1 SC B2 SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 30 60 60 40 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L C S  
TSTMS C C S C S S S  
 

 
KSZ054-160900-  
EMPORIA-LYON KS  
38.34N 96.20W ELEV. 148 FT  
126 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
DATE 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU  
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 75 92 66 92 71  
TEMP 77 75 83 90 88 77 71 69 68 68 77 87 90 87 78 75 73 71  
DEWPT 66 65 69 70 71 73 71 69 68 68 71 71 71 72 70 68 67 67  
RH 69 71 63 52 57 87100100100100 82 59 54 61 76 79 81 87  
WIND DIR S S SW SW NE NE NE NE NE E SE S S SE SE S S S  
WIND SPD 16 13 8 6 8 9 9 6 6 5 6 9 10 5 5 6 8 6  
WIND GUST 27 25  
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC OV OV B2 OV B2 B1 B2 SC CL FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 80 80 20 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.24 0.48 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS S C L D C C S  
TSTMS S C C C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 96 94 92 96 93  
MAX HEAT 84 82 97 98 94 98 90  
 
DATE 09/17 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26  
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 94 70 93 70 87 63 75 55 73  
TEMP 91 88 75 71 90 88 76 71 84 79 68 63 73 70 61 57 70 69  
DEWPT 70 70 69 67 69 69 67 65 68 70 67 63 65 64 61 57 61 61  
PWIND DIR S S S S SW NW N N NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B2 SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 30 60 60 40 20 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C L L L C S S  
TSTMS C C C C C S S  
 

 
KSZ022-160900-  
MANHATTAN-RILEY KS  
39.15N 96.67W ELEV. 1030 FT  
126 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
DATE 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU  
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 72 81 63 86 69  
TEMP 80 73 76 77 74 69 67 67 66 66 71 78 83 85 77 75 72 70  
DEWPT 66 67 70 70 68 68 67 67 66 66 70 73 74 75 72 69 68 68  
RH 62 81 82 79 82 97100100100100 97 85 74 72 85 82 87 93  
WIND DIR SW SW NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE E SE S E SE SE S S  
WIND SPD 10 2 4 11 12 10 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 2 2 3 3  
WIND GUST 21 24  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 90 90 60 5  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.22 1.35 0.12 0  
RAIN SHWRS L C C D L L L D L C  
TSTMS S S C C C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 90 93  
MAX HEAT 88 86 94 87  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A  
 
DATE 09/17 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26  
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 90 71 91 70 83 62 73 56 71  
TEMP 86 86 76 72 87 86 76 71 80 78 68 63 70 70 62 57 68 69  
DEWPT 72 73 69 67 71 72 68 67 70 70 66 63 65 64 62 57 62 62  
PWIND DIR S SE S S SW N N NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 0 10 50 50 50 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C S  
TSTMS C C C C C S  
 

 
KSZ020-160900-  
CONCORDIA-CLOUD KS  
39.55N 97.65W ELEV. 1364 FT  
126 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
DATE 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU  
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 72 60 81 68  
TEMP 74 70 67 68 65 63 63 63 63 63 66 72 75 80 73 72 70 69  
DEWPT 68 68 65 61 62 63 63 63 63 63 66 70 72 74 73 70 68 67  
RH 82 93 93 78 90100100100100100100 93 90 82100 93 93 93  
WIND DIR E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE E E E SE S E E SE SE SE  
WIND SPD 6 9 18 18 16 12 10 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 5  
WIND GUST 31 32 27 24  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 FW B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 60 90 90 60 10  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.43 0.72 0.06 0  
RAIN SHWRS L L L C D L C L D L C  
TSTMS C C S C C C C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 85  
MAX HEAT 85  
 
DATE 09/17 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26  
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 88 71 90 69 81 61 73 55 71  
TEMP 82 86 75 72 85 84 74 70 78 76 65 61 69 69 60 56 68 67  
DEWPT 71 74 69 67 71 72 68 66 68 69 64 61 62 63 60 56 59 62  
PWIND DIR SE S S S W N N NE NE  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN LT GN LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 60 40 40 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S L C C C C C S  
TSTMS S S C C S C C S  
 

 
KSZ059-160900-  
GARNETT-ANDERSON KS  
38.28N 95.24W ELEV. 997 FT  
126 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
DATE 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU  
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 75 94 68 94 72  
TEMP 80 75 84 92 91 79 73 70 69 69 78 89 93 88 78 76 74 72  
DEWPT 66 66 69 70 71 72 71 70 68 68 71 71 69 70 69 68 67 67  
RH 62 74 61 49 52 79 93100 97 97 79 56 46 55 74 76 79 84  
WIND DIR S S SW SW SW N NE E E E SE S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 13 12 11 8 6 5 6 4 4 4 5 9 9 4 4 4 5 4  
WIND GUST 25 25 21  
CLOUDS CL SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC FW CL FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 70 60 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.24 0.25 0 0  
RAIN SHWRS L C L C  
TSTMS C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 98 99 95 98 93  
MAX HEAT 84 84 99 101 96 99 87  
 
DATE 09/17 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26  
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 94 71 93 71 88 64 77 57 73  
TEMP 91 87 75 71 90 87 76 72 84 79 68 64 74 71 61 58 71 68  
DEWPT 70 70 68 67 68 68 65 64 67 69 66 64 64 63 61 57 60 60  
PWIND DIR S S S S SW NW N N NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 20 50 60 50 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C L L C S S S  
TSTMS S C S S S S  
 

 
KSZ012-160900-  
HIAWATHA-BROWN KS  
39.85N 95.54W ELEV. 1099 FT  
126 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2026  
 
DATE 09/14/26 TUE 09/15/26 WED 09/16/26 THU  
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 74 60 82 66  
TEMP 76 70 71 69 68 64 62 63 63 63 66 71 79 80 72 70 69 67  
DEWPT 67 65 68 65 64 62 62 63 63 63 66 71 73 73 70 68 67 66  
RH 74 84 90 87 87 93100100100100100100 82 79 93 93 93 97  
WIND DIR S NE N N N N NE NE E E E SE SE E E SE S E  
WIND SPD 9 3 6 10 10 9 5 4 4 4 5 6 4 3 3 2 2 2  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV B2 OV B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2  
POP 12HR 40 90 100 70 20  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.46 1.24 0.12 0  
RAIN SHWRS C C L D D C D L D L C S S S  
TSTMS C S S C C C C C C C S S S  
FLOOD A A A A A A A A  
 
DATE 09/17 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN 09/20/26 MON 09/21/26  
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 86 67 87 68 80 60 70 54 68  
TEMP 80 81 72 68 82 82 73 69 76 75 65 61 66 67 59 55 65 65  
DEWPT 72 73 68 65 72 71 66 64 68 68 63 60 61 61 57 55 59 59  
PWIND DIR SE SE S S SW N N N NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 5 10 60 60 50 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S S L L C C C S S  
TSTMS S C C C C S S  
 

 
 
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