Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
Issued by NWS Topeka, KS
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 $$