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National Weather Service Topeka KS
1131 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

KSZ039-052100-
Topeka-Shawnee KS
39.08N  95.62W Elev. 979 ft
1131 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

Date             Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26
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                      60          43          59          38          69
Temp                   54 57 55 51 48 45 43 50 56 58 57 47 43 40 39 56 65 68 67
Dewpt                  42 41 39 40 40 40 39 39 37 35 33 34 33 34 34 38 39 39 39
RH                     64 55 55 66 74 82 86 66 49 42 40 60 67 79 82 51 38 34 36
Wind dir               NE  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N  N  W  W  W  W SW SW SW
Wind spd               10  6  4  5  2  3  3  6 10  9  4  0  2  2  3  5 10 10  6
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          50          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.22        0.02           0           0
Rain shwrs              C        S  S  C  S


Date          Fri 05/08/26  Sat 05/09/26  Sun 05/10/26  Mon 05/11/26
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          50    78      47    82      56    75      48    78
Temp          53 51 74 73   55 49 79 78   63 58 72 69   54 49 73 74
Dewpt         39 40 49 48   45 45 49 51   54 54 53 45   41 39 43 43
PWind dir         S     W       W     S      SW     N       N    NW
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     5       5    10      60    20      10     5
Rain shwrs                                 L  L  S  S
Tstms                                      C  C     S

$$
KSZ040-052100-
Lawrence-Douglas KS
39.02N  95.22W Elev. 820 ft
1131 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

Date             Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26
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                      59          43          58          38          68
Temp                   53 56 54 50 48 45 44 50 55 58 56 47 43 40 39 55 64 67 66
Dewpt                  42 42 41 40 40 40 40 40 38 36 35 34 34 35 35 39 39 39 40
RH                     66 59 61 68 74 82 86 68 53 44 45 60 70 82 85 55 40 36 38
Wind dir               NE  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  W  W SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd               10  6  3  4  3  3  5  6  9  8  5  2  2  2  3  5  9  9  6
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          40          20           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.21        0.01           0           0
Rain shwrs              C        S  S  C  S


Date          Fri 05/08/26  Sat 05/09/26  Sun 05/10/26  Mon 05/11/26
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          49    77      47    81      56    74      47    77
Temp          52 50 72 72   54 49 78 77   63 58 72 69   54 49 73 74
Dewpt         39 41 49 49   46 46 50 51   54 54 54 47   42 39 44 45
PWind dir         S    SW       W     S       S     N       N    NW
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5    10       5    10      60    30      10     5
Rain shwrs                                 L  L  C  S
Tstms                                      C  C     S

$$
KSZ054-052100-
Emporia-Lyon KS
38.34N  96.20W Elev. 148 ft
1131 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

Date             Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26
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                      59          43          56          38          68
Temp                   51 55 54 51 48 46 44 48 52 55 55 47 43 40 39 55 63 67 67
Dewpt                  43 42 39 40 39 40 41 39 38 37 36 35 35 35 34 38 37 37 39
RH                     74 61 57 66 71 79 89 71 59 51 49 63 73 82 82 53 38 33 36
Wind dir               NE NE NE  N NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NW NW  W  W  W SW SW SW
Wind spd               16 11  9  3  6  4 10 11 12 10  6  2  4  4  5  6 10 10  8
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B1 B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          60          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.17        0.04           0           0
Rain shwrs              C        S  C  L  C
Tstms


Date          Fri 05/08/26  Sat 05/09/26  Sun 05/10/26  Mon 05/11/26
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          50    79      50    82      57    75      49    79
Temp          52 51 75 74   56 51 80 79   65 59 73 71   55 50 74 75
Dewpt         38 40 47 48   45 46 48 51   54 55 53 47   41 39 43 43
PWind dir         S     W       W     S       S     N       N    NW
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   FW FW FW FW   SC B2 SC SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          0     5       5     5      50    20      10     5
Rain shwrs                                 C  C  S  S
Tstms                                      C  C  S  S

$$
KSZ022-052100-
Manhattan-Riley KS
39.15N  96.67W Elev. 1030 ft
1131 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

Date             Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26
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                      59          43          58          38          70
Temp                   54 57 56 51 48 45 43 49 53 57 58 48 44 40 39 55 63 68 69
Dewpt                  39 37 36 38 38 38 38 38 34 32 32 33 32 34 34 38 36 36 37
RH                     57 47 47 61 68 76 82 66 48 38 37 56 62 79 82 53 36 31 31
Wind dir               NE  N  N NE  N  N NE  N  N NE NE SW  W  W SW  W SW SW SW
Wind spd               10  8  8  3  2  6  3  5 10  8  3  1  2  2  3  5 10 10  5
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          60          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.08        0.17        0.03           0           0
Rain shwrs              S     S  S  C  L  C


Date          Fri 05/08/26  Sat 05/09/26  Sun 05/10/26  Mon 05/11/26
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          50    78      48    82      54    73      47    79
Temp          55 51 74 74   55 50 79 80   64 58 71 70   54 49 73 76
Dewpt         36 38 45 45   43 44 47 49   52 52 49 43   39 38 41 42
PWind dir        SW     W      NW     S      SW     N       N     W
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr          0     5       5    10      50    20      10     5
Rain shwrs                                 C  C  S  S
Tstms                                      C  S     S

$$
KSZ020-052100-
Concordia-Cloud KS
39.55N  97.65W Elev. 1364 ft
1131 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

Date             Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26
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                      58          42          57          38          70
Temp                   53 57 54 50 46 44 42 45 50 56 57 49 45 41 39 52 62 68 69
Dewpt                  38 35 32 35 35 36 37 36 33 30 28 30 31 32 35 37 35 34 34
RH                     57 43 43 56 65 73 82 70 52 37 33 48 58 70 85 56 36 28 27
Wind dir               NE  N NE NW  N  E  N  N NE  N NW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd                8 10  8  2  6  3  2  4  9  5  3  6  4  6  6 11 13 12 10
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B1 B2 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          60          30           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.17        0.05           0           0
Rain shwrs                 S  S  S  L  C  C  S


Date          Fri 05/08/26  Sat 05/09/26  Sun 05/10/26  Mon 05/11/26
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          50    76      48    83      53    72      48    80
Temp          55 50 71 74   55 49 76 78   62 55 67 69   53 49 73 78
Dewpt         36 39 44 40   42 42 46 47   50 49 45 39   37 38 40 40
PWind dir        SW    NW       N     S       N     N       N    NW
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    BZ      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC SC   FW SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5    10       5    20      50    20      10     5
Rain shwrs                            S    C  C  S  S
Tstms                                 S    C  S     S

$$
KSZ059-052100-
Garnett-Anderson KS
38.28N  95.24W Elev. 997 ft
1131 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

Date             Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26
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                      57          43          56          38          67
Temp                   51 52 51 49 47 45 44 48 52 54 55 46 43 40 39 54 62 66 65
Dewpt                  44 43 41 41 41 41 42 40 38 38 38 37 36 36 36 38 38 39 40
RH                     77 71 68 74 79 86 93 74 59 54 53 71 76 85 89 54 41 37 40
Wind dir               NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE  N NE NW NW NW  W SW SW SW SW
Wind spd               16 12  8  2  4  3  6 10 11 10  6  1  3  3  3  5  8  9  5
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          50          20           5           0
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.12        0.02           0           0
Rain shwrs              C  C     S  C  C  S
Tstms                   S


Date          Fri 05/08/26  Sat 05/09/26  Sun 05/10/26  Mon 05/11/26
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    76      49    81      57    75      48    77
Temp          52 49 72 73   55 51 78 77   65 60 73 70   55 50 72 73
Dewpt         39 41 49 50   47 46 50 53   55 56 56 49   44 41 45 46
PWind dir         S    SW       W     S       S     N       N    NW
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    LT      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   SC FW FW FW   SC B1 B1 SC   SC FW FW CL
PoP 12hr          0    10      10     5      60    40      20     5
Rain shwrs                                 L  L  C  C    S
Tstms                                      C  C  S  C    S

$$
KSZ012-052100-
Hiawatha-Brown KS
39.85N  95.54W Elev. 1099 ft
1131 AM CDT Tue May 5 2026

Date             Tue 05/05/26            Wed 05/06/26            Thu 05/07/26
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                      61          42          59          38          70
Temp                   56 59 56 51 48 46 44 50 56 59 57 47 43 41 39 56 65 69 67
Dewpt                  33 30 30 31 30 30 31 31 27 24 23 25 26 27 26 32 31 30 31
RH                     42 33 37 46 49 53 60 48 32 26 27 42 51 57 59 40 28 23 26
Wind dir                N  N  N  N  N  N NW  N  N  N  N  N SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind spd               10 12 12  2  4  4  4  6 12 10  6  1  2  4  5 10 12 12 10
Clouds                 OV OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW CL FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          30          10           0           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.03           0           0           0
Rain shwrs              S     S        C


Date          Fri 05/08/26  Sat 05/09/26  Sun 05/10/26  Mon 05/11/26
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          50    76      47    81      54    71      46    77
Temp          53 51 73 71   54 49 78 77   63 57 69 67   52 49 73 73
Dewpt         34 35 40 39   38 38 40 42   47 47 43 37   33 32 36 36
PWind dir         S     W       W     S      SW     N       N    NW
Wind char        GN    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC B1 SC   FW FW FW SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC FW SC FW
PoP 12hr         10    10       5    10      60    20      10     5
Rain shwrs                                 L  L  S  S
Tstms                                      C  S     S

$$