Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Fog/Mist

68°F

20°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.05 in
Dewpoint	68°F (20°C)
Visibility	3.00 mi
Last update	24 Jul 7:15 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Fontana KS

Extreme Heat Watch July 25, 01:00pm until July 28, 07:00pm

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Extreme Heat Watch

Today
High: 82 °F
Showers
Tonight
Low: 72 °F
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 95 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Saturday Night
Low: 75 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 97 °F
Hot
Sunday Night
Low: 78 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 99 °F
Hot
Monday Night
Low: 77 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 96 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. High near 82. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 109. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 78.

Monday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 99.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 77.