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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Atkinson Municipal Airport (KPTS)

Lat: 37.45°NLon: 94.73°WElev: 950ft.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill52°F (11°C)
Last update 8 May 6:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Fort Scott KS

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then T-storms
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 57. South wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Fort Scott KS
 37.8°N 94.78°W (Elev. 892 ft)
Last Update:
4:32 am CDT May 8, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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