Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.81 in
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 8 May 10:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Princeton KS

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 74 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Increasing clouds, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNE Princeton KS
 38.55°N 95.26°W
8:06 am CDT May 8, 2026
10am CDT May 8, 2026-6pm CDT May 14, 2026
 
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