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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Atkinson Municipal Airport (KPTS)

Lat: 37.45°NLon: 94.73°WElev: 950ft.

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Mar 6:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Scott KS

Fire Weather Watch March 17, 12:00pm until March 17, 08:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 56. Wind chill values as low as 30 early. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 37. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Wind chill values as low as 33 early. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Partly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy.

    Low: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.

    High: 59 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 56. Wind chill values as low as 30 early. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 37. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Wind chill values as low as 33 early. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south wind 22 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
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Point Forecast:
Fort Scott KS
 37.84°N 94.69°W (Elev. 896 ft)
Last Update:
6:15 am CDT Mar 16, 2025
Forecast Valid:
7am CDT Mar 16, 2025-6pm CDT Mar 22, 2025
 
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