Showers and Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains into the Ohio Valley; Record Warmth in the Central U.S.

Heavy rain and widely scattered severe storms are expected over portions of the central and southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. Unseasonable warmth will continue for a few more days across the Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic where several daily record highs could fall. Read More >

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 29.93 in
Dewpoint 68°F (20°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 5:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Blue Mound KS

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am.  Cloudy, with a high near 71. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 71 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers before 8pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of frost before 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind.

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 9am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 71. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. North northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
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Point Forecast:
Blue Mound KS
 38.09°N 95°W (Elev. 1079 ft)
2:31 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
6am CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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