Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 30.18 in
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 28 Jan 4:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Mound City KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 19 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries before 9am, then a chance of flurries after noon.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 29. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Light north wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North wind 5 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 19.

    High: 19 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

    High: 32 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight.
Thursday
A chance of flurries before 9am, then a chance of flurries after noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 29. East northeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Light north wind becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 19.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45.
Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mound City KS
 38.15°N 94.8°W (Elev. 860 ft)
4:47 pm CST Jan 28, 2026
5pm CST Jan 28, 2026-6pm CST Feb 4, 2026
 
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