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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Emporia, Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP)

Lat: 38.33°NLon: 96.19°WElev: 1204ft.

Fair

36°F

2°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed NW 17 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1013.5 mb)
Dewpoint 23°F (-5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill26°F (-3°C)
Last update 16 Jan 8:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Emporia KS

  • Today

    Today: A slight chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 41 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of rain and snow between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming south in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Emporia KS
 38.41°N 96.19°W
Last Update:
8:51 am CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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