Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Current conditions at

Emporia, Emporia Municipal Airport (KEMP)

Lat: 38.33°NLon: 96.19°WElev: 1204ft.

Overcast

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed S 14 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1020.8 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill2°F (-17°C)
Last update 18 Jan 5:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Emporia KS

  • Today

    Today: A chance of sprinkles after 4pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between zero and 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of sprinkles after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 44. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 13. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 28. Wind chill values between zero and 10. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Emporia KS
 38.41°N 96.19°W
5:06 am CST Jan 18, 2026
6am CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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