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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed S 20 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 20 Jan 3:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles E Rantoul KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 17 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -1. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 12. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 1 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 24. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 10. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -1. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 12. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 21.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 28.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 11.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles E Rantoul KS
 38.55°N 95.06°W (Elev. 938 ft)
Last Update:
3:17 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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