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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Overcast

45°F

7°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed N 13 mph
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill39°F (4°C)
Last update 4 Mar 10:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottawa KS

  • Today

    Today: A chance of drizzle before noon, then a chance of rain, mainly between noon and 3pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 57 °F

    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. High near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    High: 73 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then rain, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Low around 37. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 37 °F

    Showers then
    Chance Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of drizzle before noon, then a chance of rain, mainly between noon and 3pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 57. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Rain likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. High near 73. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then rain, mainly between 9pm and midnight. Low around 37. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 46.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottawa KS
 38.62°N 95.26°W
Last Update:
7:27 am CST Mar 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Mar 4, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 10, 2026
 
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