Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Fair

73°F

23°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.71 in
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 18 Oct 11:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ottawa KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. East wind around 5 mph becoming southwest.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 43. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 49. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 77. South wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ottawa KS
 38.62°N 95.26°W
11:51 am CDT Oct 18, 2025
12pm CDT Oct 18, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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