Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Light Unknown Precip

45°F

7°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 16 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill38°F (3°C)
Last update 29 Nov 1:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottawa KS

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Rain.  Low around 39. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow between 2pm and 3pm.  Temperature rising to near 46 by 11am, then falling to around 32 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 46 °F

    Rain then
    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a high near 29. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Rain. Low around 39. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Rain before 2pm, then a slight chance of snow between 2pm and 3pm. Temperature rising to near 46 by 11am, then falling to around 32 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 29. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 23. South wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.
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Point Forecast:
Ottawa KS
 38.62°N 95.28°W
1:11 am CST Nov 29, 2025
1am CST Nov 29, 2025-6pm CST Dec 5, 2025
 
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