Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Mostly Cloudy

23°F

-5°C

Humidity 68%
Wind Speed NW 16 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 28 Dec 5:10 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ottawa KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of snow.  Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 15 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 45 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 24 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 23. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 29. Wind chill values between -3 and 7. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 45. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. South wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
New Year's Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 24.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.
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Point Forecast:
Ottawa KS
 38.62°N 95.26°W
4:36 pm CST Dec 28, 2025
5pm CST Dec 28, 2025-6pm CST Jan 4, 2026
 
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