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Winter Storm to Bring Harzardous Travel from the Plains to the Northeast through this Weekend

A sprawling winter storm will create hazardous travel conditions from the Plains into the Northeastern U.S. through this weekend. Areas of moderate to heavy snow are forecast over much of the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and the interior Northeast and northern New England. Freezing rain is expected from the southern Plains into the Mid Mississippi Valley, and the Mid Atlantic region. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport (KOJC)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 94.74°WElev: 1096ft.

Unknown Precip Fog/Mist

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 14 G 25 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 17 Jan 1:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Belton MO

Winter Storm Warning until January 17, 06:00pm
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Winter Storm Warning
  •  
    Winter Storm Warning until January 17, 06:00pm

    NOW until
    6:00pm Fri

    Winter Storm Warning

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Rain. High near 35. South southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Rain

    High: 35 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain before 5am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain. Low around 27. Blustery, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Rain then
    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Blustery

    Low: 27 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

    High: 33 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 18 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 26. North wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 26 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 9 °F

  • M.L.King
    Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 25.

    Sunny

    High: 25 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 14 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Rain. High near 35. South southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain before 5am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain. Low around 27. Blustery, with a south southeast wind 14 to 20 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 26. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 25.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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Point Forecast:
Belton MO
 38.82°N 94.52°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
Last Update:
11:26 am CST Jan 17, 2020
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 17, 2020-6pm CST Jan 23, 2020
 
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