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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

INDEPENDENCE (KIDP)

Lat: 37.16°NLon: 95.78°WElev: 825ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed SW 14 mph
Barometer 29.38 in
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Mar 8:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Independence KS

High Wind Warning until March 15, 10:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until March 15, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Sun

    High Wind Warning

  • Today

    High: 63 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 20 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
A slight chance of rain showers after noon, mixing with snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to around 40 by 4pm. Windy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 49 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 38. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 20. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Independence KS
 37.24°N 95.7°W
Last Update:
8:46 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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