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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

INDEPENDENCE (KIDP)

Lat: 37.16°NLon: 95.78°WElev: 825ft.

Overcast and Windy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 48%
Wind Speed NW 31 G 48 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 15 Mar 5:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Independence KS

High Wind Warning March 15, 05:45pm until March 15, 10:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning March 15, 05:45pm until March 15, 10:00pm

    NOW until 10:00pm Sun

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 37 °F

    Isolated
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Isolated snow showers before 7pm. Patchy blowing dust between 7pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Blustery.
    Isolated Snow
    Showers then
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 21 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light southeast wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °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

This Afternoon
Isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 37. Breezy, with a north northwest wind around 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Isolated snow showers before 7pm. Patchy blowing dust between 7pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 21. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Light southeast wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Independence KS
 37.24°N 95.7°W
Last Update:
3:31 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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