Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Overcast and Windy

37°F

3°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed NW 29 G 38 mph
Barometer 29.68 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill25°F (-4°C)
Last update 15 Mar 1:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Melvern KS

High Wind Warning until March 15, 11:00pm
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High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until March 15, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Sun

    High Wind Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 61 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between -4 and 6. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of snow showers after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Windy, with a northwest wind 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of snow showers before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values between -4 and 6. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Melvern KS
 38.48°N 95.57°W
1:26 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
1pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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