Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Fair

19°F

-7°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NW 15 G 31 mph
Barometer 30.10 in
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 17 Jan 2:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Melvern KS

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 25 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Partly
    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Wind chill values between zero and 10 early. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

    Low: 16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between zero and 5. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Wind chill values between zero and 10 early. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 16. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 47. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 21.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Melvern KS
 38.48°N 95.57°W
1:06 am CST Jan 17, 2026
2am CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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