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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Ottawa Municipal Airport (KOWI)

Lat: 38.54°NLon: 95.25°WElev: 958ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed S 13 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.28 in
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 15 Mar 5:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Melvern KS

High Wind Warning March 15, 07:00am until March 15, 11:00pm
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High Wind Warning

  • Today

    Today: A chance of rain between 11am and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northwest 25 to 35 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 59 °F⇓

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between -1 and 9. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Windy then
    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values between -4 and 6. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 17 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

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

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of rain between 11am and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 34 by 5pm. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph becoming northwest 25 to 35 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of snow before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 15. Wind chill values between -1 and 9. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 34. Wind chill values between -4 and 6. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West 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 81. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Melvern KS
 38.48°N 95.57°W
Last Update:
5:21 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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