Snow May Produce Poor Travel Conditions in the North-Central U.S. and East Coast

A strong cold front sweeping across the Northern Plains may bring snow showers and snow squalls from eastern Montana to north-central Nebraska, with blizzard conditions possible in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Montana. Heavy snow is expected to persist downwind of the Great Lakes. Snow showers will spread up the East Coast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast coasts. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport (KOJC)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 94.74°WElev: 1096ft.

Fair

33°F

1°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed W 13 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1017.0 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 18 Jan 12:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Olathe KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of sprinkles after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and 9pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 11 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles/Flurries
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.

    Low: 25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

    High: 44 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 40.

    High: 40 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of sprinkles after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles and flurries before 8pm, then a chance of flurries between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between -2 and 8. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Light west southwest wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 40.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Point Forecast:
Olathe KS
 38.88°N 94.8°W (Elev. 1047 ft)
1:26 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
1pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 24, 2026
 
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