Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Olathe, Johnson County Executive Airport (KOJC)

Lat: 38.85°NLon: 94.74°WElev: 1096ft.

Fair

34°F

1°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1009.4 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 15 Jan 5:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Olathe KS

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Friday

    Friday: Scattered flurries between 11am and 1pm, then isolated snow showers after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Isolated
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Scattered snow showers before midnight.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 17 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 23 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

    Low: 15 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Sunny, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Scattered flurries between 11am and 1pm, then isolated snow showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
Scattered snow showers before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.
M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 26.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Olathe KS
 38.88°N 94.8°W (Elev. 1047 ft)
3:51 pm CST Jan 15, 2026
6pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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