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Ottawa, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ottawa weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Ottawa, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 9:17 PM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
89%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Sunset
3:48 PM
Ottawa, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOttawa, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 90°
Ottawa, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    58%
    0.13″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    90°62°+9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    93°69°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    88°67°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    91°70°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    0.25″
    91°75°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    35%
    89°72°-2°
Ottawa, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · backing 172°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 25 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 127SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ottawa, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.97 inHg
Now
980.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.4979.9980.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ottawa, KS
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ottawa, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
76%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
45 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
02:17 UTC · Ottawa, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:17 UTC · Ottawa, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ottawa, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ottawa, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ottawa, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
1:01 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
3:48 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ottawa, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ottawa, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ottawa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 66067

16-Day Forecast — Ottawa

  1. Sat81°68°58%
  2. Sun90°62°9%
  3. Mon93°69°2%
  4. Tue88°67°1%
  5. Wed91°70°5%
  6. Thu91°75°40%
  7. Fri89°72°35%
  8. Sat75°67°14%
  9. Sun79°63°6%
  10. Mon84°64°6%
  11. Tue87°65°4%
  12. Wed90°68°4%
  13. Thu94°74°10%
  14. Fri94°78°11%
  15. Sat92°74°13%
  16. Sun99°78°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Ottawa

SPC has placed Ottawa in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Ottawa

  • 66067

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.