Forecast Details for Olathe, KS

Recent Locations: Olathe, KS  
Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 59. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday: A chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

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