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This is the current conditions weather report for Olathe. The report was made 37 minutes ago, at 09:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 9 miles per hour / 14.8 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (330°). The temperature was 27°F / -3°C, with a dew-point at 27°F / -3°C. The temperature felt like 18°F / -8°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.62 inHg / 1038 hPa. The relative humidity was 31%. The skies were clear.

Olathe is a city located in northeast Kansas, and is the second most populous city and county seat of Johnson County. It is also the fifth most populous city in the state. As a suburb of Kansas City, it is the fifth largest city included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by the cities of Lenexa to the north and Overland Park to the east and Gardner to the south-west.

Olathe is the home of MidAmerica Nazarene University and the Kansas State School For the Deaf (established in 1866). Since 2001, it is also home to the national headquarters of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and hosts several of the NAIA national championships.

Olathe is located at 38°52'51?N, 94°48'11?W. 2003 Orthophoto Aerial . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 141.1 km² (54.5 mi²), of which 140.3 km² (54.2 mi²) is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²), or 0.55%, is water. Olathe has two public lakes: Lake Olathe with 172 acres (0.7 km²) of water surface and Cedar Lake with 45 acres (0.2 km²).

In the city the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males.

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