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This is the current conditions weather report for Overland Park. The report was made 39 minutes ago, at 11:20 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 10 miles per hour / 16.7 kilometers per hour from the north northwest (330°). The temperature was 25°F / -4°C, with a dew-point at 25°F / -4°C. The temperature felt like 16°F / -9°C. The atmospheric pressure was 30.59 inHg / 1037 hPa. The relative humidity was 30%. The skies were clear.

Overland Park is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is located in Johnson County, a suburb of Kansas City, and is near Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village and Leawood. In 2006 CNN/Money and Money magazine ranked Overland Park sixth on its list of the 100 Best Places to Live in the United States. In 2006, the estimated population is 167,500. Overland Park has one sister city, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany.

Attractions:
The city is home to Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, a 300 acre (1.2 km²) arboretum & botanical garden. Examples of ecosystems demonstrated there are dry-mesic prairie, dry oak savanna, riparian woodland, and wooded draws.

Oak Park Mall is one of the area's top shopping locations with Nordstrom, 2 Dillards, Macy's, JC Penney's and over 180 major stores.

Town Center Plaza is also a popular place to shop in southern Overland Park. It is an outdoor shopping area with well-known stores such as Macy's, Express, Victoria's Secret, and the Gap. There are also many restaurants that surround the area.

The Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead, named after a police officer killed in the line of duty, is a replica of an early 1900s farmhouse. It includes farm animals, gardens, a one-room country schoolhouse, a fishing pond, and horse-drawn wagon rides.

The New Theatre Restaurant, with seating for 600, is the only year-round professional Actors' Equity Association theater in the state.

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