Lawrence, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lawrence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain49%0.47″91°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast22%—84°71°-7°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle16%—74°68°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——80°61°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm44%0.05″84°71°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm50%0.08″85°72°+1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 110 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 110 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 110
- UV peak
- 6.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 110
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lawrence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lawrence
- Sat91°72°49%
- Sun84°71°22%
- Mon74°68°16%
- Tue80°61°5%
- Wed85°64°6%
- Thu84°71°44%
- Fri85°72°50%
- Sat76°66°31%
- Sun74°58°11%
- Mon75°59°15%
- Tue76°57°13%
- Wed83°60°26%
- Thu85°63°23%
- Fri86°69°35%
- Sat79°68°48%
- Sun73°67°57%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Lawrence
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Lawrence
SPC has placed Lawrence in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Lawrence
- 46216
- 46226
- 46235
- 46236
- 46249