Lawrence, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lawrence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain62%0.30″80°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——89°62°+9°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——90°68°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——88°67°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——94°69°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle40%—92°71°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle34%—91°70°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lawrence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 66044, 66045, 66046, 66047, 66049
16-Day Forecast — Lawrence
- Sat80°66°62%
- Sun89°62°5%
- Mon90°68°2%
- Tue88°67°0%
- Wed94°69°7%
- Thu92°71°40%
- Fri91°70°34%
- Sat75°67°11%
- Sun83°63°5%
- Mon84°63°6%
- Tue90°65°4%
- Wed92°68°7%
- Thu96°75°11%
- Fri98°80°14%
- Sat99°73°13%
- Sun102°79°23%
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 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 — Lawrence
SPC has placed Lawrence 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 Lawrence
- 66045
- 66044
- 66047
- 66046
- 66049