Lucas, Kansas Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lucas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——92°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——94°69°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——99°73°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast28%—108°77°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle28%—97°74°-11°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle26%0.07″89°70°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle16%—94°69°+5°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 11:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lucas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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 code: 67648
15-Day Forecast — Lucas
- Sun92°65°1%
- Mon94°69°1%
- Tue99°73°3%
- Wed108°77°28%
- Thu97°74°28%
- Fri89°70°26%
- Sat94°69°16%
- Sun96°71°2%
- Mon102°73°2%
- Tue110°76°2%
- Wed110°79°7%
- Thu106°72°14%
- Fri96°70°16%
- Sat101°72°16%
- Sun107°78°6%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — Lucas
SPC includes Lucas in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Lucas
- 67648