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 5Partly Cloudy——90°66°—
- MondayJul 6Clear——94°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——95°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast16%—101°73°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast38%—99°76°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—94°70°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle10%—95°67°+1°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 6.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.3 µg/m³ (AQI 63) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- light
- 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: 16°F above 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
16-Day Forecast — Lucas
- Sun90°66°1%
- Mon94°68°2%
- Tue95°69°2%
- Wed101°73°16%
- Thu99°76°38%
- Fri94°70°38%
- Sat95°67°10%
- Sun103°74°4%
- Mon105°77°2%
- Tue115°73°2%
- Wed118°81°3%
- Thu100°73°14%
- Fri98°76°19%
- Sat100°70°18%
- Sun101°74°27%
- Mon101°75°25%
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 day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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