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Lyons, Kansas Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lyons weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lyons, KS
Saturday, July 4 at 10:02 PM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
81%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Sunset
3:59 PM
Lyons, KS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLyons, KS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 93°
Lyons, KS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    34%
    0.03″
    87°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    93°65°+6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    94°70°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    95°71°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    107°76°+12°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    33%
    104°75°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    99°75°-5°
Lyons, KS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
120° · veering 30°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 30 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 30° from the ese.
Lyons, KS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.0
+1.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.20 inHg
Now
955.0
mb
3h
+1.3
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 953957
945950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW956.5953.1955.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lyons, KS
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lyons, KS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.7mi
UNLIMITED
97 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:02 UTC · Lyons, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:02 UTC · Lyons, KS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lyons, KS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lyons, KS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lyons, KS
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
1:14 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
3:59 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lyons, KS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:50 PM
Moonset
11:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lyons, KS
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lyons at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 67554

16-Day Forecast — Lyons

  1. Sat87°68°34%
  2. Sun93°65°3%
  3. Mon94°70°2%
  4. Tue95°71°1%
  5. Wed107°76°11%
  6. Thu104°75°33%
  7. Fri99°75°33%
  8. Sat80°68°13%
  9. Sun88°64°3%
  10. Mon89°67°3%
  11. Tue96°69°3%
  12. Wed102°70°11%
  13. Thu110°79°13%
  14. Fri114°83°13%
  15. Sat111°84°11%
  16. Sun107°79°13%

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 — Lyons

SPC has placed Lyons in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Lyons

  • 67554

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.