Lawrence, Massachusetts Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lawrence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——88°65°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast56%—82°62°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers64%1.7″64°59°-18°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast26%—81°54°+17°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast16%—91°61°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%—84°67°-7°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast15%—78°58°-6°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 18.0 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.97 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 18.0 µg/m³ (AQI 68) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lawrence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 01840, 01841, 01843
16-Day Forecast — Lawrence
- Sun86°65°2%
- Mon82°62°56%
- Tue64°59°64%
- Wed81°54°26%
- Thu91°61°16%
- Fri84°67°38%
- Sat78°58°15%
- Sun74°58°11%
- Mon75°55°19%
- Tue88°57°18%
- Wed87°70°17%
- Thu85°61°18%
- Fri90°60°19%
- Sat93°65°17%
- Sun81°67°24%
- Mon85°68°28%
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.
ZIP codes in Lawrence
- 01843
- 01840
- 01841
- 01842