Lawrence, KS 66045 Weather

Douglas County4:35 AM CDT38.96°N, 95.25°W

Current conditions

Cloudy
54°
Cloudy
Feels like 54°
High 76°·Low 54° tonight
WindESE 3 mph
Humidity94%
Dew point52°
Pressure30.22 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover60%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:37 AM
Sunset6:35 PM

Observed at Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport · 45 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 0 mph.

  • Wednesday

    A chance of rain showers before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind around 0 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Cloudy 54°
  2. 5 AM Mostly Cloudy 54°
  3. 6 AM Chance Rain Showers 54°11%
  4. 7 AM Chance Rain Showers 54°14%
  5. 8 AM Chance Rain Showers 54°10%
  6. 9 AM Partly Sunny 55°
  7. 10 AM Partly Sunny 61°
  8. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 65°
  9. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 69°
  10. 1 PM Sunny 73°
  11. 2 PM Sunny 74°
  12. 3 PM Sunny 74°
  13. 4 PM Sunny 76°
  14. 5 PM Sunny 74°
  15. 6 PM Clear 73°
  16. 7 PM Clear 68°
  17. 8 PM Mostly Clear 63°
  18. 9 PM Clear 60°
  19. 10 PM Clear 59°
  20. 11 PM Clear 57°
  21. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  22. 1 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  23. 2 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  24. 3 AM Mostly Clear 54°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy54°
  2. TodayOct 21 Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny14%51°76°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny53°77°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny56°78°
  5. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°78°
  6. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny10%53°76°
  7. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers25%47°69°
  8. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers21%62°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy39°52°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny37°58°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

55
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Topeka, KS reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:37 AM
Sunset 6:35 PM
Daylight 10 h 58 min (−2 min 24 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 76% lit
Moonrise 4:12 PM Moonset 2:44 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low67° / 43°
Record high91° (1940)
Record low24° (1987)
Wettest1.13 in (1908)
Month to date4.04 in (normal 1.98 in)

Topeka Area, records since 1887. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in TOP, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Low chances (10-20%) for showers or sprinkles continue into Wednesday morning.

- Temperatures remain above-normal through Saturday, trending cooler with chances for precipitation early next week.

Discussion

Issued at 205 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

Southwesterly mid-level flow resides over the Central Plains this afternoon ahead of a closed low off the California coast. Embedded energy in the mean flow continues to spark spotty showers/sprinkles across the area. A more pronounced wave moves east across Kansas this evening and overnight, with somewhat deeper saturation and the higher chances (20%) for scattered showers. Expect some light rain or sprinkles to continue into Wednesday morning before dry conditions return. The upper ridge moves overhead Wednesday through Friday with increasing southerly low-level winds allowing temperatures to warm into the mid and upper 70s with dry conditions.

Guidance is coming into better agreement in the evolution of the western trough this weekend into early next week. The majority of guidance keeps the main trough farther west through the end of the week, leading to a slower progression of the surface cold front. As such, confidence is increasing in mainly dry and warm conditions through at least Saturday, potentially even Sunday, before a northern stream trough shunts the cold front through the area. Temperature spreads remain large Sunday into next week given differences in frontal positioning and cloud cover/precipitation. Nonetheless, highest precipitation chances come as the front moves through Sunday-Monday with cooler temperatures expected behind the boundary.

Aviation

Issued at 1238 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR continues. Considered adding mention of -RA at Topeka terminals for the first hour of this period with light rain ongoing, but at this point with most of it passing east, thinking that the rest of it should be east of the vicinity before the next hour is up. Otherwise, light south winds persist with high clouds passing east of terminals later this morning.

Top Watches

None.

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