Lawrence, KS 66046 Weather

Douglas County5:53 PM CDT38.94°N, 95.24°W

Current conditions

Clear
73°
Clear
Feels like 73°
High 78°·Low 51°
WindS 6 mph
Humidity50%
Dew point54°
Pressure30.18 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover16%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise7:37 AM
Sunset6:35 PM

Observed at Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport · 23 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • This Afternoon

    Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 5 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 76°
  2. 6 PM Mostly Clear 75°
  3. 7 PM Mostly Clear 70°
  4. 8 PM Mostly Clear 64°
  5. 9 PM Mostly Clear 62°
  6. 10 PM Mostly Clear 60°
  7. 11 PM Mostly Clear 59°
  8. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 58°
  9. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 56°
  10. 2 AM Partly Cloudy 55°
  11. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 55°
  12. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 53°
  13. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 52°
  14. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 51°
  15. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 51°
  16. 8 AM Sunny 51°
  17. 9 AM Sunny 55°
  18. 10 AM Sunny 62°
  19. 11 AM Sunny 68°
  20. 12 PM Sunny 72°
  21. 1 PM Sunny 76°
  22. 2 PM Sunny 77°
  23. 3 PM Sunny 77°
  24. 4 PM Sunny 78°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny51°78°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny52°79°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny55°79°
  4. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny53°79°
  5. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny54°79°
  6. MonOct 26 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers18%48°73°
  7. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers15%49°67°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny0.77 in49°76°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy0.30 in42°61°
  10. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny39°59°

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

46
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

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 · 80% lit
Moonrise 4:12 PM Moonset 2:44 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low65° / 44°
Record high87° (1978)
Record low23° (1869)
Wettest2.17 in (2017)
Month to date2.41 in (normal 2.24 in)

Lawrence, records since 1868. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in TOP, issued 5 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Dry with above-average temperatures through the rest of the week.

- The next chance of rain comes Sunday night into Monday, followed by cooler temperatures.

Discussion

Issued at 310 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

A large closed low continues to spin off the CA coast with a ridge over the Southern Plains. A shortwave overhead rounding that ridge is responsible for widely scattered showers that remain across central and eastern KS early this morning. Once the upper wave passes to our east mid to late morning, that should end any lingering showers with subsidence taking over. That should also allow clouds to clear out with temperatures a little bit warmer than yesterday, reaching the mid to upper 70s. The upper ridge axis then moves overhead for Thursday and Friday, leading to slightly higher mid-level heights and increasing southerly winds, especially on Friday as lee sfc troughing deepens in response to the approaching upper trough to the west. While the spread in temperatures remains small, am thinking the 90th percentile is probably more accurate as models oftentimes are not warm enough in setups like these and we've already been seeing that trend the last few days, even if only by a few degrees. With that in mind, would think some places will probably see low 80s at some point between today and Saturday.

More of the guidance seems to be catching on to the slower trend with the upper trough and associated cold front. The lead shortwave on Friday looks to eject north/northeast of the area and phase with the northern stream troughing pattern in Canada, limiting its impact on our area. What remains of the southern stream looks to move across the Four Corners region Sunday and eventually through the Plains Monday, bringing the front through the area sometime Monday. There are still enough timing differences that result in large temperature spreads starting Sunday in north central KS if the front were to move faster and bring clouds/rain into the area that early. A slower solution would keep warmer/drier conditions area-wide through Sunday with better rain chances Monday, followed by cooler temperatures back towards average early next week. As of now, the higher PoPs (30-50%) are focused on Monday, which makes sense based on the recent trend.

Aviation

Issued at 1222 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

VFR conditions expected. Will need to monitor the potential for fog overnight given light winds and temperatures approaching crossover thresholds. Guidance shows a signal for at least some cloud coverage, which could limit fog development. Have held off on inserting a fog mention for now.

Top Watches

None.

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