Lawrence, KS 66047 Weather

Douglas County1:03 PM CDT38.94°N, 95.28°W

Current conditions

Clear
72°
Clear
Feels like 71°
High 78°·Low 51°
WindSW 6 mph
Humidity50%
Dew point52°
Pressure30.24 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover20%
UV index5 Moderate
Sunrise7:37 AM
Sunset6:36 PM

Observed at Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport · 23 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Today

    Scattered rain showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind around 5 mph.

  • Tonight

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

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 3 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 74°
  2. 2 PM Sunny 77°
  3. 3 PM Sunny 78°
  4. 4 PM Sunny 77°
  5. 5 PM Sunny 75°
  6. 6 PM Clear 71°
  7. 7 PM Mostly Clear 67°
  8. 8 PM Clear 62°
  9. 9 PM Clear 60°
  10. 10 PM Clear 58°
  11. 11 PM Clear 57°
  12. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  13. 1 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  14. 2 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  15. 3 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  16. 4 AM Clear 53°
  17. 5 AM Clear 52°
  18. 6 AM Sunny 52°
  19. 7 AM Sunny 51°
  20. 8 AM Sunny 52°
  21. 9 AM Sunny 55°
  22. 10 AM Sunny 62°
  23. 11 AM Sunny 67°
  24. 12 PM Sunny 71°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Scattered Rain Showers then Sunny Scattered Rain Showers then Sunny12%51°78°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny53°77°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny56°77°
  4. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°78°
  5. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny11%53°76°
  6. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers25%47°69°
  7. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers21%45°61°
  8. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny1.02 in50°76°
  9. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy0.27 in44°61°
  10. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny41°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

48
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Topeka, KS reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:37 AM
Sunset 6:36 PM
Daylight 10 h 58 min (−2 min 23 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 79% 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)
Yesterday73° / 43°, 0.05 in
Month to date4.09 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 41 min 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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