Lawrence, Kansas Weather
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Lawrence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast27%—84°66°—
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm51%0.03″90°70°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Thunderstorm22%—85°69°-5°
- SundayJun 7Showers71%0.07″77°67°-8°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm49%—89°68°+12°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm36%—90°75°+1°
- WednesdayJun 10Thunderstorm——90°73°0°
Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 5.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:47 AM
- Moonset
- 2:27 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Lawrence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 4, 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 — Lawrence
SPC has placed Lawrence in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.