Lucas, Kansas Weather
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Lucas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Drizzle31%0.02″86°66°—
- ThursdayJun 4Thunderstorm51%1.2″81°65°-5°
- FridayJun 5Thunderstorm21%—99°67°+18°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle21%—95°70°-4°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle19%0.07″82°68°-13°
- MondayJun 8Thunderstorm20%—95°68°+13°
- TuesdayJun 9Thunderstorm17%—107°73°+12°
Ozone at AQI 41. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 41. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 5:00 AM
- Moonset
- 2:40 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Lucas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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 — Lucas
SPC has placed Lucas in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
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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.