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Lawrence, Massachusetts Weather

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Lawrence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lawrence, MA
Thursday, June 4 at 8:09 PM
90
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
16%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Lawrence, MA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLawrence, MA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 89°
Lawrence, MA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    92°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°61°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    30%
    0.32″
    90°66°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    74%
    0.07″
    81°54°-9°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    28%
    72°53°-9°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    78°53°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    83°58°+5°
Lawrence, MA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · veering 76°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1610SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 76° from the wsw.
Lawrence, MA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131019
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.61012.71013.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Lawrence, MA
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+17 in 6hPeak ~56 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 17 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.

PM 2.5Good
1.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 60
Lawrence, MA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
175.7mi
UNLIMITED
177 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:09 UTC ·Lawrence, MA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:09 UTC ·Lawrence, MA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lawrence, MA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lawrence, MA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lawrence, MA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
8:35 AM
Sunrise
5:07 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lawrence, MA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:21 AM
Moonset
12:34 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lawrence, MA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Lawrence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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.

ZIP codes in Lawrence

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.