Lawrence, KS Weather

Douglas County9:31 PM CDT38.97°N, 95.24°WElevation 863 ft

Current conditions

Clear
63°
Clear
Feels like 63°
High 79° Friday·Low 52° tonight
WindESE 7 mph
Humidity59%
Dew point48°
Pressure30.19 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover21%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:38 AM
Sunset6:34 PM

Observed at Olathe, New Century Aircenter · 36 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 11 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 62°
  2. 10 PM Mostly Clear 60°
  3. 11 PM Mostly Clear 59°
  4. Fri12 AM Clear 58°
  5. 1 AM Clear 57°
  6. 2 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  7. 3 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  8. 4 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  9. 5 AM Mostly Clear 53°
  10. 6 AM Sunny 52°
  11. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 52°
  12. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 53°
  13. 9 AM Sunny 56°
  14. 10 AM Sunny 63°
  15. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 68°
  16. 12 PM Sunny 72°
  17. 1 PM Sunny 76°
  18. 2 PM Sunny 77°
  19. 3 PM Sunny 77°
  20. 4 PM Sunny 78°
  21. 5 PM Sunny 77°
  22. 6 PM Mostly Clear 75°
  23. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 71°
  24. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 65°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny52°79°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny55°79°
  3. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny53°79°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny54°79°
  5. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers18%49°74°
  6. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy18%45°66°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny14%48°69°
  8. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny47°62°
  9. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy43°56°
  10. SatOct 31 Light rain Light rain0.16 in46°60°

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

43
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

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 7:38 AM
Sunset 6:34 PM
Daylight 10 h 55 min (−2 min 23 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 89% lit
Moonrise 4:36 PM Moonset 3:47 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low64° / 44°
Record high86° (1978)
Record low23° (1869)
Wettest2.32 in (1968)
Month to date2.41 in (normal 2.33 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 2 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Dry with above-normal temperatures through the weekend.

- Next chance of rain comes Sunday night into Monday with highest chances (30-50%) across central Kansas.

- Temperatures trend closer to climatological norms for the middle of next week.

Discussion

Issued at 146 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Little change in the synoptic pattern has occurred over the past 24 hours with mid-level ridging in place over the Plains and a closed low slowly moving east into the southwest CONUS. Warm and dry conditions remain the rule across the forecast area with mostly sunny skies and highs near 80 degrees this afternoon. Low-level southerly flow increases tonight into Friday as a surface low deepens on the lee of the Rockies. Good mixing and south winds gusting at 20-30 MPH will be offset to some degree by passing mid and high clouds, with the net result being another day of highs around 80 degrees.

Guidance continues to slow the progression of the western trough, as now the northern stream wave is progged to remain farther north which slows the southern stream trough and surface cold front. In addition, more ensemble members are lifting the southern stream energy farther north, keeping the cold front north of the forecast area and highs above-normal through at least Monday. Confidence has decreased in precipitation chances especially with eastern extent given the slower and more northerly track of the system. Central Kansas has the highest chances (30-50%) at seeing some rain/storms Sunday night through Tuesday morning. Still expect some cooler air to filter in behind the system, but exactly how cool remains uncertain. Large spreads persist (15 degrees between NBM 25th-75th percentiles) in potential high temperatures Tuesday into the middle of next week, but should be closer to climatological norms behind the system.

Aviation

Issued at 618 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

VFR conditions continue through the period. A light breeze should remain in place overnight with a partially decoupled BL in place. Fog chances lower overnight as a result and would be limited to KTOP if any at all. Southerly winds increase in the morning as the low level winds and pressure gradient increase in advance of the western CONUS trough.

Top Watches

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