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Lawrence, KS weather

It is 59°F and clear at Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport as of Oct 28, 7:00 AM CDT. Today: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny, high near 81°F, 17% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 6:11 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 7:18 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

59°F

Clear

Wind

SE 8 mph

Humidity 82% · dew point 54°F

Pressure · visibility

30.08 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport (KLWC), Oct 28, 7:00 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Lawrence forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS TOP forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the TOP office near Lawrence.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 8:14 AM EDT. Kansas has 1 active alert: see it.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Lawrence (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM57°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%S 10 mph
Wed 8 AM57°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%S 10 mph
Wed 9 AM61°FMostly Sunny14%S 10 mph
Wed 10 AM65°FSunny3%S 10 mph
Wed 11 AM70°FSunny2%S 15 mph
Wed 12 PM73°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 1 PM76°FSunny2%S 15 mph
Wed 2 PM79°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 3 PM80°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM80°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 5 PM81°FSunny1%S 15 mph
Wed 6 PM79°FClear1%S 15 mph
Wed 7 PM76°FClear1%S 10 mph
Wed 8 PM73°FClear1%S 10 mph
Wed 9 PM70°FClear2%S 10 mph
Wed 10 PM69°FClear3%S 10 mph
Wed 11 PM68°FClear5%S 10 mph
Thu 12 AM67°FMostly Clear7%S 10 mph
Thu 1 AM66°FMostly Clear14%S 5 mph
Thu 2 AM65°FMostly Clear14%SW 5 mph
Thu 3 AM64°FPartly Cloudy12%SW 5 mph
Thu 4 AM63°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms18%SW 5 mph
Thu 5 AM61°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms19% 0 mph
Thu 6 AM61°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms18% 0 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Lawrence can differ.

7-day forecast

Today

High 81°F·Low 60°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

High 79°F·Low 58°F

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday

High 77°F·Low 55°F

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. South wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

High 69°F·Low 53°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday

High 73°F·Low 55°F

Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday

High 71°F·Low 52°F

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Tuesday

High 67°F·Low 46°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Lawrence is served by the National Weather Service TOP forecast office, forecast zone KSZ040, county zone KSC045.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Lawrence (38.9596, -95.2655), in Douglas County. Population: 97,271 (2024 estimate), number 6 of the 22 Kansas cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KTWX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/38.9596,-95.2655 (forecast issued Oct 28, 6:11 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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