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Lawrence, KS 66049 Weather

It is 66°F and mostly cloudy in Lawrence, KS 66049, observed at 9:30 AM CDT. Today: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny, high 78°F, low 60°F. Hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Lawrence, KS 66049 current weather

66°F

Mostly Cloudy

H 78° / L 60°Feels like 66°

  • No rain expected in the next 12 hours

Observed at Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport (7.3 mi away), 10/28/2026, 9:30 AM CDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/28/2026, 4:11 AM PT

  1. Now60°15%
  2. 10 AM64°14%
  3. 11 AM68°
  4. 12 PM72°
  5. 1 PM74°
  6. 2 PM76°
  7. 3 PM77°
  8. 4 PM77°
  9. 5 PM78°
  10. 6 PM76°
  11. 7 PM73°
  12. 8 PM70°
  13. 9 PM67°
  14. 10 PM67°
  15. 11 PM66°
  16. Thu12 AM65°
  17. 1 AM65°18%
  18. 2 AM64°16%
  19. 3 AM63°15%
  20. 4 AM62°22%
  21. 5 AM61°21%
  22. 6 AM61°19%
  23. 7 AM61°
  24. 8 AM60°
  25. 9 AM62°
  26. 10 AM65°
  27. 11 AM69°
  28. 12 PM72°
  29. 1 PM73°
  30. 2 PM75°
  31. 3 PM75°
  32. 4 PM75°12%
  33. 5 PM76°16%
  34. 6 PM74°19%
  35. 7 PM71°64%
  36. 8 PM68°64%
  37. 9 PM65°64%
  38. 10 PM65°64%
  39. 11 PM64°64%
  40. Fri12 AM64°64%
  41. 1 AM63°21%
  42. 2 AM63°21%
  43. 3 AM62°21%
  44. 4 AM61°21%
  45. 5 AM61°21%
  46. 6 AM60°21%
  47. 7 AM59°29%
  48. 8 AM61°29%

10-day forecast

Tap a day for details

  • Today10/2822% chance of precipitationLow 60°High 78°

    Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 78. 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 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny
  • Thu10/2964% chance of precipitationLow 58°High 77°

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. 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 around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
  • Fri10/3062% chance of precipitationLow 55°High 74°

    Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind around 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%.

    Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
  • Sat10/3146% chance of precipitationLow 52°High 68°

    Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Chance Rain Showers
  • Sun11/140% chance of precipitationLow 54°High 70°

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Partly Sunny
  • Mon11/277% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 69°

    Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Showers And Thunderstorms
  • Tue11/358% chance of precipitationLow 46°High 65°

    Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

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

    Rain Showers Likely
  • Wed11/4Model blend22% chance of precipitationLow 40°High 64°

    Wednesday: Partly cloudy, slight chance of rain. High near 64°. Low that night near 40°.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

  • Thu11/5Model blend11% chance of precipitationLow 39°High 63°

    Thursday: Partly cloudy. High near 63°. Low that night near 39°.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

  • Fri11/6Model blendLow High 64°

    Friday: Partly cloudy. High near 64°.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 38.983, -95.344 from the NWS TOP office, updated 10/28/2026, 4:11 AM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 8 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KLWC (Lawrence Muni, 7 mi), model run 10/27/2026, 6:00 PM CDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

  1. Now60°Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%10 mph
  2. 10 AM64°Sunny14%15 mph
  3. 11 AM68°Sunny3%15 mph
  4. 12 PM72°Sunny1%15 mph
  5. 1 PM74°Sunny2%15 mph
  6. 2 PM76°Sunny1%15 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
50°65°80°0%100%WedThuFriSatSunMonTue78°60°76°60°73°59°67°56°69°53°69°55°65°52°

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

  1. WedNow60° 15% Sky 21%10g23
  2.  10 AM64° 14% Sky 10%15g25
  3.  11 AM68° 3% Sky 7%15g29
  4.  12 PM72° 1% Sky 2%15g30
  5.  1 PM74° 2% Sky 5%15g31
  6.  2 PM76° 1% Sky 8%15g32
  7.  3 PM77° 1% Sky 4%15g33
  8.  4 PM77° 1% Sky 2%15g32
  9.  5 PM78° 1% Sky 0%15g31
  10.  6 PM76° 1% Sky 0%15g29
  11.  7 PM73° 1% Sky 3%15g25
  12.  8 PM70° 2% Sky 4%10g23
  13.  9 PM67° 3% Sky 4%10g22
  14.  10 PM67° 3% Sky 8%10g20
  15.  11 PM66° 5% Sky 2%10g18
  16. Thu 10/2912 AM65° 8% Sky 10%10g17
  17.  1 AM65° 18% Sky 26%10g16
  18.  2 AM64° 16% Sky 24%5g14
  19.  3 AM63° 15% Sky 28%5g12
  20.  4 AM62° 22% Sky 38%5g10
  21.  5 AM61° 21% Sky 53%5
  22.  6 AM61° 19% Sky 31%5
  23.  7 AM61° 9% Sky 25%0g6
  24.  8 AM60° 7% Sky 45%0g5
  25.  9 AM62° 2% Sky 39%0g6
  26.  10 AM65° 0% Sky 40%0g5
  27.  11 AM69° 0% Sky 42%5
  28.  12 PM72° 0% Sky 46%5
  29.  1 PM73° 0% Sky 49%5
  30.  2 PM75° 0% Sky 42%5
  31.  3 PM75° 0% Sky 56%5
  32.  4 PM75° 12% Sky 41%5
  33.  5 PM76° 16% Sky 46%5
  34.  6 PM74° 19% Sky 45%5
  35.  7 PM71° 64% Sky 45%5
  36.  8 PM68° 64% Sky 71%5
  37.  9 PM65° 64% Sky 69%5
  38.  10 PM65° 64% Sky 67%5
  39.  11 PM64° 64% Sky 63%5
  40. Fri 10/3012 AM64° 64% Sky 58%5
  41.  1 AM63° 21% Sky 54%5
  42.  2 AM63° 21% Sky 57%5
  43.  3 AM62° 21% Sky 59%5
  44.  4 AM61° 21% Sky 62%5
  45.  5 AM61° 21% Sky 65%5
  46.  6 AM60° 21% Sky 67%5
  47.  7 AM59° 29% Sky 70%5
  48.  8 AM61° 29% Sky 70%5
  49.  9 AM63° 29% Sky 70%5
  50.  10 AM65° 29% Sky 70%5g10
  51.  11 AM68° 29% Sky 72%5g12
  52.  12 PM70° 29% Sky 74%5g13
  53.  1 PM72° 62%0.01"Sky 76%5g13
  54.  2 PM72° 62%0.01"Sky 76%5g13
  55.  3 PM73° 62%0.01"Sky 77%5g12
  56.  4 PM73° 62%0.01"Sky 77%5g10
  57.  5 PM71° 62%0.01"Sky 79%5
  58.  6 PM69° 62%0.01"Sky 81%5
  59.  7 PM67° 58% Sky 83%0g6
  60.  8 PM65° 58% Sky 84%0g6
  61.  9 PM63° 58% Sky 84%0g6
  62.  10 PM61° 58% Sky 85%0g6
  63.  11 PM61° 58% Sky 85%0g6
  64. Sat 10/3112 AM61° 58% Sky 86%0g5
  65.  1 AM61° 32% Sky 86%0g5
  66.  2 AM60° 32% Sky 87%0g5
  67.  3 AM59° 32% Sky 88%0g5
  68.  4 AM58° 32% Sky 89%0g5
  69.  5 AM57° 32% Sky 90%0g5
  70.  6 AM57° 32% Sky 92%0g5
  71.  7 AM56° 46% Sky 93%0g5
  72.  8 AM58° 46% Sky 90%0g6
  73.  9 AM59° 46% Sky 88%5
  74.  10 AM61° 46% Sky 85%5
  75.  11 AM62° 46% Sky 86%5
  76.  12 PM64° 46% Sky 86%5
  77.  1 PM65° 45% Sky 87%5
  78.  2 PM66° 45% Sky 84%5
  79.  3 PM66° 45% Sky 80%5
  80.  4 PM67° 45% Sky 77%5
  81.  5 PM65° 45% Sky 75%5
  82.  6 PM64° 45% Sky 72%0g7
  83.  7 PM62° 33%0.01"Sky 70%0g7
  84.  8 PM61° 33%0.01"Sky 70%0g7
  85.  9 PM60° 33%0.01"Sky 70%0g6
  86.  10 PM59° 33%0.01"Sky 70%0g6
  87.  11 PM58° 33%0.01"Sky 70%0g6
  88. Sun 11/112 AM58° 33%0.01"Sky 70%0g5
  89.  1 AM57° 23% Sky 78%0g5
  90.  1 AM57° 23% Sky 78%0g5
  91.  2 AM56° 23% Sky 78%0g5
  92.  3 AM55° 23% Sky 78%0g5
  93.  4 AM55° 23% Sky 78%0g5
  94.  5 AM54° 23% Sky 78%0g5
  95.  6 AM53° 11% Sky 75%0g5
  96.  7 AM56° 11% Sky 75%0g5
  97.  8 AM58° 11% Sky 75%0g6
  98.  9 AM60° 11% Sky 75%0g6
  99.  10 AM62° 11% Sky 75%0g6
  100.  11 AM65° 11% Sky 75%5
  101.  12 PM67° 6% Sky 56%5
  102.  1 PM68° 6% Sky 56%5
  103.  2 PM69° 6% Sky 56%0g6
  104.  3 PM69° 6% Sky 56%0g6
  105.  4 PM67° 6% Sky 56%0g5
  106.  5 PM65° 6% Sky 56%0
  107.  6 PM64° 12% Sky 62%0
  108.  7 PM62° 12% Sky 62%0
  109.  8 PM61° 12% Sky 62%0g5
  110.  9 PM59° 12% Sky 62%0g6
  111.  10 PM59° 12% Sky 62%0g6
  112.  11 PM58° 12% Sky 62%5
  113. Mon 11/212 AM58° 40%0.02"Sky 68%5
  114.  1 AM58° 40%0.02"Sky 68%5
  115.  2 AM57° 40%0.02"Sky 68%5
  116.  3 AM57° 40%0.02"Sky 68%5
  117.  4 AM57° 40%0.02"Sky 68%5g10
  118.  5 AM56° 40%0.02"Sky 68%5g12
  119.  6 AM55° 77%0.06"Sky 92%5g13
  120.  7 AM58° 77%0.06"Sky 92%10g15
  121.  8 AM60° 77%0.06"Sky 92%10g16
  122.  9 AM62° 77%0.06"Sky 92%10g18
  123.  10 AM64° 77%0.06"Sky 92%10g20
  124.  11 AM65° 77%0.06"Sky 92%10g20
  125.  12 PM67° 75%0.06"Sky 82%10g21
  126.  1 PM68° 75%0.06"Sky 82%10g23
  127.  2 PM68° 75%0.06"Sky 82%10g24
  128.  3 PM69° 75%0.06"Sky 82%10g25
  129.  4 PM67° 75%0.06"Sky 82%10g25
  130.  5 PM66° 75%0.06"Sky 82%10g23
  131.  6 PM64° 66%0.02"Sky 78%10g22
  132.  7 PM63° 66%0.02"Sky 78%10g21
  133.  8 PM61° 66%0.02"Sky 78%10g20
  134.  9 PM60° 66%0.02"Sky 78%10g18
  135.  10 PM59° 66%0.02"Sky 78%10g17
  136.  11 PM58° 66%0.02"Sky 78%10g16
  137. Tue 11/312 AM57° 59%0.02"Sky 76%10g16
  138.  1 AM56° 59%0.02"Sky 76%10g16
  139.  2 AM55° 59%0.02"Sky 76%10g17
  140.  3 AM54° 59%0.02"Sky 76%10g17
  141.  4 AM54° 59%0.02"Sky 76%10g17
  142.  5 AM53° 59%0.02"Sky 76%10g18
  143.  6 AM52° 58%0.04"Sky 79%10g18
  144.  7 AM54° 58%0.04"Sky 79%10g20
  145.  8 AM56° 58%0.04"Sky 79%10g21
  146.  9 AM57° 58%0.04"Sky 79%10g22
  147.  10 AM59° 58%0.04"Sky 79%10g23
  148.  11 AM61° 58%0.04"Sky 79%15g25
  149.  12 PM63° 45% Sky 70%15g26
  150.  1 PM64° 45% Sky 70%15g28
  151.  2 PM64° 45% Sky 70%15g28
  152.  3 PM65° 45% Sky 70%10g26
  153.  4 PM63° 45% Sky 70%10g24
  154.  5 PM60° 45% Sky 70%10g21
  155.  6 PM58° 39%0.03"Sky 60%10g18
  156.  7 PM57° 39%0.03"Sky 60%10g17

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · amount in inches (T = trace) · sky cover · wind and gusts (g) in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 4:11 AM PT

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

Latest

Rain and snow totals

Next 3 days, NWS forecast grid

Rain (liquid)
0.12 in
Snow
0.00 in
Ice
0.00 in

Nearby hazards

Kansas hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

  • Severe storm outlook today:General thunderstormsOutlook map
  • Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
  • River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
  • Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

Drought

By county

Douglas County, week of 10/20/2026

No drought or abnormal dryness in this county.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
7:44 AM
Sunset
6:25 PM
Daylight
10 hr 41 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 93% lit
First light (civil dawn)
7:17 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
6:52 PM
Moonrise
7:55 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 67°, low 45°, precipitation 3.25 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Clinton Lake, 3 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the weather in Lawrence, KS 66049 right now?
The latest observation from Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport was 66°F and mostly cloudy, reported at 10/28/2026, 9:30 AM CDT.
What is the high temperature today in Lawrence, KS 66049?
The National Weather Service forecast for today calls for a high near 78°F. Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny.
Will it rain in Lawrence, KS 66049 in the next 24 hours?
The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What is the 10-day forecast for Lawrence, KS 66049?
The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 4 to Nov 6) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs of 63°F to 64°F. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lawrence, KS 66049 today?
Sunrise is about 7:44 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:25 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Lawrence, KS 66049?
At Clinton Lake, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 67°F and the normal low is 45°F.

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