Current Conditions
Fair

57° Fair

Today
Mostly Sunny 56° 34°

Mostly Sunny

Saturday
Warm For November 58° 37°

Warm For November

Sunday
Mostly Cloudy 58° 42°

Mostly Cloudy

Monday
Slight Shower Chance 54° 39°

Slight Shower Chance

Tuesday
Clearing 48° 35°

Clearing

Wednesday
Passing Clouds and Comfortable 51° 30°

Passing Clouds and Comfortable

Sun: 7:10am / 5:04pm

Moon: 10:42am / 8:18pm

Sun: 7:11am / 5:03pm

Moon: 11:18am / 9:17pm

Sun: 7:12am / 5:02pm

Moon: 11:49am / 10:17pm

Sun: 7:13am / 5:02pm

Moon: 12:16pm / 11:16pm

Sun: 7:14am / 5:01pm

Moon: 12:41pm /

Sun: 7:15am / 5:01pm

Moon: 1:04pm / 12:15am

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Turkey Day Travel Weather

Friday, November 20

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Precipitation Totals for Lawrence Municipal Airport (November 19)

November to date: 1.26"
Normal November to date: 1.43"

2009 to date: 42.96"
Normal year to date: 37.11"

Pollen report (October 26)

Ragweed: 121

Alternaria (mold): 558

(other) Mold spores: Light

Source: Topeka Allergy & Asthma Clinic

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Today's forecast

Friday: Expect mostly sunny skies to continue once again today, with light winds and highs in the middle 50s. Patchy fog will be possible again tonight; we may see a few passing clouds, with calm winds and lows dipping into the middle 30s. A few more clouds move into the area for Saturday, with highs in the middle to upper 50s.

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We should see mostly sunny skies on Friday with temperatures reaching the mid-50's. They could drop to the lower 40's by Friday night.


Weather news
Dense fog makes morning commute a challenge
November 19, 2009
The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory Thursday morning for most of Northeast Kansas. Counties affected include Douglas, Leavenworth, Wyandote, Jefferson, Franklin, Shawnee and Johnson, among others.
Snow arrives in big way
Giant flakes put on winter show
November 17, 2009
Mother Nature delivered her first punch of the season Monday, as a winter storm hit northeast Kansas.
Winter weather advisory issued for Douglas, other nearby counties until Tuesday morning
21 accidents reported in Lawrence
10:01 a.m., November 16, 2009 Updated 07:32 p.m.
The National Weather Service in Topeka has extended its Winter Weather Advisory eastward into Douglas, Jefferson, Leavenworth and Franklin counties, in addition to numerous counties west of the Lawrence area.
Hurricane Ida takes aim at U.S. Gulf Coast
November 9, 2009
Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 105 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges.
Utility Cold Weather Rules takes effect Sunday
October 27, 2009
Kansans who get behind on natural gas and electric bills will have some protection against shutoffs when the state’s Cold Weather Rule takes effect Sunday.
DIY weather
October 26, 2009
You know what they say about Kansas weather: “If you don’t like it, wait 15 minutes, and it will change.” It is that variance that fascinates Lawrence resident Mary Dillon. Dillon, who grew up in Hutchinson, says she has always been fascinated with weather, and that’s why she created her backyard weather station.
Rick weakens to tropical storm
October 20, 2009
A dangerous category 5 hurricane just two days earlier, Rick weakened to a tropical storm late Monday as it headed toward the resorts on the southern tip of Baja California, where two people were killed by high waves.
Hurricane Rick weakens in Pacific, still dangerous
October 19, 2009
Hurricane Rick weakened in the eastern North Pacific on Sunday but was still a dangerous storm that forecasters said could veer into resorts at the tip of the Baja California Peninsula by midweek.
Rick strongest Eastern Pacific storm in decade
October 18, 2009
Forecasters say Hurricane Rick is the strongest hurricane in the eastern north Pacific Ocean in more than a decade.
Winter forecast: Warmer Midwest
October 16, 2009
The Midwest and Northern United States are likely to get a warmer winter, while the Southeast can expect just the opposite: cooler and wetter conditions.

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