Lawrence receives over an inch of rain during weekend; a little more expected in next couple of days

photo by: National Weather Service

Forecast from National Weather Service in Topeka from Tuesday morning, May 26, 2020.

Lawrence received a little over an inch of rain this weekend and is expected to receive a bit more — less than half an inch — in the coming days.

Daniel Reese, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said the rain total over the three-day weekend as reported at Lawrence Municipal Airport was 1.18 inches, with the majority of that, “a little over an inch,” falling Monday night.

Over the next few days, Reese said to expect the heaviest rain Tuesday morning and scattered showers and thunderstorms over the next couple of days, with the weather drying out for the weekend.

Reese added that rainfall this weekend was heavier in western Douglas County, near Lecompton.

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