Outdoor conditions in

Lancaster

Kansas

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely62% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 61°Rain Showers Likely62% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 61°Rain Showers Likely56% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 61°Chance Rain Showers50% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  5. 61°Chance Rain Showers45% rain97% humidityGusts 18 mph
  6. 59°Chance Rain Showers39% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  7. 59°Chance Rain Showers33% rain90% humidityGusts 26 mph
  8. 55°Chance Rain Showers27% rain90% humidityGusts 29 mph
  9. 56°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain80% humidityGusts 30 mph
  10. 56°Mostly Cloudy14% rain77% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 52°Mostly Cloudy13% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  12. 50°Mostly Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 50°Partly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 50°Partly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 22 mph
  15. 48°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 47°Clear0% rain79% humidityGusts 24 mph
  17. 45°Mostly Clear0% rain79% humidityGusts 22 mph
  18. 45°Mostly Clear0% rain76% humidityGusts 22 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Clear0% rain76% humidityGusts 22 mph
  20. 42°Mostly Clear0% rain82% humidityGusts 22 mph
  21. 42°Mostly Clear0% rain82% humidityGusts 24 mph
  22. 43°Sunny0% rain79% humidityGusts 24 mph
  23. 42°Sunny4% rain82% humidityGusts 25 mph
  24. 42°Mostly Sunny4% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
64%
Humidity
77–100%
Wind
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
9%
Humidity
50–86%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–96%
Wind
9 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–92%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
41–89%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 61° / 48°Today has a real shower chance.64% rain · Humidity 77–100% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 53° / 41°Friday looks breezy.9% rain · Humidity 50–86% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 59° / 33°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–96% · Wind 9 mph
  4. 67° / 38°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–92% · Wind 21 mph
  5. 71° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 41–89% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

St. Joseph area · Updated Thu 9:25 AM
35GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground35 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Lancaster radar

Radar animation for Lancaster, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
100%
Wind
3 mph
Gusts
8 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes St. Joseph area, about 36 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Lancaster, KS, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.