Douglas County, KS Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Clear 34°F
Feels Like 34°F  
Humidity 96% Dew Point 33°F Wind Calm Barometer 29.78 in.756.4 mm
Report from a personal weather station 3.3 miles NNE of central Douglas County
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedNov 12
Wed Nov 12: Sunny, High 67F, Low 40F
67
40
ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Mostly Sunny, High 69F, Low 49F
69
49
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Sunny, High 74F, Low 54F
74
54
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Mostly Sunny, High 75F, Low 42F
75
42
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Sunny, High 64F, Low 43F
64
43
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Rain Showers, High 60F, Low 39F
50%
60
39
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Partly Sunny, High 56F
56
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Cooling trend continues with high temperatures dropping from 67°F to 56°F. Some rain possible with at least 2 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 12°F above the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 54°F with lows around 33°F.

This Date in Weather History

1911 - The central U.S. experienced perhaps its most dramatic cold wave of record. During the early morning temperatures across the Central Plains ranged from 68 degrees at Kansas City to 4 above North Platte NE. In Kansas City, the temperature warmed to a record 76 degrees by late morning before the arctic front moved in from the northwest. Skies become overcast, winds shifted to the northwest, and the mercury began to plummet. By early afternoon it was cold enough to snow, and by midnight the temperature had dipped to a record cold reading of 11 degrees above zero. Oklahoma City also established a record high of 83 degrees and record low of 17 degrees that same day. In southeastern Kansas, the temperature at Independence plunged from 83 degrees to 33 degrees in just one hour. The arctic cold front produced severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the Mississippi Valley, a blizzard in the Ohio Va

More on this and other weather history

Douglas County, KS 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Nov 12

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

Thursday Nov 13

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph.

Friday Nov 14

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Nov 15

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday Nov 16

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.

Rain With Partly Cloudy

Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Nov 17

Rain Showers

Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Rain With Partly Cloudy

Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Nov 18

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.


About Douglas County, KS

Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Lawrence. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 118,785, making it the fifth-most populous county in Kansas. The county was named after Stephen Douglas, a U.S. Senator from Illinois and advocate for the popular sovereignty choice in the Kansas slavery debate. Douglas County comprises the Lawrence, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area.

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