Douglas County could see more snow over the next few days, and dangerously cold wind chills could reach as low as -25° by Thursday.
There’s a 20% chance of snow Sunday night and Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. The likelihood of snow grows Monday night into Tuesday.
Temperatures are expected to drop to the single digits with a low of 1° Monday night, accompanied by winds of 10-15 mph and gusts up to 25 mph.
There’s a 70% chance of snow Tuesday, and the forecast shows a high of 6° during the day followed by a low of -7° overnight.
Update:
• Lawrence could get 4 to 7 inches of dry snow Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2025
Douglas County has a 60-70% chance of exceeding 3 inches of snow and a 30-40% chance of exceeding 6 inches of show going into Wednesday morning, according to an NWS update from Saturday afternoon.
Temperatures will barely barely break single digits from Tuesday through Thursday, according to the forecast, with the lowest — -12° — expected Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
Wind chills could be as cold as -10° to -15° Tuesday, growing colder over the next few days. Thursday’s wind chills could be as cold as -25°, according to NWS. Frostbite and serious health issues can occur within minutes when temperatures are that low.
Friday and Saturday are expected to be mostly sunny and warm up a little bit, with highs of 21° and 33° in the forecast.
See links to additional weather resources and information below.
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Severe weather resources
Get warm in Lawrence:
• See this page for locations to get warm during the day and overnight, where to get help for pets and more.
National Weather Service local office (Topeka):
• Find the latest weather forecast info and severe weather advisories for the Lawrence area at this link.
• In the event of rapidly changing severe weather, such as tornadoes, the NWS posts frequent updates on Twitter, @NWSTopeka. You do not need a Twitter account to see tweets from NWS.
• NWS is also on Facebook, facebook.com/NWSTopeka.
• Call 785-234-2592 to hear the forecast.
City of Lawrence snow info:
• The city has snow information and a map at lawrenceks.org/snow that shows information about road conditions and where snowplows have been. The city typically begins snow and ice control for residential roadways when 2 or more inches of snowfall or icing occurs.
Douglas County Emergency Management:
• Follow @DgCoEM on Twitter or Douglas County, KS- Emergency Management on Facebook, facebook.com/dgcoem.
• Sign up to receive emergency alerts at dgcoks.org/emalerts.
• Find lots of tips on severe weather and other emergency preparedness on DgCoEM’s website at douglascountyks.org/emergency-management.
• Report storm damage (for non-emergencies only, and after storm danger has passed) by calling the nonemergency dispatch line at 785-843-0250 or 785-832-7509.
Evergy outages:
• Check the status of power outages on the Evergy outage map, outagemap.evergy.com.
• Report a power outage at evergy.com/report-outage, or call 800-544-4857.
• For down powerlines, call Evergy’s emergency line, 800-383-1183, if above-ground lines are arcing or making contact with trees or vegetation. Call 911 immediately if overhead power lines are on the ground or a fire starts. Do not go near the line.
Highway conditions beyond Lawrence:
• KanDrive, an app and website from the Kansas Department of Transportation, has info on highway conditions statewide. KanDrive is available online at KanDrive.gov, and its app is available for download free on the App Store and Google Play.
Air quality:
• Check the current air quality index in Lawrence and elsewhere through AirNow, airnow.gov.
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