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Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lawrence, Lawrence Municipal Airport (KLWC)

Lat: 39.01°NLon: 95.21°WElev: 830ft.

Fair

35°F

2°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 30.26 in (1025.9 mb)
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 20 Jan 11:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Lawrence KS

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 17. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Cloudy then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -1. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 47. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 23. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 18. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 17. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around -1. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 5.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 33.
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Point Forecast:
Lawrence KS
 38.95°N 95.26°W
Last Update:
11:41 am CST Jan 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 26, 2026
 
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