Photo by: Kim Callahan/Journal World

The picture shows downtown Lawrence on Monday, January 6, 2025.

Updated at 3:38 p.m., Monday, January 6, 2025.

Extremely cold temperatures are expected following the weekend’s winter storm, with the possibility of more snow later this week.

The National Weather Service in Topeka forecasts temperatures will remain below freezing this week through Friday and eventually weaken through the weekend. Subzero wind chills are expected each morning through Wednesday.

“The low temperatures tonight and tomorrow look to be perhaps around 5 degrees below zero, and the wind chill could be as low as 15 degrees below zero,” Adam Jones, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, told the Journal-World.

According to the NWS, Tuesday in Lawrence will see a high of 19 degrees and a low of minus 1 degrees. On Wednesday the temperatures will reach 17 degrees during the day and at night the minimum will be 3 degrees. Thursday will be slightly warmer, with a high of 27 and a low of 16. Friday is expected to be around 32, with a low around 12.

There is also a slight chance of snow later in the week. Bill Gargan, a meteorologist with the NWS, mentioned that while some snowfall could occur in northeastern Kansas, the heaviest accumulation is expected in southeastern counties, where up to 1.5 inches of snow could fall Thursday evening into Friday morning.

“The heavier snow will remain well to the south, probably northern Texas, eastern Oklahoma (and) into eastern Missouri,” Gargan said. “There is a small chance that the situation will shift a little further north.”

Temperatures may climb above freezing in parts of northeast Kansas on Thursday.

“Lawrence could be on the verge of experiencing temperatures near freezing, but then, certainly by Friday, we will warm back up to above freezing,” Jones said.

Jones said strong winds are not expected in the area for much of the next few days. At these temperatures, exposed skin can get frostbite very quickly, he said. For those venturing outside, he recommends multiple layers of clothing.

Additionally, the NWS says people should be careful on the roads Monday evening and Tuesday morning as snowmelt could refreeze in the bitterly cold temperatures and form slippery patches.