Scott Lefler, a Kansas University senior from Lansing, brushes a light snow from his windows early this morning as he headed for classes.

Snow and temperatures in the 30s were providing an arctic look and feel to the city’s landscape this afternoon. But get ready for even colder weather tonight, says Matt Sayers, 6News meteorologist.

“Temperatures staying in the low 30s this afternoon,” Sayers said. “Once the sun sets, it will drop off quickly into the 20s.”

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Sayers said the clouds are going to be decreasing through the evening hours, with winds decreasing.

“With the snow on the ground, the temperature will drop off to 19 degrees for the overnight low,” Sayers said.

Snow was falling much of the day in Lawrence, but it was mostly light, bringing the city only about an inch, Sayers said.

Kansas University students walk through a heavy wet snowfall early this morning on KU's main campus.

“Some areas to the north got 2 (inches) and some isolated areas got 3, especially when you crossed over into the Kansas City metro,” he said. There were several areas to the west, such as Clay Center and Emporia in the Flint Hills, that had 2 inches of snow, he said.

“For Wednesday, wall-to-wall sunshine and westerly winds will quickly eat up the snow on the ground and will allow the temperature to warm up to 46 in the afternoon,” he said.

The extended forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and near normal temperatures through the work week, Sayers said.

Thursday’s morning low will be 23, with the high reaching 46 under partly cloudy skies.

The next good chance for rain occurs late Sunday and into Monday as another upper-level low digs through the Rockies.