The shadow of Lawrence resident Ron Clock darkens the snow as he shovels his sidewalk Thursday morning. Overnight precipitation left 2 to 4 inches of snow on the ground by morning.

While there’s only a chance for light snowfall during the next few days, one thing is certain: It will be downright cold.

Sarah Jones, 6News meteorologist, said Arctic air had moved into Lawrence and the system would make a slow exit.

“I don’t see any warm-up anytime soon,” she said looking out to Wednesday.

While the Arctic air hangs around, Jones said there would be single-digit overnight lows and below-freezing temperatures as daytime highs.

The city’s street maintenance crews appreciated Thursday’s sunshine, said Tom Orzulak, streets division manager for Lawrence’s Public Works Department, after the predicted 2-4 inches of snow fell Wednesday in the area. The National Weather Service measured 2.1 inches on the Kansas University campus. Jones said she measured 4 inches in other areas.

“The biggest problem we have is it’s going to be bitter cold every night, so it’s difficult to keep snow off the street when it’s cold because nothing melts it,” Orzulak said.

Orzulak said about 30 drivers – working in shifts – began treating the roads at noon Wednesday and began plowing at 1 a.m. Thursday. He said their goal was to have the main city streets and certain neighborhood streets plowed 36 hours after the snowfall ceased. They beat the deadline by 12 hours.

The workers face another chance of snow today. But Jones expects it to be just a dusting. The forecast calls for a high of 24 degrees and an overnight low of 3 degrees.

A higher chance for snow will arrive Sunday night and Monday. Jones said none of the accumulation should be as much as what Lawrence received Wednesday.