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WKU Winter Weather Alert for Thursday and Friday, January 29 and 30
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- Wednesday, January 28th, 2026

Here's a WKU winter weather update for Thursday and Friday, January 29 and 30.
Due to hazardous winter conditions, all WKU campuses will remain closed and classes are canceled Thursday and Friday, January 29 and 30.
WKU Preview Day, originally scheduled for Saturday, January 31, has been rescheduled for February 16, 2026.
Conditions on campus and across the region remain hazardous. Many walkways, parking lots and other surfaces are extremely slick, and ice accumulation continues to pose a significant risk of falling tree limbs.
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