Freezing Rain Advisory to our West -rain but warmer

It is going to be a wet one with highs in the 30’s today and tomorrow moderating up to the 50’s by mid-week.  A strange bright ball in the sky is forecasted for Wednesday, when it will finally clear off.  The high for Friday is supposed to be in the 60’s with a chance of storms.

A freezing rain advisory is in effect until noon for Jackson, Perry and Jefferson counties.  Please look at the graphic below:

Here are the advisories from the NWS in Paducah including the Freezing Rain Advisory:

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.

* TIMING: LIGHT ICING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: MOST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON ELEVATED SURFACES. THE ICE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TIME ACCUMULATING ON ROADS DUE TO SLIGHTLY WARMER SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND THE EXISTING ROAD TREATMENT IN SOME AREAS. AMOUNTS ON ELEVATED SURFACES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM A TRACE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM FROM GREENVILLE TO MARBLE HILL TO PERRYVILLE MISSOURI…AND FROM CARBONDALE TO MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS.

IMPACTS: A FEW BACK ROADS…SIDE WALKS AND PARKING LOTS UNTREATED MAY BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE MISSOURI TO MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS. SEE THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING. SEE THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SMALL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OR PART OF THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE IS EXPECTED. LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. .

Here is the seven day forecast for Franklin County:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=176&map.y=89&site=pah&zmx=1&zmy=1#.WHpH9tQrJxB