Enjoy this beautiful day ahead, before a soggy, then icy weekend

February 9, 2018 By Leave a Comment

Warmer air is on the way. A return to the 50s is forecast for everyone today, with a 60 degree reading not out of the question, east of the Lakes near the Tennessee border in western Kentucky. Rain will commence tonight. (NWS Paducah)

Hazardous Weather Outlook

.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight A slight chance of light freezing rain is possible late tonight, along and northwest of a line from Perryville Missouri to Fairfield Illinois. Little accumulation is expected. .

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Saturday through Thursday Light freezing rain is possible into early Saturday morning. Little accumulation is expected. Rain is forecast to change to freezing rain from northwest to southeast Saturday night into Sunday morning for all but the Pennyrile region of western Kentucky. Ice accumulation less than a tenth of an inch is expected. Rainfall totals in the southern Pennyrile region will average around an inch and a half. There is a chance of a wintry mix of precipitation as the precipitation winds down to an end Sunday night. Minor accumulations of a few hundredths of an inch of ice, followed by a couple tenths of an inch of snowfall, is a possibility, before the precipitation ends in entirety. .

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT… Spotter activation will not be needed.

Seven Day Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely before 10pm, then rain likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 10pm and 11pm, then freezing rain likely after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 27. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday
Freezing rain likely before 4pm, then a slight chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 33. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 54. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Thursday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
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