Our latest round of winter weather brought accumulating snow to Central and Eastern Kentucky to end the week on Friday. With steady snow flying and piling up a bit through the day, roadways became snow covered and slick creating tricky travel across the region. By the time the snow wraps up into the early hours of Saturday, most locations here in the Bluegrass should be looking at 2″-4″ totals with Southern Kentucky picking up around 3″-6″ of snow. A Winter Storm Warning remains in place for much of the area into Saturday morning with far Northern and Eastern Kentucky under a Winter Weather Advisory. Just take it slow if you have to be out on the roads Friday night and into Saturday morning.
The steady snow will wind down into the early hours of Saturday as the main area of low pressure to our south moves out into the Atlantic. We’ll be left with some low clouds along with a few scattered snow showers and flurries. There isn’t a big push of additional cold air behind this system so temperatures should be comparable to what we have seen lately as afternoon highs reach the upper 20s. A brisk west to northwest wind will make it feel a touch colder with wind chills into the upper teens and low 20s at times.
The second half of the weekend looks pretty decent considering the active and wintry start to 2025 with a mix of clouds and sunshine expected as high pressure builds into the Ohio Valley. This will allow afternoon highs to run back to the freezing mark for the first time in quite awhile. As a result we should see some decent melting of the snow and ice around the region so definitely be on the lookout for falling ice from the trees and other surfaces during the day. Heading into next week, a fast moving system will drag a cold front through the commonwealth on Monday. A few light snow showers will be possible but at this point we aren’t looking at anything of significance, especially compared to what we’ve endured lately.
More Arctic air will pour into the region behind the departing system early next week so we will head to the deep freeze again so to speak. Afternoon highs will back down into the low 20s with early morning lows potentially dropping into the single digits, especially if we still have a bit of a snow pack in place. There should be enough wind around to potentially knock wind chill values below zero at times so keep that in mind. A few weak waves of energy may slide through so we’ll have some scattered clouds around but overall it should be mostly dry for a few days as temperatures remain unseasonably cold, even for mid-January.
ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST
FRIDAY NIGHT: Light snow, ending late. Lows in the low 20s.
SATURDAY: Cloudy with snow showers/flurries. Highs in the upper-20s…