What’s next? Winter storm to bring more snow, lower temps. Here’s the latest forecast
Trade in your rain boots for snow shoes: The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a winter storm warning, lasting from Tuesday evening to Wednesday afternoon.
As Kentucky starts to recover from the deadly floods that hit this weekend and have killed 12 people so far, Mother Nature is planning Round 2 for the commonwealth. Meteorologists are predicting 2 to 6 inches of snow to hit across the state.
And right behind it is a blast of sub-freezing temperatures.
The first dusting of snow was to hit Monday evening and accumulate about one inch by midday Tuesday. Temperatures will drop into the teens Tuesday night, with lows for the week hovering between single digits and the low 20s.
“The higher amounts (of snow) would most likely be west of Interstate 65 and out across portions of western and west-central Kentucky,” said Evan Webb, Chief Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Louisville.
With temperatures expected to drop, travelers should watch for glazed ice on the road, especially in areas that have seen heavy rainfall the past few days.
The storm will move from west to east, with most of the snow call coming Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning.
The largest part of the storm will roll through western Kentucky around 7 p.m. Tuesday and will hit farther east around midnight Wednesday. Cities north of Lexington, in the northern Bluegrass region, will see between 1-3 inches of snow. Central counties should expect a heavier fall.
The National Weather Service isn’t predicting any sleet, hail or ice to hit the state, but the snow will affect travel conditions.
“Three to 5 inches of snow is certainly going to be impactful. Typically anything around four inches or higher – that’s when we really start to see more significant impacts to infrastructure,” Webb said.
“Obviously the roads get pretty slick. It can be hard to get around and those sorts of things. But with it being all snow and no ice, then that does lower the risk for any power outages.”
Once we get past the snow, temperatures will drop even more. Thursday night into Friday morning can expect temperatures in the low single digits, with wind chills briefly dropping to zero.
This story was originally published February 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM.