Is that snow in the forecast for Central Kentucky? When to expect winter weather
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- Weekend cold front will drop temperatures and bring a brief chance of snow.
- Snow probability remains low at about 30% with accumulations under one tenth inch.
- Temperatures plunge into the 20s Sunday night; wind chills will feel like teens.
A weekend cold front is expected to move through Central Kentucky Sunday, Nov. 9 bringing freezing temperatures, a chance of snow flurries and frigid wind chills as the workweek begins.
The chance of snow in November follows a stretch of several days of rainy weather in Lexington at the end of October.
For those who don’t like the cold, there’s some good news from the National Weather Service: It’s likely to be limited and short-lived. Here’s what to know about next week’s forecast.
Will Central Kentucky see snow this weekend? What the forecast shows
Beginning late Saturday, Nov. 8, a strong cold front will move into the region and begin pulling down temperatures in the Lexington area, a Thursday forecast discussion from the NWS office in Louisville reports.
There’s a projected low of about 41 degrees Fahrenheit Saturday night, and it won’t get much warmer Sunday with a high of roughly 47 degrees, the NWS report showed Thursday. By Sunday night, a chance of snow enters the forecast as the temperature drops to about 24 degrees.
The chance for snow isn’t particularly strong — only about 30%. It’s also expected to be a dusting at most, with less than tenth of an inch in most areas, the NWS forecast discussion reads.
Temperatures are expected to remain cold Monday, Nov. 10. The high maxes out at about 38 degrees, and the low will be about 23 degrees.
That prompted local meteorologist Chris Bailey to warn of “bitterly cold wind chills” in a Thursday forecast. Commuters Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 11 will want to bundle up, as it will feel like temperatures are in the low to mid-teens.
Temperatures should warm back up by mid-week, when the Wednesday, Nov. 12 high reaches well above 50 degrees.
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