Central Kentucky, rejoice: Temperatures will likely increase later this week
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- Lexington temperatures will climb above 32°F Monday, reaching 35°F and rising later in the week.
- Snowpack of 3 inches may begin melting as highs approach 38–40°F by Tuesday and Friday.
- A low-pressure system could bring a wintry mix Tuesday despite January remaining the coldest since 2014.
Central Kentucky’s arctic experience may finally be coming to an end later this week.
But not before another potential round of snow moves through the region Tuesday.
As of Monday morning, temperatures in Lexington had not risen above 32 degrees since Jan. 22. But Central Kentucky saw temperatures right around freezing on Monday, and it’s expected to get warmer later this week.
Tuesday brings a projected high of 38 degrees, followed by 40 degrees on Friday, according to the National Weather Service, and temperatures in the 50s next week.
Warmer temperatures later this week could start the process of melting the snow and ice left behind by Winter Storm Fern. The snow depth in Lexington was 3 inches as of Sunday, according to the NWS.
The average temperature in Lexington in January this year was 28.5 degrees, marking the city’s coldest January since 2014, according to NWS. The normal average temperature for the month is 33.9 degrees.
