Thursday morning’s commute will be cold and possibly icy
Snow fizzles out, but a few slick spots remain
Most of the roadways across the Bluegrass appear clear on Thursday morning, but this doesn’t mean that black ice isn’t present. Use caution through the morning, especially before sunrise. Most should have no issues with the morning commute, but some could see a few slick spots.
Temperatures are the main issue this morning, as they are quite cold. Many are seeing the mid to upper teens. With a strong northern breeze, feels-like temperatures have dropped into the single digits. Be sure to wear layers and winter gear when heading out the door.
We’ll stay cold all day, feeling like the teens this afternoon. Skies will be partly cloudy. Anywhere we have cloud cover, we can see a few flurries falling. Other than that, we’ll be dry.
Another chance for snow ahead
Friday will start cold in the teens. Friday morning looks to start with a few scattered snow showers. This may cause a light coating of snow, mainly on grassy and elevated surfaces. We could see a few slick spots develop on roadways. We’ll want to use caution for the Friday morning commute, though we shouldn’t see any major issues.
Our main chance for accumulating snowfall doesn’t come until Friday night. Temperatures will start above freezing, reaching the low 40s on Friday afternoon. This means that we see precipitation starting as rain. As night falls, temperatures drop below freezing. Rain will transition to snow. How quickly this transition happens will determine what we see falling.
If temperatures are slow to fall, then we may see some sleet or mixed precipitation falling for a bit before we get snow. This would reduce snow totals and likely create slick spots. If temperatures drop quickly, rain will transition to snow with little issue, resulting in slightly higher snow totals.
Overall, it’s looking like we will fall somewhere in the middle. A bit of mixed precipitation or sleet will likely fall overnight before we see that snowy transition near Saturday morning. I think many across the Bluegrass will see accumulations near 0.5″, with some to the NE possibly seeing 1.0″.
