Morning winter weather causing impacts, clears by afternoon

Snowy morning with travel impacts

A system moved through the Bluegrass overnight Monday, bringing in rain for most in central/southern KY and mixed precip/snow to north-central KY. A heavier band of snow swept through in the early Tuesday morning hours, changing rain to snow as it moved SE with dry conditions to follow. This has been pushing out of the Bluegrass and by late morning, will be fully to the east. Still, even as precipitation dried up, roads may continue to be slushy and therefore slick. Continue using caution on roadways, especially in untreated or elevated areas. A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect for the north half of the Bluegrass until 10 AM Tuesday. Those who have seen snow have likely accumulated 1-2″.

Conditions improve through the afternoon

As plows continue to clear snow, road conditions will improve a lot by the afternoon. We will not see any more snow falling other than a few flurries here and there this afternoon. We will be cloudy and cold with temperatures in the low 30s. By the evening commute, most major roadways should be fully clear, alongside many side roads as well. Very few spots will remain slick.

The rest of the week is looking calm

Wednesday will see afternoon sunshine, with the sun playing a big role in the temperature. Those who clear out and can see more sunshine will warm to the upper 30s and low 40s. Those who see cloud cover lingering may only reach the low 30s. Thursday will be cloudy yet again and cold in the mid-30s. There could be a few flurries squeezed out of the clouds overnight into Friday morning, but nothing that will stick/cause impacts. Things stay quiet, and our next best chance for precipitation won’t come until sometime this weekend, possibly Friday night. This is too far out to know the details, so just know that active weather will be possible heading into the weekend.