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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Overview

An area of low pressure tracked across Kentucky on Friday, January 12th into Saturday, January 13th, bringing widespread precipitation to the state.  Precipitation began as rain across east Kentucky on Friday and quickly changed over to snow from west to east Friday evening.  Snowfall totals generally ranged from a half an inch up to 4 inches across east Kentucky with the highest amounts north of I-64.
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Harold, Kentucky. Courtesy Greta Frasure.

Hatfield, Kentucky. Courtesy Mary Reed Runyon.

London, Kentucky. Courtesy Johnnie Nicholson.
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