Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

While eastern Kentucky does not house any major/commercial airports, we are still responsible for issuing aviation forecasts for some of the general aviation airports across the region. The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is a key component in aviation forecasting. Airlines and airports use these coded forecasts, which include expected winds, cloud heights, weather types and visibilities for a 24-hour period, to help with the preparation of their operations. The NWS Jackson currently produces a forecast 4 times daily for 5 airports across eastern Kentucky, including Morehead (SYM), Big Sandy (SJS), Jackson (JKL), Somerset (SME), and London (LOZ).

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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

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