The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory that will remain in effect until Tuesday morning as a band of mixed precipitation moves through western Kentucky.
Keith Cooley, a meteorologist with the Paducah office, said freezing drizzle will continue this afternoon with a storm system on track to bring light snow and sleet Monday night and freezing rain after midnight.
click to download audioLess than a quarter-inch of ice is expected with this storm which will reach the lakes area and Princeton between 6 and 8 tonight and continue until 8 o’clock Tuesday morning.
Cooley said winds between 10 and 20 miles per hour could also bring scattered power outages.
click to download audioThe forecast is calling for temperatures to drop to the low 20s tonight and warm to the low 30s on Tuesday. There is another chance of freezing rain overnight Wednesday into Thursday morning. Saturday through next Monday should be mild with weather warming into the 50s Sunday and Monday.
