National Weather Service: Special Statement

Frankfort, KY

Current Conditions

Clear

27 °F

Clear

Calm

17 °F

30.35 in

66%

10.0 miles

Louisville Bowman, KY

Updated — 12:53 AM EST on February 13, 2012

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Forecast for Franklin (40601)

Monday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 36° / L 31°
Tuesday
snow
Snow
H 40° / L 31°
Wednesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 47° / L 36°
Thursday
rain
Rain
H 52° / L 32°
Friday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 45° / L 27°
Monday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

Monday Night

Light snow. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. South winds up to 5 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

Tuesday

Light snow and chance of rain. Highs around 40. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s.

Wednesday Night

Rain likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Thursday

Rain likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Lows in the lower 30s.

Friday through Sunday

Partly cloudy. Highs 44 to 49. Lows in the upper 20s.

Statement as of 7:07 PM CST on February 12, 2012/

Special Statement


... Wintry weather likely Monday night and early Tuesday...

An upper level weather system is forecast to move northeastward
into the lower Ohio Valley Monday night and Tuesday morning. As
this system heads into our region... widespread precipitation is
expected to develop.

With cold air already in place... the initial precipitation will
fall in the form of light snow... sometime around sunset Monday
evening. By late Monday night and early Tuesday morning... warmer
air aloft is forecast to move into portions of southern Kentucky.
This warm air likely will cause the snow to change over to a
wintry mix of rain... sleet... and possibly some freezing rain. At
this time... the best chances for a wintry mix appear to be south
of a line from Beaver Dam Kentucky to near Berea Kentucky. North
of that line... colder air likely will remain in place for light
snow to be the predominant precipitation type.

Surface temperatures are expected to remain near the freezing mark
Monday night and Tuesday morning... so some light accumulations of
snow will be possible... mainly across southern Indiana and
northern Kentucky. At this time... an inch or less of snowfall is
expected across that area.

The wintry precipitation likely will lead to some travel problems
Monday night and Tuesday morning. Surface temperatures... antecedent
Road conditions... and precipitation intensity will all play a role
in how negatively impacted things become.

Stay tuned to NOAA all hazards weather radio and your local media
for the latest updates on this winter weather situation.


Mj/rjs

356 PM EST sun Feb 12 2012 /256 PM CST sun Feb 12 2012/

... Wintry weather likely Monday night and early Tuesday...

An upper level weather system is forecast to move northeastward
into the lower Ohio Valley Monday night and Tuesday morning. As
this system heads into our region... widespread precipitation is
expected to develop across the region.

With cold air already in place ahead of this weather system... the
initial precipitation will fall in the form of light snow. This
light snow is expected to develop after sunset on Monday evening.
By late Monday night and early Tuesday morning... some warmer air
aloft is forecast to move into portions of southern Kentucky. This
will likely result in the snow changing over to a wintry mix of
rain... sleet and possibly some freezing rain. At this this
time... the best chances for a wintry mix appear to be south of a
line from Beaver Dam Kentucky to near Berea Kentucky. North of
that line... colder air will likely remain in place for light snow
to be the predominant precipitation type.

Surface temperatures are expected to remain near the freezing mark
Monday night and Tuesday morning... so some light accumulations of
snow will be possible... mainly across southern Indiana and
portions of northern Kentucky. At this time... an inch or less of
snowfall accumulation is expected in this area.

The wintry precipitation will likely lead to some travel problems
across the region Monday night and Tuesday morning. Surface
temperatures... antecedent Road conditions and precipitation
intensity will all play in role in how negatively impacted things
could become.

Stay tuned to NOAA all hazards weather radio and
your local media for the lastest updates on this winter weather
situation.




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