The National Weather Service in Paducah says our region is in for an active winter weather pattern this week.
Meteorologist Derrick Snyder says a Winter Weather Advisory runs until 6 a.m. Tuesday for an area mainly along and north of Route 13 up to the I-64 corridor. He says this system could bring up to an inch of snow and sleet and possibly up to a tenth of an inch of freezing rain.
"The main impacts for that will be icy road conditions, especially after we get past midnight through the early morning hours on Tuesday, especially as temperatures fall below freezing. People out and about late tonight, especially on the Tuesday morning commute, should expect some icy road conditions, especially on those untreated side roads and on untreated bridges and overpasses."
Snyder says there will be a lull in the precipitation during the day on Tuesday, but a Winter Storm Watch across the region runs from late Tuesday night through Thursday morning.
"For that, we're expecting upwards of a tenth of an inch up to a quarter of an inch of freezing rain accumulation as well as an additional inch of sleet or snow accumulation on top of that."
Snyder warns there could be enough ice accumulation to cause scattered power outages and tree damage.
He says after the wintry precipitation ends, more bitter cold temperatures will return next weekend.
"We might struggle to reach the lower 20's for high temperatures over this weekend as well as low temperatures in the single digits. That'll allow for wind chill values to fall to around zero, especially overnight."
Snyder says the extreme cold will likely prevent any melting of the snow and ice, meaning it could stick around for a little while.
