1/26 - 4:30pm - More Ice, Less Snow

WINTER STORM WARNING - 10pm tonight until 1am Wednesday.

Here's how things stand at the moment for tomorrow during morning rush hour:



I think the heaviest snow will be just north of Louisville, with temperatures staying just below freezing at the lower levels up there. Here in Louisville, I expect 3 to 4 inches by tomorrow morning. This is down just a bit because I think we'll transition to ice earlier than previously thought, meaning some of that 3 to 4 inches will be sleet on the ground. We could pick up another inch of sleet and snow throughout the day on Tuesday before the snow picks up again on Tuesday night. I'm thinking we'll have another inch or two of snow out of that by Wednesday. The total snow/sleet accumulation for Louisville should top out at around 5-6 inches by the time Wednesday morning rolls around. Points south of Louisville will see 2 to 3 inches tonight, but a transition to sleet will happen sooner in the morning. Freezing rain in the afternoon down there could trigger dangerous ice storm conditions as well.

Now... if we get even warmer at the upper levels, we'll see lower amounts of snow and more ice. Freezing rain is not out of the question either. The general gist is that we'll see more sleet, but snow should be the dominant precipitation tonight and early tomorrow morning. We should stay below freezing all day tomorrow, but that's subject to change. If things trend colder at 85omb (5000 feet), which I do not think will happen, then expect more snow. Either way, driving will be messy tomorrow morning and there will be numerous school closures.