Good Sunday afternoon, everyone. Everything continues to be on pace for the first light snowfall of the season late Monday night into Tuesday. Our arctic front will deliver a stout little band of snow behind it as our temps drop like a rock.
So… why not break out a wimpy version of a First Call For Snowfall map. Here ya go…
This isn’t a huge deal and most of what falls will only amount to a coating on grassy and elevated surfaces, and will go away not too long after it stops snowing.
The timing of the arctic front and snow means we could have a few travel issues Tuesday morning. Temps will be in the upper 20s during this time, so watch for a few slick spots on bridges and overpasses.
I will update things later tonight and talk about a wild setup for next weekend into the following week.
Enjoy the rest of your day and take care.
Any accumulation before November 15 would be impressive. An inch is icing on the cake.
Sounds like some interesting times ahead, thanks Chris!
I look forward to hearing about this “wild setup”!
I rarely if ever leave comments, but I’ve been thinking about early snowfalls and what they’ve generally meant for the winter that follows. The only two October snows I can think of that occurred in my lifetime (since 1977) were October 1989 and October 1993.
In both cases, those events preceded harsh winter periods. For instance in December 1989, Louisville had two days in a row drop to -15 while one day saw highs fail to get above zero. In January 1994, we had the heavy snowfall and the record of 22 below zero.
It did snow for a period on October 24 so I wonder if that event signals a prolonged harsh period we’ve not seen in about 20 years?
We are due, and I agree those where some big time winters as far as snow and cold goes!
I worked 3rd shift during that stretch of brutal cold in Louisville, back then it just about broke me of my love of colder weather. I had to walk about 1/4 mile from car to work entrance. The windchill made it feel like your soul was turning into a slushpuppy with even just a short exposure.
I remember some of those winters you mentioned, especially 1993-94! November 13, 1997 south central Kentucky saw a cold front come through just after dawn. Temperatures fell quickly along with nearly 2″ of snow. It’s the earliest substantial amount of snow I’ve ever seen down here. Christmas through the first few days of January saw highs only in the teens and lows around for over a week straight. Later that winter, January and February were the coldest and snowiest I can remember.
Madison Co. Mesonet already reporting a temp of 33 degrees at 8:15 PM. Fayette Mesonet reporting 44 degrees at the same time. Forecast low is 33 degrees. Hmm, actually there’s a lot of variation across all the state sites. Interesting.
Just got home from school and they (Lexington Road People) have PRETREATED Man O’ War – do they know something we don’t know?