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01/01/2025

Happy New Year! Mother Nature brings BIG changes to the forecast as we kick off 2025. Light snow chances return Friday with winter storm potential brewing later this weekend. Here's the latest trends and the forecast ahead, below!

Before we talk about our Winter Storm potential, we need to track out a quick hitting clipper system into Friday morning...
01/01/2025

Before we talk about our Winter Storm potential, we need to track out a quick hitting clipper system into Friday morning. Nothing to crazy here, but brief light snows look possible with minor accumulations on the table. We quickly dry out by Friday afternoon!

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! 🥳

Things could get messy across the Ohio Valley Sunday night into Monday. Exact low track is KEY in who gets what and how ...
01/01/2025

Things could get messy across the Ohio Valley Sunday night into Monday. Exact low track is KEY in who gets what and how much. To be honest, the last thing I want to see is ice. Watching overnight data as it rolls in and will have more updates ahead.

MAJOR CHANGES AHEAD as a wintry pattern takes hold of the Ohio Valley Region into 2025! Snow chances take over Friday wi...
12/31/2024

MAJOR CHANGES AHEAD as a wintry pattern takes hold of the Ohio Valley Region into 2025! Snow chances take over Friday with a quick hitting clipper system and light snow accumulations.

A potential winter storm shows up Sunday into Monday and could deliver a mess (see below). While a wintry mix is in the forecast, exact precip types and how much are still uncertain this far out. More details to come, stay tuned!

12/31/2024

Goodbye 2024, hello 2025! Mother Nature brings an arctic chill, snow chances, and a prolonged period of cold weather early to mid-January. Here's the latest on what's ahead, below!

12/31/2024

Going LIVE at 1pm.

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and Wolfe County until 12:15pm.
12/31/2024

⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Breathitt, Lee, Magoffin, Morgan and Wolfe County until 12:15pm.

⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Breathitt and Perry County until 10:15am.
12/31/2024

⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Breathitt and Perry County until 10:15am.

⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Breathitt, Clay, Jackson and Laurel County until 9:45am.
12/31/2024

⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Breathitt, Clay, Jackson and Laurel County until 9:45am.

12/31/2024

Scattered strong to severe storms have fired up across portions of EKY this morning. Main threats will be gusty to damaging winds, hail, and heavy rainfall. An isolated rotating storm cannot be ruled out.

⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Estill, Lee, Menifee, Morgan, Powell and Wolfe County until 9:45am.
12/31/2024

⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Estill, Lee, Menifee, Morgan, Powell and Wolfe County until 9:45am.

A low end severe threat looks possible through late morning across eky. Any stronger cores that manage to develop could ...
12/31/2024

A low end severe threat looks possible through late morning across eky. Any stronger cores that manage to develop could bring gusty winds and small hail. There’s a little spin in the atmosphere, so an isolated rotating storm cannot be ruled out.

Heartbreaking news from a former colleague of mine when I worked at WLKY. If you’re the praying type, send some prayers ...
12/31/2024

Heartbreaking news from a former colleague of mine when I worked at WLKY. If you’re the praying type, send some prayers his way. 🙏🏼

A quick hitting clipper system arrives late Thursday into Friday and could bring a chance for minor snow accumulations. ...
12/31/2024

A quick hitting clipper system arrives late Thursday into Friday and could bring a chance for minor snow accumulations. Little early to talk specifics, but something to watch over the next few days. In behind this system, temps turn colder with highs around the freezing mark this weekend. ❄❄❄

Not even Florida will escape the Arctic blast showing up into mid-January! 👀🥶
12/30/2024

Not even Florida will escape the Arctic blast showing up into mid-January! 👀🥶

Our next system spins into the region late tonight and through Tuesday as rain chances return. In addition to the scatte...
12/30/2024

Our next system spins into the region late tonight and through Tuesday as rain chances return. In addition to the scattered showers this system brings, more gusty winds look likely tomorrow with gust potential up to 40+ mph at times.

Colder air crashes the party NYE night as snow showers break out into NYD morning. This kicks off what is a LOADED weather pattern ahead!

12/30/2024

Dry and mild today with highs in the 50s for many. Gusty showers take over Tuesday before colder air crashes in and we wrap up 2024 with snow showers NYE night. Then, it’s arctic air and wintry weather potential for the New Year! 🥶❄️

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1.1.25 Weather
1.1.25 Weather

Happy New Year! Mother Nature brings BIG changes to the forecast as we kick off 2025. Light snow chances return Friday with winter storm potential brewing later this weekend. Here's the latest trends and the forecast ahead, below!

12.31.24 Weather
12.31.24 Weather

Goodbye 2024, hello 2025! Mother Nature brings an arctic chill, snow chances, and a prolonged period of cold weather early to mid-January. Here's the latest on what's ahead, below!

Scattered strong to severe storms have fired up across portions of EKY this morning. Main threats will be gusty to damaging winds, hail, and heavy rainfall. An isolated rotating storm cannot be ruled out. #kywx

12.27.24 Weather
12.27.24 Weather

More rain ahead this weekend with a few strong storms that could show up for some. More on rain timing, amounts, and the pattern shift ahead into the New Year, below! #kywx

12.20.24 Weather
12.20.24 Weather

Snow chances ahead through today with minor accumulations possible. Here's the latest on snow timing, amounts, and what's ahead Christmas week, below!

12.19.24 Weather
12.19.24 Weather

Rain to snow chances take over Friday with light accumulations possible. Here's the latest on snow timing, amounts expected, and the cold blast of air this weekend, below!

12.18.24 Weather
12.18.24 Weather

Rain chances wrap up tonight before colder air settles in late week. Then, it's all eyes on a snow chance Friday and the winter feel this weekend. More on the forecast ahead, below!

Rain and storms continue
Rain and storms continue

More rain, gusty winds, and lightning moving into SEKY this morning. Nothing severe here, but a strong storm or two remains possible along this line at it tracks eastward. #kywx

Rain and storms
Rain and storms

Scattered showers and storms kick off your Wednesday with chances hanging around into this afternoon. While nothing severe is expected, heavy rain, gusty winds, and lightning will be likely at times through today. We cannot completely rule out a few stronger storms across far southern Kentucky early this afternoon. #kywx

12.17.24 Weather
12.17.24 Weather

Another round of rain and a few storms take over Wednesday with flakes that fly late week. More on rain timing, amounts, and the cold blast of air this weekend, below!

12.16.24 Weather
12.16.24 Weather

The busy forecast rolls on with more rain and storm chances today and once again midweek. Here's the latest on rain timing, amounts, and when a few flakes could fly late week, below!

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