While the weekend’s winter weather system brought about more icy conditions as the map moved north, an arctic cold blast will cause temperatures to remain below freezing until at least the end of the week.
Andy Lesage, a meteorologist with the Paducah weather service office, says areas north of Evansville and Owensboro got the most mixed precipitation as expected.
click to download audioLesage did say Sunday’s temperatures along the border counties in the southern Pennyrile did not warm up as much as expected which caused ice to remain on limbs and power lines for a little longer than expected.
click to download audioHe did say forecasters are monitoring the potential for another winter system on Friday, with snow being the main concern.
click to download audioDepending on the track of low pressure, there is a 30-40% probability of seeing some measurable snow on Friday. Until then temperatures will not get above freezing with overnight lows in the teens on Tuesday and Wednesday with wind chills in the teens and in some places near Madisonville and north, into single digits.
