Rain, sleet and then snow? Louisville weather could get nasty midweek

Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal
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Enjoy relatively warm weather Tuesday, Louisville. More snow is in the forecast later this week.

The temperature Tuesday is expected to rise into the mid to upper 50s, according to models from National Weather Service Louisville. But a big shift is coming Wednesday. Pack an umbrella, meteorologist Dan McKemy said, and be ready for some snow that could develop later in the week.

Speaking Monday morning, McKemy said the week's forecast is still developing, but "there's potential for some significant accumulation and wintry weather." Meteorologists are still working to determine how much snow is expected and what areas in the region will be hit hardest, McKemy said, but wet weather and a cold front will be moving through Kentucky.

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An early look at the possible storm
An early look at the possible storm

Rain is expected to start during the daytime hours Wednesday, McKemy said. Temperatures will likely drop Thursday, he continued, which could lead to freezing rain and sleet, with the potential for snow in some areas.

"Where that's going to set up, it's still up in the air," he said. "A lot of the models that we look at generally show the biggest impacts being further north and west of here, in Central Indiana, Central Illinois, Western Kentucky and into Missouri. When you get closer to (Louisville), it looks like it might be more ice than snow, but we're still kind of on the edge with a lot of this stuff."

There was an accident involving four cars on the Clark Memorial Bridge near Jeffersonville Friday evening. At least four LMPD officers as well as two ambulances were at the scene. Gusting winds with snow covered the area Friday afternoon and slowed rush hour traffic as dozens of fender benders occurred around the metro Louisville area. January 28, 2022

This week's weather comes on the heels of a snow shower that whipped through Louisville on Friday and left about 2 inches in Louisville and up to 4.5 inches in other areas around Kentucky.

McKemy encouraged people in Louisville to continue to follow the forecast as it develops throughout the week.

Lucas Aulbach can be reached at laulbach@courier-journal.com, 502-582-4649 or on Twitter @LucasAulbach.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Louisville weather: More snow and ice in forecast to start February