While a new winter weather system is expected to impact the region at midweek, it appears most of the freezing precipitation will stay north of the Ohio River in Illinois and Indiana.
Christine Wielgos, the lead warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Paducah, says the weather will be seasonable until Wednesday.
click to download audioWielgos says periods of heavy rain will enter the area Wednesday and could bring a couple of inches of rain. Cold air will follow late Wednesday and early Thursday. As of now, Wielgos says the freezing rain and snow will enter and likely stay to the north.
click to download audioWielgos said a winter weather watch for counties in Kentucky could be issued later in the week but that can always change.
click to download audioWielgos went on to say western Kentucky will likely experience below-average temperatures and precipitation over the next two weeks.
