The unusual stretch of cold weather will get A BIT of a break on Sunday afternoon and Monday, although we will remain colder than average throughout the next week.

Saturday morning brought us the coldest weather so far this fall.  In fact, we tied a record low in Jackson (which, admittedly, has records that only go back to 1981).

Here were our Saturday AM lows across the region:

Frankfort:  13
Huntington:  13
Jackson:  16** (tied record, initially set in 2000)
Lexington:  14
London:  13
Louisville:  19
Somerset:  10

Sunday morning will be very cold, but not quite as cold as Saturday AM.

Abundant sunshine, combined with a light wind from the south, should boost us quickly from the lower 20s on Sunday morning well into the 40s on Sunday afternoon.  Our forecasted high for Lexington is 48, and I'd anticipate slightly warmer air southeast of town... some of you in eastern Kentucky may crack 50!  (For perspective, the average high for November 22nd is in the middle 50s.... but we'll take what we can get in this bone-chilling November.)

Clouds will increase on Sunday night, and we'll see our first rain showers develop before dawn on Monday morning.  Temperatures should be no lower than 38, so we shouldn't have any problem with snow or ice at the onset.  Rain will fall through Monday morning, before tapering off during the afternoon from west to east. 

It will turn cold behind the storm system, so expect some snow flurries on Monday night through Tuesday, especially in the mountains.  An isolated flurry will still be possible on Wednesday in the mountains.

Thanksgiving looks great, weatherwise, with mostly sunny skies and a high in the upper 40s.  Friday looks partly sunny, chilly, and dry. 

A weak disturbance will bring the possibility of snow flurries back into the region on Saturday.

Have a great Sunday.

Geoff Cornish
36 StormTeam Meteorologist