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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Jackson KY
425 PM EST Mon Dec 8 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- After the last of the snow exits east out of the area early this
  evening, dry weather is expected through Tuesday night.

- The pattern remains active through the end of the work week,
  although confidence remains low in each passing system`s
  precipitation type forecast.

- A much colder airmass is forecast to move into the region for
  the weekend, with widespread low temperatures in the teens
  likely.

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.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Tuesday night)
Issued at 425| PM EST MON DEC 8 2025

Remaining snow is quickly winding down late today as the
supporting upper level shortwave trough passes east of our area
and surface low pressure transitions eastward well of the
southeast coast. Surface high pressure passing to our north is
sending drier air southward into northern KY, but the influx will
be short-lived as the high slips away to the east. The clearing
line has been making very slow progress south with the drier air,
reach near the OH/KY border as of late afternoon. Models want to
bring the clearing south into the northern part of the JKL
forecast area tonight. However, it has been very difficult to
erode low stratus in recent weeks. Have backed off on the clearing
from what models might suggest. However, confidence in the sky
forecast for tonight meager. If clouds are able to break up at
least in the northern portion of the area as is currently
forecast, this would allow temperatures to drop off well in
valleys in light of the fresh snow in our northern counties. Once
again, it will be stated that it depends on a questionable sky
forecast.

A shortwave trough and associated surface low passing well to our
north on Tuesday will set up a tightening pressure gradient
against the surface high having passed to our east and southeast.
This will bring warm air advection on increasing breezes. With
increasing low level moisture lagging behind, this should get rid
of any remaining low clouds, but high clouds arriving will cut
into the amount of sun to be seen.

Another shortwave and clipper type system rotating through a mean
eastern CONUS trough will be approaching from the northwest on
Tuesday night. A still increasing gradient and eventual increase
in clouds will make it difficult for most of the area to cool off
much on Tuesday night. Aside from nights with low clouds, our
eastern valleys almost always find a way to decouple and see
temperature drops. Cooler lows have been forecast there, but
forecast confidence on valley temps on Tuesday night is also not
very high. Clouds will eventually thicken up, and precip in the
system`s warm air advection regime could be arriving from the
northwest around dawn.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday through Monday)
Issued at 425 PM EST MON DEC 8 2025

An updated long term discussion will be sent shortly.

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.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon)
ISSUED AT 222 PM EST MON DEC 8 2025

Snow was ongoing over roughly the eastern half of the forecast
area at the start of the period, with the western edge progressing
eastward. Conditions were IFR or worse where the heaviest snow was
falling. West of the snow, conditions were largely MVFR due mainly
to ceilings.

As the snow tapers off, most of the area should return to at
least MVFR conditions by 00Z. However, localized IFR may linger.
Ceilings may also try to start breaking up from the north late
today and this evening. This would even allow for some VFR
conditions. However,confidence in when this happens and how far
it progresses is low. Onset of VFR conditions in TAFs should be
considered a loose estimate, with reality likely varying.

&&

.JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Winter Weather Advisory until 5 PM EST this afternoon for KYZ104-
106-107-109-113.

Winter Weather Advisory until 7 PM EST this evening for KYZ110-
118>120.


&&

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SHORT TERM...HAL
LONG TERM...JKL
AVIATION...HAL