Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Extreme Cold and Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Multiple clipper systems will bring cold temperatures and enhance lake-effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes. An arctic blast will bring frigid temperatures accompanied with gusty winds that may lead to dangerous wind chills beginning in the Northern Plains Thursday before expanding to the South and East. An expansive winter storm will start Friday in the Southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Somerset, Somerset-Pulaski County - J.T. Wilson Field Airport (KSME)

Lat: 37.05°NLon: 84.62°WElev: 928ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed SE 5 mph
Barometer 30.28 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 21 Jan 5:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles ENE Ferguson KY

  • Today

    Today: Rain, mainly after 3pm.  High near 48. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Rain

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain, mainly before 11pm.  Low around 33. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow, mainly after 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times.  High near 19. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Heavy
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times.  Low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 15 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow.  Cloudy, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain, mainly after 3pm. High near 48. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Rain, mainly before 11pm. Low around 33. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
Saturday
Snow, mainly after 1pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 19. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 15. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 26.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 23.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 1.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 30.
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Point Forecast:
6 Miles ENE Ferguson KY
 37.09°N 84.5°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
5:34 am EST Jan 21, 2026
5am EST Jan 21, 2026-6pm EST Jan 27, 2026
 
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