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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Louisville, Bowman Field Airport (KLOU)

Lat: 38.23°NLon: 85.66°WElev: 545ft.

Fair

22°F

-6°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	SE 5 mph
Barometer	30.33 in (1028.0 mb)
Dewpoint	6°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	15°F (-9°C)
Last update	20 Jan 11:53 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Simpsonville KY

Winter Weather Advisory January 21, 04:00am until January 21, 11:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 20 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 39 °F
Wintry Mix
Likely then
Chance Rain
Wednesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 39 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 19 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 24 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: 8 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Saturday
High: 16 °F
Snow Likely
Saturday Night
Low: 12 °F
Snow Likely

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 20. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Snow and freezing rain likely before 9am, then snow likely between 9am and noon, then a chance of rain after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West wind around 7 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

Friday

Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 24.

Friday Night

A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.

Saturday

Snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy and cold, with a high near 16. Chance of precipitation is 60%.