Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
Issued by NWS Jackson, KY
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073 FXUS63 KJKL 300829 AFDJKL AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Jackson KY 329 AM EST Sun Nov 30 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... - A cold front passing through today will bring an end to any rain, and keep temperatures from rising much. - A more significant precip event is expected Monday night and Tuesday, with a little bit better potential for wintery precipitation, especially north of the Mountain Parkway. && .SHORT TERM...(Today through Monday) Issued at 329 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2025 Overnight Saturday night, low pressure was crossing the Great Lakes with a cold front trailing south through western KY. The cold front will cross east through the JKL forecast area this morning and will probably bring light rain along and ahead of the front for some locations. Behind the cold front, cooler and drier air will arrive and allow for decreasing clouds, especially in the afternoon. Despite some limited sunshine returning, temperatures will struggle to climb much due to the cold air advection. High pressure behind the front will approach and pass to our north tonight. Clouds should be sparse enough to allow for radiating, especially in the evening, and along with light winds, allow for effective cooling. High clouds may begin to lower and thicken overnight, slowing the drop in temps. The high clouds will be in advance of the next system to affect us. An upper level trough will be moving east over the central CONUS while associated low pressure develops near the gulf coast with an inverted trough extending norther on the west side of the Appalachians. Lift generated by the approaching upper trough and warm air advection aloft will bring a continued increase in clouds. However, it looks like precip will hold off to our southwest through the day. .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Saturday) Issued at 329 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2025 An updated long term discussion will be sent shortly. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night) ISSUED AT 1255 AM EST SUN NOV 30 2025 We again start the period VFR though lowering clouds are the trend - probably reaching the MVFR level or lower towards dawn. A compact weather system is moving across the Ohio Valley bringing mainly light rain into the region through this morning. Overall, not expecting too much in the way of lower visibilities from this given the light nature, though some high-end MVFR restrictions are not out of the question. Conditions should be gradually improving west to east by mid afternoon. Expect a period of LLWS from the south at up to 45 kts across the forecast area over the next several hours before fading out after dawn. Otherwise, sfc winds will be near 10 knots overnight and becoming more southwesterly by mid morning. There will likely be a bump up in gustiness during the morning and into early afternoon, with the arrival of the cold front - reaching the 15 to 20 knot range. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... None. && $$ SHORT TERM...HAL LONG TERM...GINNICK AVIATION...GREIF