It was a very cold start to Thursday across Central and Eastern Kentucky with most locations dipping into the upper single digits and low teens to start the day. With the snow/ice pack in place and a bit of evaporation occurring, areas of freezing fog developed adding to the tricky travel we’ve seen of late. We did manage to see some welcome sunshine for a change of pace but with the cold air mass in place it didn’t do much to moderate temperatures as afternoon highs stayed well below freezing reaching the low 20s in most spots. The focus now shifts to the next winter storm that is set to impact the region as we close out the week on Friday. As a wave of low pressure slides along the Gulf Coast, plenty of moisture will stream northward and with the air cold enough from top to bottom, we are looking at an all snow event this time around. The snow should pick up in coverage and intensity as we progress through Friday with some moderate to occasionally heavy snow a possibility. This will allow for accumulations to range anywhere between 2″ to 4″ here in the Lexington area with totals in the 3″-6″ range across our southern counties. There could be a small area of slightly higher totals on some of the ridgetops in the mountains, plus a weak boundary moving in from the west could produce some locally higher amounts here in the Bluegrass A Winter Storm Warning is now out for much of the area through Friday with a Winter Weather Advisory in our  northeastern counties so expect conditions to deteriorate, especially regarding travel as we get deeper in the day. The light snow should wind down as we head into the weekend with a few scattered snow showers and flurries possible into Saturday. After high temperatures reaching the upper 20s to around 30 degrees on Friday, we’ll see pretty comparable readings into Saturday as we aren’t expecting a huge push of reinforcing colder air behind the departing system. Our best chance to reach the freezing mark should come on Sunday with the return of some sunshine, which will help push temperatures into the low 30s. This will at least kick in the slow melting process of what will be a significant snow and ice pack laid out across Central and Eastern Kentucky. Another fast moving system will drop through the Great Lakes on Monday and while it shouldn’t have a lot of moisture to work with, we should be in line for a few additional light snow showers with highs into the low 30s. There will be another shot of colder air behind the system early next week so look for temperatures to back off into the low to mid-20s again by Tuesday and Wednesday. Some of the long term data is indicating a brief break from the January deep freeze about a week out so we’ll keep an eye out for that down the road. ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST THURSDAY NIGHT: Clear and cold early, then clouds increase. Lows in the low teens. FRIDAY: Snow moves in, moderate to heavy at times late. Highs in the upper-20s. FRIDAY NIGHT: Snow lightens up, not as frigid. Lows in the low 20s. Categories: Featured, Local Weather Headlines, Storm Team Weather Blog, Weather, Weather Forecast Tags: ABC 36 Hour Forecast, Accumulating snow, arctic cold, Chief Meteorologist TG Shuck, January 2025, Kentucky weather, Lexington, slick roadways, weather forecast, Weather Video, Winter Storm Warning, Winter Weather, Winter Weather Advisory