The weekend cold snap is here to stay for the next 10 days with weather forecasters calling for a chance of near-normal temperatures for the Thanksgiving weekend.
Temperatures went from a high of 80 degrees Wednesday to a low of 28 Saturday morning. National Weather Service Meteorologist Andy Lesage says the cold weather is here for a bit with a chance of rain for western Kentucky Monday night.
click to download audioLesage says temperatures will run about 15 degrees below normal for the rest of the week.
click to download audioThe weather service office in Paducah said last week marked the first time measurable snow came within three days of an 80-degree high.
Lesage says temperatures could rise in time for Thanksgiving
click to download audioSaturday’s low temperature of 28 degrees was 12 shy of the record for the date set in 1976. Sunday’s low of 27 degrees was cold, but nowhere near the record low for the date of nine degrees set in 2019.
