Major cold front blows through tonight. Here is a special weather statement from the National Weather Service: AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE REGION NEAR PINCKNEYVILLE...MT VERNON AND FAIRFIELD ILLINOIS AROUND 6 PM...AND MOVE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA BY MIDNIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUST 25 TO 35 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. BY SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 20S ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...TO THE MIDDLE 30S NEAR HOPKINSVILLE AND FT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO THE MIDDLE 20S. ANYONE PLANNING OUTDOOR WORK OR ACTIVITIES TUESDAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY COLD...BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. CHILDREN WAITING ON BUSES IN THE MORNING SHOULD BE BUNDLED UP...IT WILL BE QUITE A SHOCK COMPARED TO THIS MORNING. SOME VERY LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS VERY LIGHT RAIN AND WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO VERY LIGHT SNOW BEFORE IT ENDS PRIOR TO SUNRISE. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO COME TO AN END BEFORE TEMPERATURES DROP TO THE FREEZING MARK...SO NO ACCUMULATION...EVEN A DUSTING...IS EXPECTED. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DRY UP ANY MOISTURE ON AREA ROADS BEFORE ANY BLACK ICE CAN FORM. THE LIGHT SLEET AND SNOW ARE NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE ANY ADVERSE IMPACT ON TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 22:15:21 +0000