Today is forecast to be Much Cooler than yesterday.
Nowcast as of 5:00 am EDT on March 22, 2010
Now
Widely scattered showers will cross the area early this morning. In addition...areas of fog and drizzle will be possible.
Forecast for Letcher
Updated: 4:10 am EDT on March 22, 2010
Today
Cloudy and colder. A good chance of rain showers. Snow showers possible above 2500 feet in the afternoon...with up to an inch of accumulation possible. Highs 42 to 47. Temperatures falling to between 35 and 40 degrees in the afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Cloudy with a good chance of rain showers. Snow showers possible...mainly above 2000 feet. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows 30 to 35. Southwest winds at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Tuesday
Cloudy. A chance of rain or snow showers in the morning... then a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
... Accumulating snow showers possible in the highest terrain today and tonight...
Colder air will spread into the area this morning... and any rain showers will probably change to snow showers in the high terrain near the Virginia border. Snow showers will be most likely on Black Mountain above 3000 feet... but other areas above 2500 feet... including Pine Mountain may also see snow showers. The chance for snow showers will continue into tonight at elevations down to 2000 feet. Up to an inch of snow is possible by Tuesday morning in locations above 2500 feet. Some roads which may be affected by light accumulations of snow include Kentucky 160 across Black Mountain... Kentucky 38 across Black Mountain... U.S. 119 across Pine Mountain... and U.S. 421 across Pine Mountain. Travelers on these roads need to be prepared for potentially slick Road conditions... particularly tonight.
