3/2 Kentucky Weather: 38° Above Normal

Good morning. Kentucky. I'm Aaron Jolly. Kentucky woke up to two completely different mornings. North of I-38, you're dealing with freezing rain and sleet glazing up bridges and overpasses right now. South of I-38? Just cold rain. Here's why. In the next 24 hours., A warm front is pushing north while cold air drains south from the Great Lakes. Rain is falling through that dry air and cooling as it drops — meteorologists call it wet-bulb cooling. That's pulling temperatures below freezing in the north even though warmer air sits above you. Roads are fine, but elevated surfaces? They're icing up fast. If you're in North Central Kentucky, that wintry mix continues through 10 A.M. Highs struggle to 39 degrees today. Tonight drops to 38, but then something wild happens — temperatures rise overnight as warm air floods in. Central Kentucky, same story. Freezing rain wraps up before 7 A.M., then it's plain rain. High of 38 today, low of 38 tonight, but you'll wake up to 47 degrees Tuesday morning. South Central stays warmer. Rain all day, high of 52, low of 48 before warming begins. Eastern Kentucky gets steady rain and patchy fog. High of 52, low of 50. Now here's where it gets interesting. Tuesday brings a dramatic flip. North Central hits 66. Central Kentucky reaches 63. South Central climbs to 73. Eastern Kentucky sees 68. That's warm air taking over. The rest of the week? Spring preview mode. Wednesday jumps to low 70s. Thursday pushes mid 70s with thunderstorms possible. Friday could hit 80 degrees down south — that's 38 degrees above normal. The warmth continues Saturday with showers and storms likely before cooling slightly Sunday. Spring equinox is two weeks away. and we're getting an early taste. but all that warmth comes with rain chances every single day. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.