New Hazardous Weather Outlook & Special Weather Statement Issued by National Weather Service

If you are looking for a snowmageddon, you probably aren't going to get it this week. But, there is a new Hazardous Weather Outlook and Special Weather Statement that has been issued by the National Weather Service:

Detailed Forecast

M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 16. Wind chill values as low as -1. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Light west wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of light snow before midnight, then snow after midnight. Low around 24. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Light snow likely before noon. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 38. East northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 28. North northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Friday
A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind 11 to 13 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. South wind 5 to 9 mph.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

DAY ONE... TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIND CHILL READINGS EARLY TODAY WILL BE IN THE O TO 10 BELOW RANGE
OVER MOST LOCATIONS.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR A WINTER WEATHER EVENT LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THOUGH SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO THE
IMPACTS OF THIS SYSTEM...AND WHERE THEY WILL OCCUR. RIGHT
NOW...SNOW SEEMS MORE LIKELY OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY. A MIXED BAG
OF WINTER PRECIPITATION MAY OCCUR FARTHER TO THE SOUTH.

ANOTHER WINTER WEATHER EVENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

WIND CHILL VALUES FROM O TO -10 THIS MORNING...

...WINTER WEATHER EVENT LOOKING MORE LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THOSE HEADING OUT AND ABOUT EARLY TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
VERY COLD CONDITIONS. WIND CHILL READS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 0 AND 10 BELOW THROUGH 9 OR 10 AM.

LOOKING AHEAD...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS ON TUESDAY AND THEN MOVE EAST INTO EASTERN ARKANSAS AND
WESTERN TENNESSEE BY NOON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION OVER THE FOUR STATE REGION LATER TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE NEAR THE SURFACE...IT IS LOOKING LIKE MANY AREAS MAY BE DEALING WITH WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS COME SUNRISE WEDNESDAY.

WARMER AIR WILL BE WORKING IN ALOFT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES TOWARD THE REGION. THIS COULD LEAD TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY DOWN ALONG THE ARKANSAS AND TENNESSEE BORDERS.
SNOW COULD TRANSITION OVER TO A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION IN THE
PADUCAH AND CAPE GIRARDEAU AREAS. ALL SNOW IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST KENTUCKY...WHERE THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...AND HENCE EXACTLY WHERE TRANSITION LINES FROM SNOW TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND POSSIBLY EVEN PLAIN RAIN WILL OCCUR.
PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE UPDATES AS THE EVENT NEARS.