Author: Paige Noel / Source: wymt.com
JACKSON, Ky. (WYMT) – Whether it’s freezing rain, snow or sleet, winter weather forecasting can be a challenge.
“So winter weather is very complex,” said Jane Marie Wix a Meteorologist at the National Weather Service.
And with the variety of precipitation we see in the mountains, it can be very difficult to forecast.
“Temperatures are below freezing but your air aloft is above freezing you’re probably warranting a freezing rain type of situation. If there is a little bit of melting and snow aloft but there’s melting right about the surface you can get some sleet so we kind of have to account for all of these variables,” said Wix.
Depending on the different variables…
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