Evansville, Indiana – Communities along the Indiana–Kentucky border could face renewed winter travel disruptions as a late-January pattern increases the likelihood of accumulating snow across the lower Ohio Valley.
According to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, the Indiana–Kentucky border region is included in a slight risk for heavy snow from Saturday through the following Friday, signaling a higher chance for one or more organized winter systems affecting the area. Colder air is expected to remain in place, allowing snow to become the primary precipitation type during this window.
In southern Indiana, including Evansville and surrounding Vanderburgh County, temperatures trending below normal support snow with passing systems. Slick conditions could develop along Interstate 69, U.S. Route 41, and key river crossings during periods of steadier snowfall.
Across the river in northern Kentucky, including Louisville and nearby communities such as New Albany and Jeffersonville, snow may arrive in multiple rounds rather than a single storm. That raises the potential for cumulative impacts on Interstates 64, 65, and 71, along with delays on local roads during peak travel times.
Indiana DOT and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet urge residents to monitor road conditions closely, limit non-essential travel during snow, and keep winter emergency supplies in vehicles. With colder air expected to persist, any snow that falls may linger between systems.
More detailed timing and possible winter weather advisories are expected as the late-January window approaches, with clearer impacts becoming available by early next week.
