We're now above freezing! Also, Winter Weather Advisory issued

The current temperature of 33°F never felt so good! Following two nights of temperatures around zero, it's hard to complain about any thermometer reading above freezing.

Our next weathermaker has prompted a Winter Weather Advisory from the National Weather Service, although it's hard to get too excited about this one. The advisory states:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATION TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. THE ADVISORY COVERS ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND FULTON COUNTY IN WEST KENTUCKY.

* TIMING...A VERY BRIEF SHOT OF VERY LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MEASURABLE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY SUNSET AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL CHANGE OVER TO RAIN AND DRIZZLE BY LATE MORNING ON THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO LOCALLY THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED MAINLY WEST OF A DEXTER TO MARBLE HILL MISSOURI LINE...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER EAST. MINOR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS WITH THE SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON RURAL AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS THAT MAY NOT BE TREATED OVERNIGHT. DURING THE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE FOR WORK AND SCHOOL...THE WINTRY MIX WILL CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS...AS WELL IMPACTING SIDEWALKS AND BRIDGES.

The forecast for Cape Girardeau calls for "snow accumulation up to 1 inch" tonight. By Thursday morning, the precipitation could change to light freezing rain or drizzle before switching to plain old liquid rain. With the temperature expected to hit 36°F during the afternoon, any ice or snow on the roads won't last long.

This doesn't look like much of a system. Of course, after our last snowstorm turned out to be a dud in Cape, there's always a chance this forecast could also be a bust -- of a different kind -- and we get a major storm. I doubt it, though, as this next system simply doesn't have much moisture to work with.