Winter weather on the way

Winter weather will step back to town in Southeast Missouri on Monday. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch for several counties in the area.

Cape Girardeau, Perry, Bollinger, Stoddard and Scott counties were all put under winter storm watches in effect through late Monday night. A winter storm watch means there is a potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulation.

The NWS predicts snow and sleet to start after noon Monday and the high to be near 33. A low pressure system entering the area will push warmer air into the lower levels of the atmosphere tonight and change the snow to sleet and then freezing rain. They estimate possible accumulation of an inch.

Temperatures Tuesday morning should be at or above freezing, according to forecasts. Cities affected are Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Perryville, Marble Hill, Poplar Bluff and Sikeston, among others.