Good Wednesday afternoon, gang. The forecast continues to point toward a very wintry blast blowing in for Halloween. This will be complete with rain to snow, crashing temps, gusty winds and low wind chill readings.

The new GFS continues to drop a VERY potent upper level system into the region Friday into Friday night…

GFSThat type of system is very dynamic and creates a ton of rising air in the atmosphere. I’ve seen similar systems produce thunder and lightning as they pass through here. The air associated with this originated in the arctic and will likely bring colder temps than the computer models suggest. That would be saying something because the models are plenty cold enough.

The GFS shows the change from rain to snow working in from the west and northwest later Friday…

GFS 2Wraparound snows continue into Saturday morning with the potential for flurries or snow showers hanging around into Saturday afternoon.

The latest snowfall forecast from the GFS continues to show the potential for some sticking snows…

GFS 5The best chance to pick up on accumulation would be across the mountains of eastern and southeastern Kentucky. That said, I could see some spots in central Kentucky getting in on some slush Friday night. That’s when temps drop below freezing across the entire region. Lows will be in the upper 20s to around 30.

Winds will be very gusty and could top our between 30mph and 40mph at times. Those gusty winds combined with air temps below freezing could give us wind chill numbers like this by Saturday morning…

GFS 4Overall, this is a VERY impressive system and one that should bring the first flakes for many and the first accumulation for some.

I will have another update later this evening and will have the very latest on WKYT-TV starting at 4.

Take care.