Good Wednesday everyone. We have some interesting winter weather coming in over the next couple of days that, when combined, will provide most of the region with a decent sized winter storm. The combination of a moderate snowfall, gusty winds and arctic temps will make for a potentially dangerous stretch of weather for Thursday and Friday.

Here is how I see things playing out as of right now..

– A quick hitting 2″-4″ of snow will be possible with a fast moving arctic low. The snow will quickly move into the west tonight then overspread the rest of the state on Thursday. Locally higher amounts will be possible.

– An additional 1″-3″ with the backlash/northwesterly wind flow Thursday night and Friday. Much higher amounts of 4″+ will be likely across southeastern Kentucky during this time.

– Winds will be a HUGE player with this system and into Friday. Blowing and drifting snow is likely and will create near whiteout conditions at times.

– Wind chills may drop to 0 to -10 Thursday night and Friday.

– Sub 0 lows will be possible this weekend as arctic air settles in over a snowpack.



So as you can see… this upcoming storm will have two main periods of accumulating snows… Thursday and then again later Thursday night through Saturday morning. But the OVERALL setup from Thursday through Saturday is one that should be a pretty dynamic one. 

I will have a first call on snowfall map out later today. Here is what the latest GFS is thinking…



More on this upcoming “storm” later today.

We continue to see some snow showers and flurries across the eastern part of the area and these will wind down later today. Here is your radar to track the last of the “today” flakes…



Check back later for the first call for snowfall map and an update on the nasty weather coming our way the next few days. Have a great Wednesday and take care.