Good Sunday, folks. Some areas can get in on a flake or two early today, but the real winter weather arrives in the coming week. This pattern is locked and loaded with another big rain event that leads us into Arctic air and some snow chances.
As always, we start with the weather out there today…
A weak system is bringing some light rain that can mix with a few snowflakes from time to time. Today is just a damp, cold and dreary day across the Commonwealth. Temps range from the upper 30s and low 40s to the mid 40s west and south.
Another soaker of a system will move in here late Monday and Tuesday. This can drop another one inch or more across much of the state. Here’s the NAM…
Notice how it’s not just Kentucky getting in on the rainy action. The Tennessee Valley into the deep south continues to hit the rain jackpot after months and months of drought. Bring it!
This is the time of year just about everyone wants to see cold and snow. It’s December and Christmas is 3 weeks away, so even many snow haters like to see some action for the holidays. Well… Old Man Winter is trying to deliver the goods.
An arctic front moves in here by Wednesday night and will unleash some very cold air for the second half of the week. This front will try to spawn a weak wave of low pressure along it, which could enhance a little band of light snow. The European continues to show this wave…
The GFS is much faster with the arctic front and only has a few snow showers and flurries…
The truth is likely between the two, as always. Regardless, that’s a very cold shot of air on the way for the second half of the week.
That will last into next weekend, and that’s when we focus on another system working into the region…
That’s likely to travel across the Tennessee Valley instead of amplifying into a monster storm. Of course, that’s still several days out and we will see many model variations on strength and track in the coming days.
I will have another update later today. Enjoy your Sunday and take care.
If history holds true, the models are incorrect the storm will eventually travel north of the Tennessee Valley.
Of course this is 2016 and the Cubs won the World Series and Trump is president.
Good point!
Aren’t you hilarious.
Cubs had a absolutely loaded squad this year and probably for many years to come absolutely no surprise to see the Cubbies win the World Series. Theo Epstein is a baseball wizard as long as Theo is running baseball operations for the Cubs the sky is the limit. Wouldn’t shock me in the least to see the Cubbies repeat next year.
Well maybe the future is bright and we will have historic snowstorms.
Spot on about Epstein. The Cubs are so young and talented they could very well win another 2-3 titles in the next 7 years. I’m just hoping the Reds learn something from both the Cubs and the Indians.
Another met Rodger follows says warm up after this first arctic surge with no sustained cold through Christmas. Maybe Mr Bailey is seeing that too because I don’t sense the “cold/snow chances” excitement in this post as most of his posts late in the week. Rodger in Dodger
I think Rodger is too negative and thinks to much
I’ve seen the complete opposite Rodger
Rodger hopes you’re right!
Thanks Chris. It would be cool to get some December snow.
We’re starting to get the Christmas spirit going around here.
Looking at live webcams from the surburbs of Chicago very nice snows occurring. Temps a couple ticks below freezing nice heavy wet sticky snow for those folks up there.
Watching the Packers and they have s good one coming down as well!
to bad they have a heated field
Thanks Chris. I’m working as fast as I can to make the transition from short sleeves to long sleeves in the closet but this might take overtime! It would be nice to see some December snow and ifwr do I won’t complain. But I like the colder temps during this time because it seems to put more people in the holiday spirit. Have a great Sunday everyone! Waiting on the next update already.