Good Monday, everyone. As hard as it is to believe, Christmas week is here and things are starting off on a very cold note across Kentucky. One would assume this bodes well for cold and snow chances for Christmas. This is why one should never assume. ๐Ÿ™‚

We have a big storm system set to impact the weather around here over Christmas weekend. This bad boy can take a little walk on the wild side. I’ll get to that in a moment.

Let’s start with today and roll ahead.

This Monday is starting out on a bitterly cold note across central and western parts of the state. The west and far north may see some single digits showing up. Wind chills could even dip below zero. Out east, clouds and flurries will likely linger to start the day, keeping temps closer to 20.

A mix of sun and clouds will be noted area wide today with highsย from the mid 20s west to the low 30s east.

Tuesday starts very cold with teens across the board, but a few singles may pop in the north and west. This leads us into a seasonally cold second half of Tuesday into Wednesday.

A weak system then dives in from the northwest on Thursday and brings some flurries or light snow showers…

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That takes us into the start ofย a very active Christmas weekend. A potent storm system develops in the Rockies and rolls into the Midwest. That setup can bring very windy, warm and wet weather our way. Here’s the Canadian…

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Taken verbatim, the Canadian shows a blizzard in the high pains and upper Midwest, and strong thunderstorms across the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys. Here’s the rainfall output from that model run…

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The European Model has a similar overall evolution. It throws one round of chilly, moderate rains our way for Christmas Eve…

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The big system behind it in the Rockies then wraps up as it moves into the Midwest…

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That setup isn’t too dissimilar to what we just went through over the weekend. We shall see how it all works out in the coming days.

I will hook you up with another update or two later today. Make it a great Monday and take care.