Good evening, folks. We are setting the stage for another very cold night across the bluegrass state. Readings will drop deep into the teens in many areas, but the arctic cold is about to end a 3 week run across our region. Replacing it will be a Christmas weekend storm I am naming “The Grinch”.

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That system will bring a blizzard from the Rockies to the upper Midwest Christmas weekend. A blizzard there is bad news for those wanting a white Christmas around here.

As that storm comes together in the Rockies on Christmas Eve day, a big slug of chilly rain looks to develop and move into Kentucky…

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That could bring some heavy downpours as Santa gets ready to hydroplane into town.

From there, the Rockies storm develops into a monster and heads toward the western Great Lakes. That will drag a cold front our way, with a line of showers and some thunder…

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High winds will also be a possibility later Christmas into Monday.

Temperatures during this time will absolutely take off. Highs later Christmas into Monday can reach the 60s on that strong southwesterly wind. As the winds shift to the northwest behind the front, the cold crashes back in on Tuesday…

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The setup over the next few weeks is one that will keep very cold air filtering into the plains and west, while the east and south turn toasty. That could put out region in a very active and wet setup…

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Does that mean it can’t snow around here? No, but temps are going to skew milder for a while.

I will have another update later tonight. Enjoy the evening and take care.