Good evening, everyone. Today was the warmest day on record for this late in the year across the bluegrass state of Kentucky. There’s nothing more to say other than WOW! So, where do we go from here? How about we get ready to flip this pattern in a huge way.
Showers and thunderstorms are rolling across the state this evening and a few are strong with high winds. Locally heavy rains can cause some local high water issues…
Seasonally chilly air moves in for Tuesday.
Another system moves in here late Wednesday with chilly showers. Much colder air then moves in for Thursday and Friday on a strong northwesterly flow…
That can lead to some snow showers and flurries across the central and east.
Our New Year’s Weekend continues to look wet as the first of two systems moves in from the southwest…
Once we get past that… look out. We may see a harsh winter pattern setting up across our region and for much of the country.
Arctic air is going to move in here by the middle of next week…
The leading edge of that arctic air is likely to find resistance from the southeast ridge being shoved out into the Atlantic. That’s something to look for when highlighting potential winter weather events and storms acorss the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys.
You can clearly see what I’m talking about on the European Model with systems running from southwest to northeast…
A tremendous amount of blocking is showing up in areas that can put the country into the deep freeze. The GFS Ensembles for the middle and end of next week get the ball rolling…
I will see you guys later tonight for an update. Enjoy a spring evening of thunderstorms and take care.
As usual this season so far, any storms get strong in the west and simmer down to almost nothing by the time they get to the Richmond area.. Oh well, Im a season by the book kinda guy, if its Winter, It needs to be seasonally temp appropriate with appropriate precipitation.
Funny how the radar showed it close to Richmond an hour ago and just now raining some.
As CB saying if this cold air plays out and the southern track of moisture is our better chance of getting snow. Not bragging I’ve been saying all along if we get out of this west to east pattern our chances were better a south to north would be better odds of getting snow
That SE ridge is going to be our Achilles heel
Thanks for your dedication, Chris. I lose my winter zeal when it’s 70 degrees on Dec 26th. Maybe better snow chances down the road
There is a time and place for 76 degree weather it’s called the months of April and May not December 26th. Central and south Florida weather a day after Christmas in the Ohio Valley is wrong.
Louisville’s first measurable snow so far this year came from freezing fog it actually snow in spots in Louisville inside the fog!?! 0.1 officially. How sad is that?? Actually it was pretty cool if you have witnessed something like that it’s extremely rare.
The only measurable snow that I have seen this year flew off the top of an RV, from Michigan, that was traveling down I65.
Thanks CB 🙂 Just watch out for the football!
I like the indices in the coming weeks. Blocking works well, but the pesky southeast ridge will bring the FENCE into play. Might just get some ice in the future. Thanks for the update CB.
Fencetucky is normally not the best spot overall for snow lovers, but we did have three record breaker events in less than one rolling year for this area. Just wish our driveway was not a drift magnet.