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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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I will see you guys later tonight for an update. Enjoy a spring evening of thunderstorms and take care.