Good afternoon, everyone. Your friendly weatherdude reporting for duty with an update on the big system rolling in for the next few days, and the winter pattern settling in behind it.
Basically, I have no changes to the overall theme of the forecast. Temps this afternoon are straight outta March and not too many folks are complaining. I can flat out tell you that this weather has me spoiled and itching for Spring instead of wanting cold and snow. Does that mean I’m getting old? Don’t answer that. 🙁
Thunderstorms will increase across the south and west later this evening and a few of those could be strong. This is part of a big severe weather outbreak to our south and I will have your tracking tools in a bit.
Heavy rain takes over as we get into Sunday and Monday with a huge storm system impacting our region. High winds and some thunder and lightning will also be possible during this time.
The GFS continues to target central and eastern Kentucky for the highest totals…
The pattern will then begin to turn back toward winter as shots of much colder air sweep in here. This gets started later this week and will carry us into the first week of February…
With a northwesterly flow, light snow and snow shower events will periodically move in here later in the week into next weekend. Each of these waves can put down light accumulations.
If we look at the individual members of the GFS Ensembles, we find they all show snow chances ramping up over the next few weeks…
I will be totally fine if those are wrong. 🙂
I leave you with your tracking tools…
Today’s Risk Area
Current Watches
Possible Watch Areas
Enjoy the day and take care.
That’s awful CB…it is only January and you are not wanting it to snow over the next few weeks…I am not saying you are old as I am getting old myself (LOL).
And did I ever mention how much I hate seeing the dreaded frames above…eye candy teasers though these don’t quite indicate the high amounts like we saw back in December…remember, it will only take one good event to blow even those frames out of the water. My confidence is not too high but still think old man winter will give us something nasty before all is said and done, even if it doesn’t last long!
I wish our Winters were more front loaded. Like between Thanksgiving and New Years. But that doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. But being a snow lover, I will gladly take it in February. And then hope for Spring in March. Because February is after all still a Winter month.
I usually start complaining in March too, especially if the flowers and trees are already out and the snow comes close to April.
Personally, I’ll take a good snowy February though as it would help prevent the trees/flowers from coming out too early and getting their buds froze off!
Looking at the next 7 day total QPF, the rain doesn’t look to be all that heavy, for Lexington at least – next 7 day total precip less than one inch. But that GFS map Chris posted looks totally different. So I dunno. No loss since we do not need the precip anyway.
http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/#
Bring on the SNOW we’re ready for it!! Snow brings out the little kid in all of us.
I think we should just get our plans ready for spring, and chalk this one up as the ” lost winter.” Doesn’t that word spring sound good? Bring on ⚾
Thanks Chris. Got the high water pants out. Have a great evening everybody. Go CATS!
Thanks Mr Bailey but not impressed with those maps or possible snows. Seems we’ll have some cold and snow showers but it will warm up and rain again within a short time. Sad winter. Rodger in Dodger
It might be a little early to say but this might very well be the Winter that never was. We’ve got a grand total of 1 inch of snow here. If we don’t get some Lake-Effect snows we might be real low on snow totals for the Winter.
So here we are, it feels like Spring
And CB is saying all these things
Like weather of March and here’s some rain
But all we have is SNOW ❄️ on the brain
A snow day from school, we’ve only had one
A couple more days would be so much fun
So don’t be mad and don’t be blue
When snow is showing up for you
We’ve 8 days left to get out for SNOW ❄️
So I say BRING IT ON, let’s GO!!!!
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I love reading your forecasts because you love snow…. I love snow so much and we haven’t even had winter yet. Get with the program. We need a nice deep freeze to kill bugs and all these germs going around. Bring on some snow!!! Lots of snow!
Put up your old man vest and get some snow boots and a sleigh!!!