Good evening, folks. Winter is finally blowing back into the bluegrass state as a cold front crosses the region. This will bring along snow showers and flurries in the coming days, with a slightly bigger system for Sunday. The longer range also continues to look very active.
There’s not much more to say about the rounds of snow showers and flurries coming from tomorrow through Saturday. It’s not going to snow all the time, with minor accumulations likely a good bet from time to time. That will especially be true at night.
The greatest chance for widespread accumulating snow comes Sunday into Sunday night. That can cause a few travel issues.
The latest GFS 5 day snowfall (not snow depth) map…
The operational models are now going right back toward a cold look as we close January and say hello to February. The latest GFS shows a potent little cold front on Wednesday…
Notice the band of snow showing up behind that front? That seems to be getting a little stronger with each run.
The GFS continues to trend colder and farther south with the big storm system coming
That continues to match up well with the pattern showing up on the GFS Ensembles. They have been showing the Ohio Valley being the target of winter weather and some possible winter storms. The latest run for the next few weeks…
I will see you later tonight for an update. Enjoy the evening and take care.
As a high school student needing a break, e15 and e10 don’t look too bad…..
If we do not recieve a decent snowfall in the next two weeks it is time to let this winter be over with.
And if we don’t, we will likely be in the top 5 least snowiest winters in about all reporting stations statewide!
For some internally strange feeling, I think we are going to get hit before this winter is completely over, even if it is only a few bad days to come and one good snow. All it takes is one good storm to bring KY to an average or better seasonal average as sad as that is–lol
Gosh I hope that some of that comes to be reality. I would love nothing more.
I feel like these maps have been showing similar solutions at times all winter, but the end result has been about 2 inches of snow total for central KY.
Let’s cross our finger and hope February delivers much better than December and January!
2 inches? You must have been in the sweet spot – my part of Richmond has had, perhaps, 1/2 an inch of snow all winter… But, hey – we had quite a bit each of the last three… and it is still not February…
One positive thing I can say is this: February has been the better winter month in many of our recent winters. Plus, we only need a “monthly total” of a few inches or so to be the best winter month this year;)
Naysayers, stay away! I’ve gone from jinxing us with purchases such as sleds for the grandsons, boots for me, etc – to recently purchasing spring clothing. I’ll shop for swim suits to seal the deal! Bring me some snow!
The ensembles seem to indicate a good amount of snow for our area. Let’s hope for some big snows very soon!!
Really hope this system comes to be. I have confidence it can-the past 2 winters have proved us that. Thanks for the update!
Thanks Chris. Maybe we have a shot at a good snow or two before we all turn to thoughts of Springtime. In any event, thanks for the update. It could get interesting. Have a good evening all. Thanks again Chris.
Perhaps there’s hope yet. The Winter of 2015 didn’t start till Valentines Day. It only lasted about 3 to 4 weeks but it was memorable. Hopefully we get a repeat. However I am not optimistic for anything in the next week, at least the temps are coming down closer to normal.
Maybe to seal the deal we should pick a day and all go buy bathing suits …February seems to be our month…I can open my pool that might be a good enough jinx…Love the snow….⛄️❄️
I predict snow around Valentine’s Day again this year!