Good evening, everyone. Our weekend is off and running on a very cold note across the bluegrass state with readings heading into the teens tonight. The upcoming weather is about to take a walk on the wild side with a big storm moving in here early next week.

The short-term forecast has no changes with a mix of sun and clouds on Saturday and highs in the upper 30s and low 40s. The Super Bowl Sunday system zips in and out with just some very light stuff early in the day and temps warming deep into the 40s.

The storm system coming early next week is a big time system that can bring some wild stuff our way. Check this bad boy out…

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That, my friends, is a major wind maker for our region and much of the eastern half of the country. Rain increases on Monday with thunderstorms joining the party Monday night and Tuesday. We will need to be on guard for some possible strong storms as temps surge into the 60s. Winds gusting to 40-50mph will be possible as this system develops.

Temps by Wednesday morning drop into the 20s with wraparound light snows…

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That is one heck of a system and it’s what you get when you have such huge temperature gradients setting up across the country.

Can we get another system to move through here on Thursday? That’s a possibility and most models show something diving in here from the north and west…

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If we look at the setup after that arctic blast, we find the models still fighting it out, but with a warmer look…

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While that makes me happy, I’m telling you guys, we are not going to get to true spring without a pretty harsh period of winter. It’s just a question of when. I would rather it be sooner rather than later. Your friendly weather dude is all about some spring. 😉

Have a great evening and take care.