Good evening, folks. I wanted to drop by for a very quick update on where the pattern is going as we head toward the final days of October.

It’s a much colder look taking shape across the eastern half of the country, but can it produce anything other than just cold? As we continue to search for the answer, let’s take a look at where things currently stand.

The European Model seems to have a very good handle on how next week plays out. It’s the best model suited to handle all the atmospheric chaos ongoing across the globe, and we have a lot of it.

Rain arrives from west to east on Sunday as a cold front gets into town. That front then slows down, allowing a big storm system to develop along it and roll across Kentucky. That brings heavy rain and helps unlock the first shot of cold air…

If it works out like that, very heavy rain totals would be possible on Monday. You can also see the wraparound cold showers on a strong northwesterly wind flow. Highs in the 40s will be possible by Wednesday. It may also produce a few flakes across the Appalachian Mountains.

As that system departs, a colder blast of air dives in by next Friday and Saturday…

Can that get some flakes flying across areas of the Ohio Valley? It’s too early to tell, but the air is frigid for late October.

Check out both cold shots from the European…

The European Ensembles (51 different members) are in strong agreement with the operational run…

The European Model shows significant blocking going up across Canada into Greenland, allowing for a DEEP eastern US trough to develop…

As we mentioned earlier this week, a typhoon in the western Pacific is forecast to recurve in the coming days…

Lan will become a Super Typhoon as it heads toward Japan then curves northeast. That kinda track usually signifies a deep buckle in the jet stream across the eastern half of the United States.

There’s also a weaker system nearby that looks to recurve…

Some interesting parallels to November of 2014 showing up with the above look. I will talk about that later tonight.

Make it a good evening and take care.