Good evening, gang. We continue to see watch a stout cold front working toward the bluegrass state to kick off the upcoming weekend. It’s a front that can bring a small taste of winter to parts of our region. “Small” being the key word in all this.

The front arrives into western Kentucky on Friday and rolls eastward Friday night and Saturday. Winds will be gusty from the southwest ahead of this with temps in the 60s. Readings drop into the 30s behind the front as heavy rain breaks out.

Wind gusts will be very gusty as the front rolls in and may top 30-35mph at times…

Heavy rain will be along and behind the front with some areas picking up an inch of rainfall.

What about the chance for some snow or a mix behind the front? That’s still in question, but the NAM keeps on keeping on with the potential Friday night and Saturday morning…

The GFS continues to want no part of this, keeping mostly rain around…

The European Model has some mix showing up for a few spots…

If we are to see a few flakes mixing in with the rain, here’s the area I’ve highlighted as having the best opportunity to see that…

Flakes, folks, just a few flakes trying to mix in. Got it? Good. 🙂

The precipitation moves to the east during the afternoon, with drying conditions taking over. Temps hover into the low 40s with gusty winds making it feel even colder. I could see a sprinkle or passing flurry around Saturday evening with temps dropping through the 30s.

A light rain shower is possible Sunday into Sunday evening with highs in the low and middle 40s. A wet flake or two tries to mix in across the southeast.

This cold air mass for the weekend will then be followed up by another cold shot by Halloween. You can see that well on the GFS…

Here’s the European with a similar look…

It will be interesting to see if we can get some kind of storm system around Halloween or the first day of November. There’s so much going on in the atmosphere, the models are struggling to keep up. Two recurving western Pacific typhoons will do that.

Enjoy the evening and take care.