Good evening, folks. Gusty showers and thunderstorms continue to push across Kentucky, as a cold front marches in from the west. This front ushers in much colder air for the next few days, with a few snowflakes flying around.
Here are your radars to track the evening storms…
That colder northwesterly flow can touch off some rain and snow showers Tuesday, with a few flakes trying to linger into early Wednesday. The Hi-Res NAM is most enthusiastic about the flake potential…
Temperatures then rebound to above normal by the end of the week, ahead of another system moving in for the weekend. This cold front will spawn showers and a few thunderstorms along it, as it rolls in. Do we get a wave of low pressure to develop along the front? If so, that enhances the potential for the rain to end as some snow. If not, we get a simple cold front passage.
The European Model continues to like the wave idea…
All of the continues to happen in the milder pattern we’ve talked about for a while. This likely lasts into the first few days of February, with a major switch back to winter showing up. A few days ago, I posted a map showing the same signals I was getting weeks before our recent bitterly cold pattern showed up. Those same signals are present and the models are now beginning to respond in the longer run…
Watch the bottom fall out…
Say hello to the frozen tundra Part 2…
Enjoy the halftime show mother nature is giving us because the second half of winter may wind up being the bigger of the entire game.
Enjoy the evening and take care.
Thanks Chris. It looks like we may see some rain and a little lightning shortly! At least it isn’t February! Don’t want any frost in May! Hope the second half of winter gives us a big snow but not so bitterly cold temps for long periods. Dont want another HUGE electric bill like the one I just got! Have a good evening all.
Although the Arctic air will modify some, Russia has broke some records with blocking threatening to funnel that air towards us. Also of significant importance, the Northern US has a lot more snow pack now than we had back in late December which could keep the moderation at a minimum!
Thanks for the update!
holy crap that just came through northwest Lexington… Heavy rain and high winds and hail hitting the windows. Salt definitely gone after that.
Another cold run in February could bring big snows to our part of the world. Don’t discount it; the coming pattern is loaded for bear. Rodger in Dodger
I sure enjoyed the spring preview we had tonight in Richmond.
Ready for more big snows when the month of February begins. BOTS!! Thanks for all your updates Chris, you are the best.