Good evening to all. It’s a 3 update kinda day, so that must mean Old Man Winter is about to throw some action our way. The final week of November has been highlighted here for a cold air outbreak with snow chances and it looks like the Old Man (not talking about me :)) is ready to deliver the goods.
I’m not going to rehash everything I’ve said already today and in the days before, but I will hit the high notes:
- A cold front sweeps across the state tonight with showers and isolated storms ahead of it.
- Temps crash behind the front with readings hitting the low 30s by morning.
- Rain changes to a period of light snow behind the front.
- Wraparound snow showers and squalls will be common as the day wears on. This action then continues into Monday night across central Kentucky, then in the east through Tuesday night. Light accumulations are likely.
- Slick roads are possible, especially after dark Monday. Can we squeeze out a few school delays or cancellations on Tuesday? Yep.
- Temps will be frigid during this time and may not get out of the 20s for highs on Tuesday. Wind chills are even colder.
Let’s take a look at the NAM so you can get good idea of how the wraparound snow showers give way to additional snow showers on that strong northwest flow…
Some areas can pick up an inch of snow out of this scenario. The forecast models actually have some pockets of 1″-2″…
NAM
Hi Res NAM
I may even put together a First Call For Snowfall map later tonight.
Something else that deserves a shout out… The wind chill numbers. These digits are absolutely frigid for November…
I leave you with your radars to track the blizzard moving to our northwest and the rain moving into Kentucky…
Enjoy the rest of the evening and take care.
Highs in the 20s on Tuesday? Yep, that’s what he said. Whew!
The amount of moisture with this plains blizzard is a bit limited, but I hope Lexington can cross the line late tonight for wettest year ever☺
If not, we have plenty of time to blow 2011 out of the park, probably most major weather data sites will!
Nashville TN is currently around 53 inches for the year which is way above normal.
However, a yearly record seems a wee bit out of reach considering the wettest year on record (1979) is just north of 70 inches!
61.99 here at the house in Harlan. I think London, Louisville and other major stations in northern KY may also make a run at the wettest year but areas farther west in KY appear much lower on annual numbers, including your area in TN. And yes, you better hope you don’t get over 17 inches in the next 5 weeks to rival 1979….it could happen but likely and hopefully a bit out of reach for Nashville!☺
Thanks Chris. Appreciate you and all you do! Stay warm everyone!
The Grey Cup…Canada’s version of the Super Bowl…just ended. Considering how severe conditions can be in the Canadian prairies, not at all terrible outdoor playing conditions this evening in Edmonton Alberta. Temperatures around freezing, hardly any wind, no precip.
Even if Canadians are rather hearty, bet even they are glad tonight’s weather was not like the infamous “Ice Bowl” of 1967 at Green Bay. At kickoff, it was minus 13 F and wind chills near 40 below!