Good Sunday, folks. Our start to the weekend was as ugly as advertised with high winds, heavy rain, cold temps and some snow. Areas of eastern Kentucky are likely to wake up to a light snowfall. Thankfully, this won’t last as milder air moves in this afternoon and hangs around into the start of April.

Thermometers today will hit the 50s for much of the region as the sun returns. Areas of the west may flirt with 60 degrees before all is said and done.

Temps surge well into the 60s for Monday and a few spots may hit 70. Winds will gust up ahead of a weak front passing to our north on Tuesday. This may bring isolated showers to parts of the state, but most of the moisture looks to stay to our north.

Temps hit the low to mid 70s for Wednesday as our weather pattern begins to crank up a notch. Scattered thunderstorms will roll in from the west and this action will increase from there. Heavy rain and strong thunderstorms will be possible through Friday. You can see the waves of storms showing up on the GFS:

GFS  That’s a pretty healthy storm system moving in and will have a sharp temperature gradient to feed upon. The mild temps we get for most of the week will turn chilly for the weekend…

EuroAnother significant system may follow that one up for early in the following week.

This is a pattern that is itching to return to a colder than normal one for the middle of April. That isn’t surprising given the past 6 months, but it’s not what any of us really want to hear.

Have a great Sunday and take care.