Good Thursday to one and all. Today’s weather is looking absolutely gorgeous with plenty of sunshine and temps spiking toward 50 or a little better. Take my advice and go out and enjoy it… it’s not going to last very long. As a matter of fact, it’s one and done. Rain is on the way for Friday and will usher in another blast of winter weather. Arctic cold gets back into the region by the time we roll into Sunday and Monday. Let’s talk about the Friday rains before looking toward the frozen tundra stuff. Locally heavy rains will be possible Friday across central Kentucky. This is the area we’re seeing the highest rain totals being forecast from some of the models… NAM 2 Even that may be a little overdone. Temps will quickly fall into the 30s from west to east during the evening. By Saturday morning, most areas are below freezing with some light snow showers and flurries around. That action sticks around into the afternoon… GFS That looks like a lot of snow, but it really isn’t. I could see a coating or two out of it, but nothing more with highs in the low 30s for most. The arctic front swings into town on Sunday with a band of snow and very gusty winds. This gives our region a better shot at some accumulations before temperatures go in the tank. As has been the case of late, the Canadian Model is the coldest of the bunch… Canadian 2 That’s some ugly cold showing up on that model, and it may be just a littler overdone. That said… it has been the only model to nail the single digit lows we’ve had on two occasions over the past week. The GFS is coming back into line with most of the other models in not taking a big storm up the east coast. It’s never a good sign when it’s all alone in the model world. It is getting a little more support with another system moving in here by Tuesday and Wednesday… GFS      I will update things later today. Make it a good one and take care.