Good Tuesday, everyone. The first few weeks of December have been colder than normal across our region, but the next week and change looks to be much, much colder. We have a couple of arctic shots on the move, and we are also tracking some winter weather.

The first touch of winter weather zips eastward today and can put down some light snow in the far northern parts of the state. Farther south, a very light mix and light rain will be possible at times…

 Covington Cams

I-275 @ Mineola Pike

 I-275 East of KY 20/Airport Exit

 I-71/I-75 @ Buttermilk Pike

 I-71/I-75 @ 12th St. in Covington

Temps will be all over the place with the north being much colder than the rest of the state. All the numbers drop in a hurry this evening as colder air seeps in.

The actual arctic front arrives later Wednesday with some flurries or light snow showers. Temperatures will tank by Wednesday night and Thursday morning with high single digits possible in the north, and 10-15 everywhere else. The wind chills will be way down there by Thursday morning…

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Afternoon high temps on Thursday may not get out of the upper teens for some…

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Imagine how much colder it would be with snow on the ground.

From there, we watch a complicated weekend setup with two systems to impact our weather. The first brings some overrunning mix later Friday before a temp surge and rain for Saturday. Another arctic front arrives Saturday night with sleet, freezing rain and some snow into Sunday. Here’s the Canadian…

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Check out the temperature plunge Saturday evening into the wee hours of Sunday…

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That is a serious arctic front. We can hit 60 degrees Saturday afternoon and evening then drop into the teens and 20s by Sunday morning.

The European Model looks very similar…

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So does the GFS…

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Sunday could be an interesting day with arctic air crashing in under a shield of precipitation!

That same arctic front then slams the brakes on just to our south and east, allowing for another storm system to develop. It’s early in the game, but this continues to show up as a winter weather maker for later Monday and Tuesday. Here’s the Canadian…

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The GFS…

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Once that goes by, we are in the days leading up to Christmas. The GFS is showing a healthy cold front with some snows possible by the middle of next week…

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The same model run of the GFS sends this as a Christmas card…

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That’s still 12 days away, but it’s within the range to start having some fun with the model forecasts for Christmas weekend.

I hope you’ve enjoyed another blowout post. I will have updates later today. Enjoy your Tuesday and take care.