Good afternoon, gang. It was an absolutely frigid morning across the bluegrass state. Lows dropped into the single digits across the northern half of the state and generally low teens elsewhere. Here’s a look at the low temps from the Kentucky Mesonet…

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From here, it’s still game on for a wicked wild weekend of weather across our region. Arctic cold gives way to increasing clouds and a rise in temps late Friday. As precip moves in, we have to watch for a wintry mix before going to rain.

That rain continues into Saturday with some thunderstorms possible. Winds will be very gusty and could reach 40mph at times through early Sunday. Temps also spike into the 60-65 degree range Saturday.

The arctic cold quickly moves in and drops temps 30-40 degrees in a matter of hours. That sets the stage for a mix of sleet, freezing rain and snow early Sunday. The models are in pretty good agreement with this scenario…

NAM

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GFS Parallel

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Canadian

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That deep snow pack to our northwest will do a number on temps Sunday night into Monday morning…

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I will see you guys for another update later today. Make it a good one and take care.