Good Monday, folks. We are rolling into a absolutely frigid first full week of March as arctic air controls much of the country. As the week wears on, we are likely to see the pattern turn active again and that means a winter weather threat and the potential for thunderstorms. Do your thing, March!
For early March, the temps through the middle of the week are considered bitterly cold. Highs stay in the 20s with lows from 10-15, with a single digit possible. Gusty winds will provide the bitter part and could send wind chills below zero on occasion…
There’s a little system zipping in on a northwest wind later Tuesday and that may spit out a few flurries or snow showers.
#teamspring ain’t happy with that or the system coming in behind it. That can deliver more winter weather and rain by later Thursday and early Friday.
Canadian
GFS 
The setup behind this is an attention getting for all the wrong reasons. When I see a negatively tilted bowling ball coming out of the plains with a surge of Gulf air ahead of it, alarm bells go off…
If that scenario is realized, severe weather would be possible from the plains to the Appalachian states this weekend. This is one heck of a looking storm system…
Here’s hoping that scenario isn’t being handled properly by the models. As is… Cold air crashes in behind that storm with some wraparound snow possible. The setup then tries to repeat itself a few days later.
I will have updates later today. Make it a good one and take care.
you are right, #teamspring is not happy. 29 this morning here in Pikeville. after the severe weather in alabama I sure hope we don’t get the severe stuff next weekend.
We are once again stuck in one of those patterns where it seema like every weekend is either rain, wind, or cold. When I was in college many years ago we had a year like this. Needing some sunshine. Winter and snow is done for the season in this part of the state. I’m glad about that.
#teamspring gonna have to deal with it. March is a month of cold and warmth, snow and severe storms. Nothing new for March. Kind of expected, actually, the ups and downs, transitions, severe weather awareness promotions.
Did anyone get more than 1/2 inch of snow yesterday?
I got more than a half inch of rain.
We got about an inch at my house in Menifee County, but we’re at one of the highest elevations there.
Yes I had right at a inch and that is it.
You might be counting a drift area 😉
We went from winter storm threat Friday, to a slow reduction from a snow map to snow meh. The models had their encore for a final snow fail this season.
Covington…2.0″; Lexington…1.5″; Louisville…1.3″; Valley Station at my house…1.1″; Charleston WV…1.1″
Uh, yeah, probably more than you think.
Had .17 of an inch of water after snow melted so that’s about 1.7 inches of snow in Cloverleaf. But, the rain/snow mix skewed that a bit. Had .07 rain before total snow take over.
Still seems that 1.5 for Lexington is counting a drift, or a container that drifted. Just sayin’.
Half of that fell when it was 34 degrees so it melted. Still counts in the tally. Bailey did say “snowfall, not snow depth” when he put out the map.
AKA, ground virga 😉
What do you wanna bet the models are handling the weekend situation properly?
ha! exactly!
…and Charleston WV is officially out of the top ten for least amount of snowfall for the snow season
Just a light coating of snow with a temperature at 21 degrees with the usual back side flurries here in the hills of central Kentucky. I must say that Jimbo and Terry were spot on with their winter predictions. These guys really know their meteorology and I have learned from their informative post. Keep up the great work guys.
Who is jimbo and terry? Would love to see there thoughts as well … thanks
Jimbo and Terry are great commentators on Chris’s blog.
Thanks Chris, I would like to read your thoughts on what the Spring and Summer may bring ? My guess is that we will probably not have much Spring and the Summer will wear out it’s welcome in November ?
Thanks Chris. #teamspring co captain aint happy either. We are getting a little light snow this morning but as has been the case all winter, we have seen less than 3 inches total for the winter at our house. I’m over it and ready for warmer weather and some sunshine! Gonna have to have a pep talk with mother nature to get her to kick old man winter out of here! Have a good Monday, if Monday’s are good.
All these small snows have added up to 8 whopping inches this season at KLEX. So as bad as this winter has been, it’s way out of the top 10 least snowy winters. The top 10 least snowy winters are in order:
1946, 2017, 1932, 1990, 2001, 2004/1923, 1999/1991/1981, 1941/1919, 1931, 2005.
3.2 is the least amount that fell and 6 inches is # 10
8″ for Lexington seems a tad generous, or heavy weighting of very north Lexington.
So, it looks like Bell and Knox Co finish the winter under an inch of snow 2 years in a row. Bell beat last years total by 1/2 inch and sadly , if I’m not mistaken, Knox is going on 3-4 years now with only an or two for the season. Correct me on that stat if I’m wrong Andy.
We did have a small snow in Jan of 2018 not sure of how deep it was but not very.
Rather you agree or not it’ll go down in the books
Sone years the total seems lower than actual, so balances out.
That weekend storm system has “tornado outbreak” written all over it.
Jimmie, you may be right on. Severe weather is what ruins Spring in the Ohio Valley. Whenever severe weather is forecast for our area of central Kentucky I get very nervous and all those memories of the tornado outbreak of April 1974 come back. I am severe weather “shell shocked.”