Good Friday everyone and welcome to the weekend. We are starting this day out on another frigid note with temps tanking to below zero in many areas. The good news for all of you lovers of warmer weather is we have it coming your way over the next week. The bad news is it is only temporary as a battle between cold and warm is set to take shape for the end of the month into early March.
In the short term… it’s COLD! Temps this morning will once again bottom out below zero for many areas for the second day in a row. The rest of the state will likely see temps settle into the single digits to start us out today.
Track the cold here…
Low Temps
Current Temps
Partly sunny skies will be with us today as readings warm into the 30s across the board. A bit of a breeze will pick up as well ahead of a weak system diving in from the northwest. This does not have a lot of juice and may fire off a sprinkle or flurry for Saturday. It will keep our temps from warming as we stay in the upper 30s to low 40s with breezy conditions.
The mild air will fight it in for Sunday as westerly winds gust up and bring temps into the 50s for most areas. Sunday is the pick day of the weekend to get outside and shake some of that winter rust off.
It is the middle and end of next week that can see temps REALLY take off. A weak front will move in for Valentine’s Day Monday with a rain or snow shower and temps coming back down a few degrees. After that… the mild air surges in here. By the end of the week… temps should easily warm into the 60s for a few days and if things work out just right… This pattern can flirt with 70.
The GFS Ensembles Temp departure centered on Thursday continue to take on a warmer look…
What happens to the pattern after next week? That’s a good question and i’m glad I asked it. 
The following week will see colder air in Canada working southward into the northern half of the country. The same GFS Ensembles show the extreme warmth getting knocked out fairly quickly…
The pattern I foresee setting up for the last week of February into early March sees the classic battle between a cold northern half of the country and a warmer southern half. That usually puts us in the battle zone and also produces big storms that can take aim at the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys with rain and snow.
The latest GFS Precipitation forecast for the next few weeks certainly looks the part…
How funny would it be if we all have a serious case of spring fever and get into early March when Old Man Winter decides to finally dump a big snow on us?
My words of wisdom to the old man from this point on this season… go big or go home! 
I have a busy day ahead and I am not sure when I can update again. Either way… post the cold low temps from where you live and take care.
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Thanks temps here 16.
I agree Chris…Go Big or Go Home! Here’s to hoping we can get one big dumping about the 1st of March and then hello shorts and t’shirts!
That wouldnt be funny if we got a big storm last of the month after spring fever, that would b mean; down to 3.2 north of Nashville will probably touch 0 b4 start 2 climb
Garrett KY 6:40am 12.4*
Good Morning temp 12 when we got up at 6 am.
The birds were singing happy Spring-like tune this morning but it was very ccoolldd..
It was 1.8° at my house in Wilmore this morning as I left for work, may have fallen a bit after that as the sun hadn’t come up yet. Yesterday we settled in just above zero at 0.7°F.
Hello everyone. Right now it`s between 12 and 13 degrees here in Northwestern Lewis Co. Hope everyone has a great day. Thanks for the update CB. Catch you folks later.
I hit a (3) this morning here in the snow covered,frozen tundra of Bimble,knox co…
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Chris said (( 70 )) ..LOL…after that I blocked everything else out…spring..ahhh…what? I didnt read about NO MORE COLD, and SNOW IN MARCH…and GO BIG OR GO HOME…LOL..LOL… all i read was 60’s and flirting with 70 !!!….B)
Appears CB has gotten tired of the ankle biters too 😉
The good news is that if an event happened in late February or early March, they usually are all or nothing events.
My Dad always said. Storms out of the South were always the strongest. The highest clouds produce the heaviest rains and if it SNOWS IN MARCH IT WILL BE SIGNIFICANT..
Thanks Chris!!!! I also believe WINTER is not over…SPRING is just teasing some people!!!! I mentioned a couple weeks ago that the end of Feb. into first of March will be cold…THINK SNOW…
The pattern is set for the forseeable future….Warms up for a couple days to a week….Colder for weeks…..Warms up for a few days to a week…..Colder for a couple weeks…Same thing will happen all summer, just at a higher degree.
Temp got down to 6 at my house in pulaski county. I’m ready for 70 degrees!!!!
^^^ WHISTLES AND TWIDDLES THUMBS…Thermometer is not responding fast enough (for me..lol)to the that BIG BRIGHT YELLOW CIRCLE IN THE SKY!!…lol..
I’m with you about the go Big or should I say I’m with you on the Go Big Temperatures! I am so DONE with snow and the rollercoaster ride it has taken the school systems on! Bring on the 70’s and 80’s so we can get back to a regular pattern already! Don’t take offense Old Man Winter…we’ll be more than ready for you again…next December that is! 😉
So far this winter in Lawrenceburg.
I’ve had 1 morning with a low of -1
Three mornings with a low of 1 above
One morning with a low of 2 above
One morning with a low of 7 above.
That’s enough single digits to last me a decade.
This morning was 7 above; yesterday 1 above.
GO BIG OR GO HOME SUMS IT ALL UP, lol
Seriously, we will get the old skool when we are over the snow 😉
Sounds like grillin’ weather coming up for the weekend AND the week! Keep up the awesome work, Chris!!
I’m the big winner with a low of -10*F thanks to the mesonet!
Or maybe( since it’s a low temp) your the big loser 😉
-2 this AM– whew!
I am so ready for a 60 degree day at the zoo with the kiddos ONLY IF I can have a big storm after that, ok? 😉
Come ON March! Bring Momma J some SNOW!!!!
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Woowee, I like the looks of those temps. Time to break out the short pants and the cold beer.
Grillin’ weather…Heck..I’ve been grillin’ all winter…I will just be able to do it in shorts/tshirt for a couple days…
How big is the ZOO in Etown???…LOL…I used to take my two to the ZOO whenever we got snow. They loved it…Seemed like the animals like it as well. Live about a mile from Lou. Zoo…It will be crazy busy there next week…..March will bring us SNOW…
Yea…Put up the ski pants and WILD TURKEY..For a week or so anyhow…
All this talk about spring is making me feel warm and fuzzy, and it’s so sunny outside right now.
And then I stepped outside….
Uh, yeah…I’m back inside now after that reality check!
remember 1987 for SEKY we had pushing 30 inches in places. that when u get some big ones for sure
GULFSTREAM bet leparoux races 3 and race 7 that the jock leparoux riding for mcpeek talk to assisant and he told me both races where winners.
I’m no expert here, but it seems the dome has shifted to southern Indiana through Cincinnati(at least today) as evidenced by the NWS snow depth image:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/mkx/2011/nat_snow_depth%281%29.jpg
That’s why we haven’t heard from Tommy in awhile!
I agree with you Chris!! If no big snow is on the way just get on with spring. I think I’m already getting the bug just with this beautiful sunshine.
Well, friends… There is sunshine outside my window and Mubarak is gone after 30 years of dictatorship. I would say it is a great day. I wrote an article today as to why the Turkish Model is not right for Egypt for those who have been following the news and the democratic process in Egypt: http://helenbukulmez.com/2011/02/11/3-reasons-as-to-why-the-turkish-model-is-not-right-for-egypt/ Enjoy!
this is one of the many reasons why I love living in the mountains of southeastern, Kentucky!!! (Leslie Co.!)
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=jkl&storyid=63946&source=0
Very nice 😛 http://www.instantrimshot.com/
LOL, this ZOO is city wide! 😉
I like the Louisville Zoo, we’ve only been there once since we moved to KY in July…and I’m anxious to go back—snow or not! 😀
How did you do with the race touts? Any winners’?
W.W.
hmmm…whose that skinny man up in the right hand corner of the website now…LOL..LOL…NEW PIC FOR A NEW UPCOMING LOOK…:)
Well, it had been one of those days at work. This is my first opportunity to even READ the blog today, much less comment. But I will say that we got down to a very chilly 3 at the house this morning, and up to a balmy 36 for a high today.
Tim, that yellow ball in the sky is called the sun. And yes, it does tend to be a mood brightener.
Drove less than a mile to work this morning..forgot the gloves…fingers were numb for 20 minutes!
Great pic, Chris! Charnges starting already!
Oh yeah bring on the sun and 70’s Mama needs to grill out!