Good Thursday everyone. A big thanks for all you guys do for the blog as you are the engine behind what happens here. Your reports help out the entire weather community across the state. The reports coming today will be about the arctic cold temps that have engulfed the region once again. We will take a look at the cold that will lose it’s hold over the next week and have some words about the future of this blog.

Before we get to the cold… let’s look back at the snows of Wednesday. I am more than happy with the forecast we had out with the snowfall as we hit the overall theme of the snows. More importantly… we tracked this white stuff from more than a week away and never jumped ship with the rest of the weather world when the models kept all the snow well to our south. Parts of western and southern Kentucky picked up 4″ or 5″ of new snow. For our friends in the west… this is easily the worst week of the entire winter as many areas picked up 8″ or more of snow since Monday and are now dealing with bitter cold.

Speaking of the cold… it will be with us into Friday as lows can REALLY crash. With a fresh snow cover and clearing skies… temps this morning may head toward 0 in the west and single digits for the rest of the region. You can track the bitter cold courtesy of the good folks at Kentucky Mesonet…

Current Temps


Low Temps


Highs today will stay in the low and mid 20s once again as we see a partly sunny sky return. Thermometer readings will once again head toward the single digits by Friday morning under mainly clear skies. Friday afternoon will see readings rebound toward the freezing mark for many.

A weak system will dive in from the northwest Friday night and Saturday. It will be starved of moisture and should only be able to spit out a flurry or very light snow shower… especially in the east. Temps should be in the upper 30s to near 40 for highs. Winds will be rather gusty over the weekend as a shot of milder air works in for Sunday with temps nearing 50 degrees.

After a little dip on Monday… a case of spring fever will be likely for the middle and end of next week. Temps can hit 60 or better for a couple of days. The flip from the arctic cold of today to the mild weather for next week will be rather stark and the GFS Ensembles temp departure show this very well…



This doesn’t mean winter is over as I fully expect the cold to stage a comeback during the last week of February into early March. The upcoming pattern taking shape should be one that produces more big storms across the country and don’t be surprised if we are tracking snow threats into the first few weeks of March.

In terms of this little slice of weather heaven we call “the blog”… it continues to grow and this winter has sent it to new heights with more than 5 million hits since December first. It is something I do on my own time and something I am very proud of as it gives folks across the state a place to meet and talk weather.

I have decided to take the dive and invest more time and money into this and develop it into a full blown weather site for Kentucky. The “blog” part of it all will remain the same, but I will be adding pages of all kinds of weather goodies for you guys. The site will undergo a major upgrade in looks and overall quality of performance and I hope to add some help before all is said and done. Some things will stay the same… it will always remain a free site and you will continue to get one dedicated weather dude to post his thoughts and forecasts. Right or wrong… you guys are stuck with me.

This also means we will be taking on more partners and advertisers to the site. All these changes will be taking place during the next several months and I am looking for a web designer to help a weather dude out. If you are interested… shoot me an email.

Speaking of email… my inbox has blown up over the past few months and I will be answering all those in the coming weeks. If you emailed me and I didn’t get back to you… please accept my apology and keep watching your inbox.

So… we have some exciting times ahead here on the blog. It is going to keep me extra busy… but that’s how we like it. For all the new folks that found us this winter… we don’t stop once the snow ends. This blog goes strong each and every day as we track severe weather, flooding, boring days and even what’s happening in the tropics.

I will have another update coming later today so check back. Have a great Thursday and take care.