Good afternoon, folks. As winter weather and rain maker slowly pulls away, we are left with areas of light snow and snow showers developing. This action can put down some light accumulations through Thursday as cold winds continue to blow. Looking ahead toward Christmas, the setup continues to look frigid with the potential for some of the white stuff just before the big day.

Let’s begin with the current system. Light freezing rain was the main player of the morning across the northern half of the state. This created a light glaze for many areas…

This was never going to be a big event around here, but for the past few days I argued to no avail for a Winter Weather Advisory to be issued for parts of the bluegrass region into northern Kentucky. That was finally issued around 5 this morning as the freezing rain was already falling…

Freezing rain or a wintry mix moving in right before the morning commute warranted more of a heads up. I will continue to shout from the top of the mountain that Special Weather Statements for winter weather events are pointless. The general public only responds to headlines.

In terms of the current setup, our wintry mix and light rain continue across central and eastern Kentucky as a weak low pressure works through. Behind this low, temps are dropping toward the freezing mark with periods of light snow and flurries kicking in.

Rounds of light snow and snow showers will continue through Thursday evening and we will see light accumulations. Most areas are in the coating to 1″ range, but a few higher totals may show up in the mountains of the southeast…

Many of the models agree with this call for light accumulations…

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Here are your radars to follow the messy mix back to light snow…

Another system makes a run at us this weekend and looks to bring a bit of a light rain and light snow mix…

Once that system moves through, temps will rebound early next week as we get set for what looks like an arctic front dropping in here late Wednesday into Christmas Eve. It’s too early to talk about the specifics of this system, but there is the potential for this to slow down and allow for a stronger low to develop along the front. As of right now, the models see the front and some snow right behind it…

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That’s not a bad look at all for a Frigid Christmas with the potential for some snow on the ground. Again, let’s see if this thing slows down and allows for low pressure to develop along it to make things even more interesting. 😉

I will have another update this evening, so check back. Until then, have a good one and take care.