Good Saturday, everyone. Rounds of light snow, snow showers and snow squalls continue to highlight the weekend forecast. Each round will put down light accumulations through Monday with many areas picking up a few inches before all is said and done. Overall, this is a wintry weekend in the bluegrass state.
Here’s a review of how things play out:
- Our day starts with a wave of light snow rolling across the state, putting down enough accumulation to cause slick travel for some.
- By the afternoon, we find ourselves between systems with just some flakes flying.
- The next round of light snow quickly drops in from the northwest this evening.
- Another potent upper level low moves in here later Sunday and takes us into Monday morning. That may have the heaviest bursts of snow with it.
- Light is the key word with all this, but the total numbers should wind up in the 1″-3″ range through Monday. Locally higher amounts will show up, especially in the mountains.
- Again, these are cumulative numbers we are talking here.
- Road conditions will alternate from good to not so good based on each of the weekend snow bursts coming through any one location. This is why I’ve argued to go with a Winter Weather Advisory and just let it ride until these get out of here early Monday.
Here’s a look at the additional numbers from the models…
GFS
EURO
NAM
Hi Res NAM through 7am Monday
The pattern after this throws several systems rolling from west to east just to our south. The models continue to trend south as the cold to the north starts to show up more and more. The GFS Ensembles have the strongest two week snow forecast in several winters…
I will have your normal updates later today. Until then, here are your radars to follow the bursts of light snow…
Have a great Saturday and take care.
Heavy band just moved through Bardstown. Road conditions going downhill.
Thanks Chris, We have about an inch of Snow on the ground and the trees are beautiful around my cabin. Last evening about 9:30 EDT the Snow was really coming down with big flakes and accumulating fast at 34 degrees F. I hope more is on the way later this evening.
I totally agree, the Winter Weather Advisory should be in full effect State Wide till the end of this event. In fact I’ll go further as it should be renamed as Winter Weather Travelers Advisory.
The NWS did return to using the old “Traveler’s Advisory”, I believe last year. I think I heard it issued once, but as with “Snow Squall Warnings”, it’s not something you hear often-used.
Woke up to around an inch or so of snow in my part of Bardstown! 🙂 It’s a very pretty snow, just wish it was way more! But winter isn’t over yet and I’m remaining positive we will get a couple big storms in the coming weeks. Even our one local met that’s a “75 & Sunny” type guy said that things were beginning to look “interesting” for winter lovers in the not too distant future.
Schroeder, I agree.lol I remember growing up in the 60s,70s. Snow meant only a couple of terms Travelers advisory, ( majority) heavy snow Warning, Nd Winter storm Watch/ Warning. Not this :sugar coated terminology.