Good  Tuesday everyone. The massive winter storm is now kicking into high gear across much of the country and will deliver a glancing blow to our region. While we are not in the heart of the storm… it will still pack a decent punch in terms of wind and a wild temp ride. We will break down the storm and take a look at the next system waiting in the wings for the weekend.

The threat for freezing rain today is confined to the northern counties where a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect. The highest threat for icing will be near the Covington area before temps come up enough for rain to take over.

Showers will be rather common for much of the rest of the state as this storm moves directly toward us later Tonight. A round of heavy rain and some thunder will be likely from late afternoon into tonight. You can track all the action here…



Covington
Kentucky: I-71/I-75 at I-275

Temps will take a roller coaster ride over the next 24 hours and we will see some serious temp gradients setting up. Highs today will work toward the mid and upper 30s in far northern Kentucky while southern parts of the state will warm well into the 50s with a few 60s being possible.

As the storm rolls by tonight… it will drag a cold front through here and temps will tank rapidly from west to east. Readings will drop by more than 20 degrees in just a few hours. The NAM shows this swing well…



You can check out the wild temps here…

Current Temps


Winds will be another big player in our weather into Wednesday. Gusts can top out at 40mph or better late tonight and tomorrow as the cold air swoops in.

A few snow showers and flurries will be likely behind this departing storm and these can put down a light accumulation for some into Wednesday night.

The next system to impact our weather will likely move in Friday night into Saturday. Low pressure will develop across the Gulf of Mexico and lift northeastward. I am liking the dual low scenario where one system makes it into the eastern Ohio Valley as another low works just inside the east coast. A setup like this would mean snow would be likely for central and western Kentucky and a mix and snow in the east. The Canadian endorses that statement…



Don’t take that to heart as we still have many more model runs to go through.

Another storm will be possible early next week ahead of a plunge of arctic air into much of the eastern half of the country. Old man winter has a long way to go yet.

I will have more updates later today so be sure to check back. Have a great Tuesday and take care.