Good Thursday, folks. Our cold front continues to push to the east today and that’s allowing chilly winds to blow as we get set to wrap up the week. Another front is waiting in the wings for the weekend and that brings even colder air into town.

Let’s kick this party off with what’s going on out there today.  Winds are gusty as early morning showers and thunderstorms push out of eastern Kentucky. Here are your radars to watch them scoot eastward…

Skies quickly become mostly sunny with westerly winds keeping our temps anywhere from the upper 50s to middle 60s.

Friday starts with some frost and ends with temps rebounding quickly into the 65-70 degree range for many with some higher numbers west. Winds turn southwesterly ahead of our next system moving in here over the weekend. That brings an increase in showers and storms for Saturday into early Sunday. That ushers in one major dip in the jet stream into early next week…

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With a setup like that, some crazy cold air sweeps in here…

There’s a chance for near record lows by Tuesday and Wednesday of next week and we also may see a day where temps don’t make it to the 50 degree mark. Wow!

The various ensembles are emphatic on this deep trough across the east through all of next week into the following weekend…

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This has been a much colder than normal fall and that trend looks to continue through the next few weeks. It should break a bit before the month is over before taking control again for what may very well be an early start to winter in November.

Have a great day and take care.