Good evening, folks. Another major storm is set to have a high impact on our weather Monday. This will bring high winds and strong storms to Kentucky as we kick off a week that has a chance to end with a winter weather threat.
Let’s go straight to the Monday setup. A powerful low works from the Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes…
Winds of 50mph or greater will be possible and that’s not including thunderstorms. Some of the models are greater than 60mph…
Severe storms are also possible Monday afternoon, especially in central and eastern Kentucky. The SPC is already highlighting this area…
This is the setup I’ve been pointing toward for several days now.
Temps stay mild through the middle of next week before a cold front sweeps in here with showers and storms on Thursday. That likely sets up the next storm to track to our south and southeast by Friday.
The GFS is consistently showing a big winter threat…
That’s certainly an interesting look and one that deserves some attention because it fits the forecast pattern and it’s consistent.
The other models have been anything but consistent, but they’re trending more toward the GFS…
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Up until yesterday, those models were taking that storm to Michigan.
Enjoy the rest of your evening and take care.
I am a die hard winter fan but the last few days have been nice. My question is what is with the high wind gust? What causes that so much each week??
It’s got to do with the intensity of the storms up north near the Great Lakes. You can see how as it moves to the east, the lines surrounding the storm that show pressure get closer together, As the lines get closer together, it means that the storm is getting more intense, and the result is higher winds. The reason that we’ve had so much wind is because we’ve had quite a few intense storms this Winter.
Thanks Joe. I see where severe storms are possible Monday in my neck of the woods. It is going to be interesting to see what March and April holds as far as the winter weather is concerned.
Pretty sure that Western and South Central Kentucky will receive a glancing blow at best, besides, I have already run my Team Spring flag up the pole and locked it in place!