Good Monday to one and all. Our week is off and running on a colder than normal note, kicking off a highly changeable week of weather in Kentucky. This features a big warm up, the threat for strong storms, and a big blast of cold to follow.
Let’s begin things with what’s going on our there today. We have a major temp gradient showing up from northeast to southwest. Clouds and a shower chance keep the north and northeast into the upper 40s to low 50s. Sun shine will boost areas of the south and west into the 60-65 degree range.
Here are your radars to track any shower that can get into the north…
Clearing skies will se the stage for some frost later tonight and early Tuesday. Readings should drop deep into the 30s for most of the state, especially in the central and east…
Highs by Tuesday afternoon reach the 60s and may even touch 70 in the west. This takes us into a much warmer couple of days where temps can make a run at 80…
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
This is ahead of a potent storm system rolling out of the Plains and toward the Great Lakes (stop me if you’ve heard this one before). This brings rounds of showers and storms at us starting Thursday night and Friday and continuing into the first half of the weekend…
Some of those storms may be strong or severe.
The cold coming in behind this is impressive and sets us up for a cold close to April. Look at the trough showing up on the EURO ENSEMBLES into the start of May…
That’s a lot of colder than normal temps into the eastern half of the country and it’s not alone in showing this. Check out the 10 day average temp departures from normal on the GFS Ensembles…
That is one ugly map. Slow your roll, green thumbs!
Enjoy your Monday and take care.
Thinking of how the April weather will be here is so unpredictable… I remember the first time I ever went to Keeneland in April 1998…the most miserable day. I was freezing the entire time.. It was foggy, rainy and temps 40/50s. And NO ONE else there even seemed phased by it (LOL). That year felt like spring summer would never arrive. I think temps would get down in the 40s at night even up to June…
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The ensembles have been wrong before. The upcoming chill is not a big deal.
The various models are overplaying again. Take it with a ” grain of salt. “
Thanks Chris. Looks like the after effects of La Nina are still influencing our atmosphere. As Joe said yesterday we may have a strong to very strong El Nino come Fall and Winter. I was hoping for a weak El Nino for next Winter as this would really increase our chances for Snowstorms here in Kentucky and Tennessee. Strong to very strong El Nino events usually bring very mild, dry Winters to our area of the World, and sometimes warm and wet Winters. Example 1982-83. A very strong El Nino year.
Adding to the above is an example of weak El Nino years : 1969-70 and 1976-1977- 1978. These Winters had more Cold and Snow than any other Winters I can remember.