Good Tuesday to one and all. It’s a much milder day taking shape across the region as we get set for a surge of warm air for a few days. What goes up must come down and that’s certainly true with the forecast over the next week. Cold air will crash in over the weekend. Ugh.
Temps this morning are in the patchy frost producing 30s into much of central and eastern Kentucky, but a nice recovery is on the way for the afternoon. Temps reach the mid and upper 60s in eastern Kentucky with low 70s west and south.
Highs in the upper 70s to low 80s will be common for Wednesday and Thursday.
This warmer air is ahead of another massive storm system set to impact our weather Friday into the weekend. That’s when a cold front moves in and slows down, allowing low pressure to develop and roll along it. This looks more like a wintertime scenario with very cold air crashing in behind it…
That takes our temps to well below normal and it’s not just a quick shot. This animation starts Saturday and goes through the middle of next week…
It’s interesting to see how many models are trying to bring some flakes pretty far south behind that departing storm on Sunday. The EURO has some flakes into Kentucky…
The EURO Ensembles do too…
The GFS Ensembles are the most enthusiastic with the flakes…
The GFS is right there with it…
This is where we are, folks. 😡😜
I may throw you another update later today, so check back. Until then, make it a great Tuesday and take care.
Not going to snow.
Of course not. It would be rarity, but I remember years ago it did.
The cold will stick around for three days or so, and then be out of here. One thing to keep in mind is that the Sun’s rays are about the same strength in mid April as the are in mid August, so it shouldn’t “feel” as cold…theoretically…
Interesting Joe, about the Sun’s position now is the same compared to it’s position in the late Summer months, To me the Sun feels warmer now days compared to say 50 years ago. Analysis determines we are in Solar Cycle 25 with peak Sunspot activity. The Aurora Borealis which I can’t see at my place has been in high display lately in the Northlands.
Thanks Chris. The temperature here in Maple is right at 32 degrees, but 72 degrees is the forecast high this afternoon with that unfortunate persistent winds that are so common these days. I notice that the precipitation pattern across the nation has not changed, so I do not expect any widespread beneficial precipitation in my area for the next several days. Southeast Ridge still controlling our weather. It will be interesting to see how this will be a factor in this coming Hurricane season.
Schroeder, if El Niño develops as advertised, the upcoming hurricane season will probably produce fewer storms than we’ve experienced in recent years, especially those that develop in the equatorial Atlantic. Strengthening winds over the Caribbean will result in increased wind shear, so the best chances for hurricane development will be with those that spawn in the Gulf. However, the high water temperatures in the Gulf could energize storms that form there, and we could see a few approach Category 4 or higher.
Joe, I don’t believe that El Nino will be developed enough when Hurricane season begins, but maybe later in the Fall. I expect an early active start to the Hurricane season in the Caribbean Sea, which is causing the very warm SST in the Gulf.
As long as we have that strange cold water off the West Coast, nothing in the weather World will change despite La Nina’s demise. We may end up with a displaced La Nina and a Strong El Nino at the sametime. How crazy is that ?
https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst/anomaly/
With 0.4 inches of snow recorded at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport on Monday morning, the season’s total has finally gone above 20 inches and now stands at 20.1 inches. Of course, it happens right after a four-day stretch of highs in the low 80s.
0.1 inches of snow fell at the NWS Forecast Office in the SW Suburbs, bringing the season total there to only 16.1 inches.
Wind chills in the teens Monday morning made it feel about 65 degrees colder than just a few days before!
Mike, Our Snow total for the Winter season was less than two inches. Now that’s in my backyard. Other areas of the State got some decent Snows. The climate has really changed. I’ve really notice it this year.
for the love of everything good & decent in this world please let this forecast for the S word be wrong. im so tired of old man winter clawing his way back time and time again. my very soul thrives on sunshine and warmth. i just cant take it. i just cant….. ok drama over. now ill go cry in my pillow….
Hang on ! Summer will be here soon.