Good afternoon, folks. Rain and lots of it continues to roll across the Commonwealth as we get set for a big time blast of cold air. This cold air will also bring the slight chance for some of us to see the first flakes of the season as we close out October and say hello to November.
Rains, so far, have been heaviest across the north and west. These are the totals from the Kentucky Mesonet through Noon today…
The corridor for heaviest rain focues a bit farther south and east today, but don’t be surprised if some folks in western Kentucky push 4″ totals for this event. The rest of us pick up another 1″-2″ of rain for central Kentucky with lighter amounts in the southeast.
Here are your radars to follow along…
Temps drop into the 40s from west to east tonight and we stay there into Monday. Gusty northwest winds will make it feel even chillier as the rains slowly end from west to east. That sets the stage for a frigid night with temps deep into the 20s for Halloween Morning…
That’s a killing freeze, folks.
Halloween is cold with highs in the 40s and gusty winds making it feel colder. Winds will increase a bit Halloween evening as temps crash even more. That means it’s frigid for Trick-or-Treaters with wind chills dropping into the 20s by 8pm. This wind chill animation goes from 6pm-8pm Halloween…
The system dropping into the Ohio Valley Halloween night and early Wednesday still has the chance to bring a few flakes into parts of central and eastern Kentucky. The models from the north continue to be the flakiest…
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Temps by Wednesday morning are deep into the 20s with a wind chill in the teens for several spots. Highs for day one of November are only 40-45 and that’s MUCH colder than normal.
Looking farther down the road to late next weekend into the following week, it’s a very active pattern taking shape. The models are trying to figure out specifics, but rain and some snow chances may very well show up during this time…
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There’s an outside chance I drop by for a quick update later today. Regardless, have a great day and take care.