Good Friday, folks. Gusty winds will continue to blow across the bluegrass state today and into the start of the weekend. These winds will eventually usher in the return of Old Man Winter as we roll into next week. More cold and snow chances are just around the corner.

Highs today will hit the 40s for many areas under a partly sunny sky. Those winds will be rather gusty and could top out at 35 to 40mph at times.

Saturday will see the winds come down and the temps go up. Highs will spike into the 50s under a mostly sunny sky.

Things begin to change on Sunday as a cold front drops into the state. Some very cold air is pushing this to the south and we are likely to see a wave of low pressure develop along this boundary. That may deliver a band of light snow to parts of the region late Sunday into Sunday night. The NAM shows what I’m talking about…

NAM

A  stronger push of arctic air will work our way by the middle of the week. That may be accompanied by another wave of low pressure just to our south…

GFS

We will watch to see if that can bring another round of some snow into our region. Regardless, the air coming in behind that is darn cold!

Our old friend from the north even tries to pay a visit to the Great Lakes by late next week…

GFS 2

That would be nice way to usher in March… a frozen lion.

More on all that later today. Take care.