{"id":28694,"date":"2018-03-05T01:50:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T06:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=28694"},"modified":"2018-03-05T01:50:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T06:50:41","slug":"old-man-winter-returns-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=28694","title":{"rendered":"Old Man Winter Returns This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Monday, everyone. March is a very fickle month, as we know. In recent years, we have seen deadly tornadoes, record warmth, record cold and an historic snowstorm. It&#8217;s the Mother Nature&#8217;s version of Forrest Gump&#8217;s box of chocolates. This year, we look to pull out some winter flavored treats from the big candy box.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of systems threaten to bring some winter weather back into the bluegrass state, with the first one beginning to impact our weather today. Gusty showers are slowly working west to east, ahead of a cold front. Most of the rains won&#8217;t arrive until after dark&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/builder.zoomradar.net\/zoomradar_weather_map\/weather_page.php?key=9nNfA2mOMDiJ4LG\" width=\"560\" height=\"462\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Early morning rain moves away on Tuesday, leaving us with a windy and sunny day. Then the upper low moves in Tuesday night, bringing a rapid increase in rain and snow showers, and a big decrease in temps. Rain and snow showers are around into Wednesday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=28699\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28699\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28699\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"1437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-2.png 853w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-2-178x300.png 178w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-2-768x1294.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-2-608x1024.png 608w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even colder air wraps in Wednesday night and Thursday on a strong northwesterly flow. Snow showers will be common during this time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=28701\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28701\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28701\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-2-1.png 855w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-2-1-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-2-1-768x855.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Light accumulations will be possible from time to time, especially in the mountains.<\/p>\n<p>Another fast moving system then zips in here on Friday, bringing another round of rain and snow&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=28702\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28702\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28702\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-3.png 855w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-3-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-3-768x855.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After that, the pattern is ripe for a significant storm system to impact much of the Ohio Valley into the northeast. This could be rain, snow or a mix of the two. The latest GFS continues to show this threat very well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=28700\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28700\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28700\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/GFS-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The European keeps looking similar&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=28704\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28704\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28704\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Euro-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1716\" height=\"949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Euro-1.png 1716w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Euro-1-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Euro-1-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Euro-1-1024x566.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1716px) 100vw, 1716px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A fully phased storm system is on the table.<\/p>\n<p>I will have updates later today. Make it a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Monday, everyone. March is a very fickle month, as we know. In recent years, we have seen deadly tornadoes, record warmth, record cold and an historic snowstorm. It&#8217;s the Mother Nature&#8217;s version of Forrest Gump&#8217;s box of chocolates. This year, we look to pull out some winter flavored treats from the big candy box. 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