{"id":33333,"date":"2018-12-17T02:21:50","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T07:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=33333"},"modified":"2018-12-17T02:21:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T07:21:50","slug":"watching-the-end-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=33333","title":{"rendered":"Watching The End Of The Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Monday, everyone. We a little more than a week away from Christmas and it&#8217;s all eyes on another potent storm system later this week. That system will kick off the looooong holiday weekend and will bring a lot of ugly weather to millions of folks across the eastern half of the country.<\/p>\n<p>I will get to that storm in a bit. First, let&#8217;s talk a little about what&#8217;s going on to begin the week. Low clouds, dense fog and some drizzle\u00a0may be noted\u00a0early today. That may have a tough time burning off across parts of the region. This may do a number on temps compared to areas of the west seeing sun.<\/p>\n<p>A similar setup will be with us on Tuesday, with Wednesday looking to be the best day of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Our late week storm system is on track to impact a HUGE chunk of real estate from Thursday through Saturday. This will be a player in every state east of the Mississippi River.<\/p>\n<p>My thoughts on this storm remain the same:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rain and wind are likely with this system, especially Thursday and early Friday<\/li>\n<li>Heavy rainfall of 1\u2033-2\u2033\u00a0 with locally higher amounts show up. Local high water issues may develop<\/li>\n<li>Wraparound snows are very POSSIBLE with such a big storm system, but that\u2019s not a given. It all depends on how much cold air can dive in behind this storm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get a check of the models to see where they currently stand.<\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-42.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33338\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-42.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That run puts down local 3&#8243; rains across the southeast&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-Rain-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33337\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-Rain-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1098\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-Rain-6.png 1098w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-Rain-6-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-Rain-6-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-Rain-6-1024x748.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1098px) 100vw, 1098px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Model is very wound up and is starting to see a little more cold air on the backside&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/canadian-20.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33335\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/canadian-20.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That model is also putting down some hefty rains&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Canadian-12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33336\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Canadian-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Canadian-12.png 1100w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Canadian-12-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Canadian-12-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Canadian-12-1024x746.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The European Model is a little colder than earlier runs with the wraparound potential&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-24.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33341\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1134\" height=\"982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-24.png 1134w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-24-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-24-768x665.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-24-1024x887.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ICON Model has a couple different lows popping and has the best wraparound snow potential&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ICON-7.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33339\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ICON-7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Again, that is truly a massive storm system! But the one key ingredient missing for snow lovers\u00a0is a true cold high to the northwest. Still, the shear strength of the storm may be able to pull down just enough cold air for some wraparound action.<\/p>\n<p>Looking toward Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, there&#8217;s a weaker system working toward the region. The Canadian&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/canadian-2-6.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33334\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/canadian-2-6.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The European Model&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33340\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1134\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-12.png 1134w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-12-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-12-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-12-1024x437.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So far, this November and December aren&#8217;t too dissimilar to 2002 and 2014, with a weaker case being made for 1977. All three of those years factored into the winter forecast I put out back in early November.<\/p>\n<p>Updates come your way later today, so check back. Make it a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Monday, everyone. We a little more than a week away from Christmas and it&#8217;s all eyes on another potent storm system later this week. That system will kick off the looooong holiday weekend and will bring a lot of ugly weather to millions of folks across the eastern half of the country. 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