{"id":33614,"date":"2018-12-25T19:45:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T00:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=33614"},"modified":"2018-12-25T19:45:42","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T00:45:42","slug":"christmas-evening-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=33614","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Evening Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening and Merry Christmas, folks.\u00a0 I wanted to drop by for a quick update on this super active weather pattern we are stuck in. It&#8217;s a pattern that will keep throwing systems our way as the overall setup turns much, much colder. Me thinks some fun and games are just around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>The late week storm continues to look like a big wind and rain maker for our region&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-62.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33618\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-62.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A general 1&#8243;-2&#8243; of rain may show up and we may even hear some thunder. Winds are going to be a major player and could gust to 50mph or greater from west to east as the front moves through&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NAM-25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33619\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NAM-25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NAM-25.png 900w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NAM-25-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/NAM-25-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colder air continues to press in here this weekend into early next week as southern stream systems come out. The models aren&#8217;t handling these very well, but they&#8217;re seeing them&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-2-23.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33617\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-2-23.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See all that cold coming in by the middle of next week?<\/p>\n<p>The GFS Ensembles are keying in on the cold shots taking control over the next few weeks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-3-14.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33620\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-3-14.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"638\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the cold shots showing up stronger and stronger, those same Ensembles are seeing more and more snow chances during the same time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-snow-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33613\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-snow-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1068\" height=\"893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-snow-11.png 1068w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-snow-11-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-snow-11-768x642.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/GFS-snow-11-1024x856.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The European Ensembles are singing a similar tune&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-37.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33610\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"937\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-37.png 937w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-37-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-37-768x552.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting to see both Ensembles suggesting snow chances well into the deep south.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the Euro Ensembles, the expanded editions from WeatherBell are out and take us through the first few days of February. Here&#8217;s the average of the Ensembles&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33611\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"927\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-21.png 927w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-21-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-2-21-768x529.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The single run of the European Control builds a glacier&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-3-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33612\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-3-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"925\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-3-11.png 925w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-3-11-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Euro-3-11-768x531.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you watched my winter forecast from back in early November, you heard me talk about this being a second half loaded winter. Most of my primary analogs such as 77\/78, 02\/02, 09\/10, 13.14 and 14\/15 were loaded from January through March. The progression of this winter appears to be on track, but let&#8217;s see if the train can stay on the tracks and not derail. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Merry Christmas and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening and Merry Christmas, folks.\u00a0 I wanted to drop by for a quick update on this super active weather pattern we are stuck in. It&#8217;s a pattern that will keep throwing systems our way as the overall setup turns much, much colder. Me thinks some fun and games are just around the corner. 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