{"id":33818,"date":"2019-01-03T02:04:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T07:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=33818"},"modified":"2019-01-03T02:04:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T07:04:31","slug":"another-soaker-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=33818","title":{"rendered":"Another Soaker Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Thursday, folks. It&#8217;s another mainly dreary day across the bluegrass state, with another rain maker on the way for Friday. That will bring the chance for additional high water issues in a few spots. As we look ahead into next week, some changes are showing up as we shutdown the southern storm supply, allowing cold fronts to actually enter the picture.<\/p>\n<p>Temps today are in the 40s with a few breaks in the clouds trying to show up in the north. An area of rain is showing up in the south and southeast early on, but that moves away fairly quickly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/radar-large.asp?partner=netweather&amp;traveler=0&amp;site=KY_&amp;type=SIR&amp;anim=1&amp;level=state&amp;large=1#\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"http:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" usemap=\"#largemap\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next system is a slow-moving low pressure working in here from the southwest. That system brings more rain, locally heavy, to much of the bluegrass state&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Rain-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33822\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Rain-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Rain-1.png 1100w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Rain-1-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Rain-1-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Rain-1-1024x745.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That could be enough to cause a few more local high water issues.<\/p>\n<p>That quickly pulls away early Saturday, leaving us with a very nice weekend. Temps head back into the 50s with some honest to goodness sunshine taking over! Woot!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned the changes showing up for next week as we shut down the parade of southern storms. This allows the northern stream to take control, sending cold fronts our way. The first arrives on Monday with gusty showers and a sharp temp drop for Tuesday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33825\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few flurries may even show up behind that front.<\/p>\n<p>The cold with that will not hold as we get one more really good surge of mild temps into the second half of next week. But, the groundwork is being laid for bigger system to slide in next weekend that will unleash even colder air and a different pattern.<\/p>\n<p>The Euro shows this well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33826\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"924\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-1.png 924w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-1-768x401.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian has it, too&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/canadian-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33824\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/canadian-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This arrives right on cue with what many of the analog years have been suggesting and matches up with a change in the MJO&#8230; Not to mention the splitting of the Polar Vortex. Cold and snow lovers should approve of how the second half of winter is shaping up. Me? I&#8217;m more of a first half of winter guy, but as we discussed a few days ago, Old Man Winter just doesn&#8217;t roll that way anymore.<\/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 Thursday, folks. It&#8217;s another mainly dreary day across the bluegrass state, with another rain maker on the way for Friday. That will bring the chance for additional high water issues in a few spots. 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