{"id":34262,"date":"2019-01-16T12:30:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T17:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=34262"},"modified":"2019-01-16T12:30:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T17:30:04","slug":"wednesday-afternoon-update-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=34262","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Afternoon Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, folks. It&#8217;s ANOTHER cold and dreary day with a few rain and snow showers floating about the area. From here, we have system moving through on Thursday, with a much bigger system on track for the weekend. That one is likely to cause some problems in our region.<\/p>\n<p>First things first, let&#8217;s track today&#8217;s light rain and snow showers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" src=\"http:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Low pressure works into the region on Thursday and is mainly a light rain maker, but a period of light snow is possible at the start. The best chance of seeing this is in the north and northeast&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Snow-18.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34260\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Snow-18.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Snow-18.png 1100w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Snow-18-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Snow-18-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-Snow-18-1024x747.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NAM<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NAM-12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34261\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NAM-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NAM-12.png 1100w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NAM-12-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NAM-12-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/NAM-12-1024x747.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If it does snow in those areas, it should be light and then move away pretty quickly as light rain takes over.<\/p>\n<p>My view on the weekend system really hasn&#8217;t changed much at all. It&#8217;s a setup that should deliver all modes of precipitation to the bluegrass state. Saturday brings heavy rain with the potential for flooding. Temps crash Saturday evening with rain changing to a period of freezing rain and sleet, then snow. Snow showers and squalls would then carry us through Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the latest GFS starting at 7pm Saturday and going through Sunday afternoon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-30.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34259\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-30.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1709\" height=\"952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-30.png 1709w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-30-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-30-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Euro-30-1024x570.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1709px) 100vw, 1709px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The new version of the GFS is similar&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-20.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34263\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/GFS-20.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s rank the weekend based on greatest impact potential:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Flooding and flash flooding.<\/strong> A general 2&#8243;-3&#8243; of rain may fall on Saturday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A flash freeze Saturday evening into Saturday night.<\/strong> A lot of standing\u00a0water combining with temps dropping through the 20s and into the teens is not a good combo. Things ice up quickly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accumulating snow.<\/strong> A period of snow Saturday night will be followed by snow showers and squalls Sunday. There are a lot of variables at play in terms of how much snow falls where you live.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Freezing rain.<\/strong> A period of freezing is possible Saturday night as we make the transition from rain to snow. Again, there are a lot of variables at play for how much of this we get in on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m back on WKYT-TV starting at 4pm and will have the latest then. I will also have another update here later this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Have a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, folks. It&#8217;s ANOTHER cold and dreary day with a few rain and snow showers floating about the area. From here, we have system moving through on Thursday, with a much bigger system on track for the weekend. That one is likely to cause some problems in our region. 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