{"id":35361,"date":"2019-02-28T02:02:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T07:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=35361"},"modified":"2019-02-28T02:02:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T07:02:10","slug":"winter-weather-fights-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=35361","title":{"rendered":"Winter Weather Fights Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Thursday, everyone. Much colder air has filtered back into the bluegrass state and it&#8217;s bringing some ugly weather with it. What we&#8217;re seeing today is just the beginning of a pattern that looks more like the heart of true winter than the beginning of meteorological spring.<\/p>\n<p>That system on Sunday is a looker! I&#8217;ll get to that in a moment.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk about the setup out there today. Temps are MUCH colder with readings in the 30s for many areas. Showers will develop from west to east and there&#8217;s the chance for some mixed precipitation in a few areas, especially across the north&#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>This system closes the door on February, with March trying to pull a repeat performer of what we went through last year. A VERY cold pattern is developing and likely takes control of the first two weeks of the month. This kicks off with a developing winter storm that MAY target Kentucky from Saturday night through Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>The exact impact of this for any one location is yet to be determined, but snow, rain or a combination of the two will be possible. All of this depends on the track of our storm.<\/p>\n<p>The GFS continues to lay down a healthy snowfall for much of the state and region&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GFS-50.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35363\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GFS-50.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Model continues to trend back to the south, bringing a healthy swath of snow to some&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CANADIAN-4.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35362\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CANADIAN-4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"786\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The European Model is also coming back south with each passing run&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Euro-33.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35366\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Euro-33.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"1435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Euro-33.png 799w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Euro-33-167x300.png 167w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Euro-33-768x1379.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Euro-33-570x1024.png 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ICON is in the camp of the GFS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/icon-2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35364\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/icon-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the GFS,\u00a0most of the\u00a0individual members of the ENSEMBLES have a Kentucky hit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GFS-Snow-10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35367\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GFS-Snow-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1188\" height=\"955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GFS-Snow-10.png 1188w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GFS-Snow-10-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GFS-Snow-10-768x617.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/GFS-Snow-10-1024x823.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If we expand our model arsenal, we find the UKMET with low pressure in a good spot for a Kentucky hit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/UKMET.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35368\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/UKMET.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/UKMET.png 384w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/UKMET-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/a>The farther north this low tracks, the better the chance for rain around here. The farther south it goes, the better the chance for snow.<\/p>\n<p>I will put out a &#8220;best odds&#8221; map around noon today. Until then, make it a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Thursday, everyone. Much colder air has filtered back into the bluegrass state and it&#8217;s bringing some ugly weather with it. What we&#8217;re seeing today is just the beginning of a pattern that looks more like the heart of true winter than the beginning of meteorological spring. That system on Sunday is a looker! 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