{"id":46088,"date":"2020-12-22T02:22:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T07:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=46088"},"modified":"2020-12-22T02:22:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T07:22:02","slug":"white-christmas-potential-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=46088","title":{"rendered":"White Christmas Potential Grows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday, everyone. A potent setup looks to arrive just in time for Christmas and is giving us our best chance for a true White Christmas since back in 2010. It&#8217;s the combination of an arctic front, a wave of low pressure along it and an upper level low that try to deliver the goods to our part of the world.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s kick this off with some fresh thoughts from your friendly weatherdude. The latest trend on all the models is a good one for snow lovers across the region. The trend is for a slower moving front with a stronger wave of low pressure developing along the Appalachian Mountains. You know, something like this map I made several days ago&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-45983\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-3.png 978w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-3-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-3-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-3-440x264.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some key takeaways&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Winds are likely to be a big player along and ahead of the arctic front on Wednesday. Gusts from 40-50mph will be possible.<\/li>\n<li>That southwest wind will boost Wednesday temps deep into the 50s.<\/li>\n<li>As the arctic front arrives, temps crash quickly into the 20s. A 20-25 degree drop in an hour is possible.<\/li>\n<li>As the arctic front moves into eastern Kentucky Thursday morning, low pressure is likely to develop along the boundary. This slows the system down and keeps moisture around longer.<\/li>\n<li>A band of snow develops right behind the front across western Kentucky Wednesday night and grows in size and intensity as it moves into central and eastern Kentucky.<\/li>\n<li>This will put down accumulating snow as it moves through. How much for any one location depends on where you are and how long and strong that band is over your house.<\/li>\n<li>With rain in front of all this and temps dropping quickly into the 20s with snow falling, we can ice things up pretty darn quickly.<\/li>\n<li>As the main snow band exits eastern Kentucky late in the day, light snow develops areawide as the upper low moves over us. With arctic air around, some pretty good ratios will show up.<\/li>\n<li>I can even see a few snow squalls developing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Given everything I&#8217;m seeing as of this writing, here&#8217;s the updated look at the snowfall potential through Christmas&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46103\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"976\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-2-1.png 976w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-2-1-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-2-1-768x440.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve opened that up and expanded it west to account for the current trends. Obviously, not everyone sees a lot of snow from this, but the area in red has the best chance. I may upgrade some of this region to a Winter Storm Threat later today.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s do a status check of the models, and I have a lot of them to share.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>THESE ARE COMPUTER MODEL FORECASTS ONLY AND CAN CHANGE DRAMATICALLY FROM RUN TO RUN<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the NAM through 7am Christmas Day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NAM-30.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46085\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NAM-30.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The snowfall map from that run&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NAM-25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46086\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NAM-25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NAM-25.png 964w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NAM-25-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NAM-25-768x606.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The short range Canadian through 7am Christmas&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CANADIAN-42.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46090\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/CANADIAN-42.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46091\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-16.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-16-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-16-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The regular Canadian through the entire event&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-43.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46095\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-43.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46096\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-17.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-17.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-17-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Canadian-17-768x603.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GFS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-47.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46089\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-47.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GFS wide view for snowfall&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-snow-2-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46093\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-snow-2-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-snow-2-4.png 964w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-snow-2-4-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-snow-2-4-768x602.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Kentucky view of that same map&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-snow-13.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46092\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-snow-13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-snow-13.png 960w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-snow-13-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-snow-13-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The EURO continues to adjust farther west as well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EURO-39.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46098\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EURO-39.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EURO-31.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46099\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EURO-31.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EURO-31.png 964w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EURO-31-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EURO-31-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s still missing out on the upper level low snow. The EURO has jumped a lot in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>The GFS Ensembles average snowfall(10-1 ratio) from the 21 members&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46102\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-14.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-14-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-14-768x606.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out the percentages the GFS Ensembles are spitting out for at least 1&#8243; of snow by Christmas&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-2-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46100\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-2-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-2-5.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-2-5-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-2-5-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What about 3&#8243; or more of snow?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-3-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46101\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-3-1.png 968w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-3-1-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/GFS-SNOW-3-1-768x602.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So again, everything from a coating to several inches may show up, but it depends on where you live. That First Call later today will hopefully shed some light on it.<\/p>\n<p>Since I&#8217;m always looking ahead, there&#8217;s a messy system moving in here late Sunday into Monday. There&#8217;s also a growing signal for another big storm system right around the New Year.<\/p>\n<p>As I&#8217;ve been telling you guys&#8230; The pattern is nothing like what we&#8217;ve had around here for several years.<\/p>\n<p>Updates come your way later today. Have a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday, everyone. A potent setup looks to arrive just in time for Christmas and is giving us our best chance for a true White Christmas since back in 2010. It&#8217;s the combination of an arctic front, a wave of low pressure along it and an upper level low that try to deliver the goods [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46088"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46088\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}