{"id":47018,"date":"2021-01-23T14:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T19:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=47018"},"modified":"2021-01-23T14:51:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T19:51:09","slug":"wintry-mix-and-heavy-rain-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=47018","title":{"rendered":"Wintry Mix and Heavy Rain Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, everyone. It&#8217;s a gorgeous, but cold day across Kentucky as we wait on the active pattern to kick in later tonight and Sunday. This pattern gets started with a system bringing a wintry mix to start and a lot of rain to end. The system coming in behind that has the chance to bring some full-blown winter weather in here later Wednesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start this out with a look back at a frigid morning. Modified arctic air knocked our lows very close to single digits across parts of the state. Here are the lows from the Kentucky Mesonet&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mesonet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47019\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mesonet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mesonet.png 1024w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mesonet-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Mesonet-768x335.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Any kind of snow cover would have resulted in temps around or below zero.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to watch for the increasing threat for a wintry mix late tonight and early Sunday across the northern half of the state. With a frozen ground and temps going below 32 overnight, a little bit of freezing rain or mix can cause some travel issues.<\/p>\n<p>The NAM Fam continues to see a touch of freezing rain&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-18.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47017\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-18.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"969\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-18.png 969w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-18-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-18-768x602.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-2-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47015\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-2-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-2-9.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-2-9-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-2-9-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So does the GFS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-2-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47020\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-2-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-2-3.png 961w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-2-3-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-2-3-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian has a little more of a mixed bag, including some flake action&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-18.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47012\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-18.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"955\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-18.png 955w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-18-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-18-768x616.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 955px) 100vw, 955px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have travel plans early Sunday, keep all this in mind.<\/p>\n<p>Rounds of heavy rain and a few thunderstorms will then kick in by Sunday night through Monday night. This is when we turn our attention to the possibility of local high water issues developing. A general 1&#8243;-3&#8243; of rain show up for many&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Special-Graphic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-46994\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Special-Graphic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Special-Graphic.png 964w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Special-Graphic-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Special-Graphic-768x458.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the map I made yesterday and we are seeing most of the models matching up well now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47014\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-14.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-14-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-14-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Canadian<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-2-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47010\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-2-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-2-3.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-2-3-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-2-3-768x603.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NAM<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-3-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47016\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-3-1.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-3-1-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/NAM-3-1-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The EURO continues to be the lightest of the bunch&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EURO-25.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47024\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EURO-25.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EURO-25.png 961w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EURO-25-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EURO-25-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Much of this falls within a 12 hour window on Monday and that increases the potential for a few issues.<\/p>\n<p>The next system coming in behind this continues to look much more like a snow maker from late Wednesday into early Thursday. The models continue to be pretty gung ho on a snowfall&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-43.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47013\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/GFS-43.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CANADIAN<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-35.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47011\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Canadian-35.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The EURO is a much lighter event&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EURO-32.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47023\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/EURO-32.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I will hook you up with another update this evening. Until then, have a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, everyone. It&#8217;s a gorgeous, but cold day across Kentucky as we wait on the active pattern to kick in later tonight and Sunday. This pattern gets started with a system bringing a wintry mix to start and a lot of rain to end. The system coming in behind that has the chance to [&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-47018","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\/47018","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=47018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47018\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}