{"id":52028,"date":"2021-12-14T16:29:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T21:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=52028"},"modified":"2021-12-14T16:29:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T21:29:42","slug":"heavy-rains-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=52028","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Rains Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, folks. Milder winds are blowing out there today and those winds will really crank over the next few days. This is ahead of a potent setup that&#8217;s likely to bring heavy rain back into the region. This will set the stage for a flood threat from late Thursday through Saturday, with the potential to extend that into early next week.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m very concerned about the flooding potential from late Thursday-Saturday. A stalling boundary will have waves of low pressure rolling along it during this time. This will bring rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms across the region. There&#8217;s likely to be an enhanced southwest-northeast band of torrential rains setting up and where that sets up is the key.<\/p>\n<p>The NAM only goes through 7pm Friday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-2-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52032\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-2-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-2-3.png 968w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-2-3-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-2-3-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GFS through Saturday shows the potential&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-28.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52031\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-28.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-28.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-28-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-28-768x599.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember, the models usually underestimate rainfall from thunderstorms. Please stay alert to the changing forecast in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Winds will be a big player ahead of the rains&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52033\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-12.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-12-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-12-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The models are keeping the Monday system farther south and east and I&#8217;m not going to complain about that at all.<\/p>\n<p>The setup as we get closer to Christmas continues to be muddled, but the EURO is showing the trough moving in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EURO-2-14.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52037\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EURO-2-14.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GFS Ensembles are showing some massive blocking showing up across Greenland and around Alaska&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-32.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52036\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-32.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking deeper down the road, we find the GFS Ensembles Extended taking on a really cold look to end the year and begin the new one. Here&#8217;s the 7 day average for week one of 2022 from the Ensembles average&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52006\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-3.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-3-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-3-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out the 7 day average from the same period on the control run&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52007\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-2-1.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-2-1-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-2-1-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out the following week&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-3-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52008\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-3-1.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-3-1-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-TEMPS-3-1-768x606.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a cold look, my friends!<\/p>\n<p>The new EURO Weeklies are warm biased, but they are also going toward a cold look. Here&#8217;s the 30 day temp average from December 27-January 27&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52009\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-16.png 962w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-16-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-16-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the EURO weeklies, that&#8217;s a really cold look.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great rest of your day and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, folks. Milder winds are blowing out there today and those winds will really crank over the next few days. This is ahead of a potent setup that&#8217;s likely to bring heavy rain back into the region. 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