{"id":52187,"date":"2021-12-21T02:09:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T07:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=52187"},"modified":"2021-12-21T02:09:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T07:09:17","slug":"watching-christmas-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=52187","title":{"rendered":"Watching Christmas Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday, folks. We have a weak cold front pushing into the region later today and this will bring a quick shot of cold air for the middle of the week. The next front following that packs more of a punch and that means Santa will have a windy and wet sleigh ride into Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s front has no moisture to work with for most of the region, but there&#8217;s a slight chance for a few flakes to fly across eastern Kentucky late tonight and early Wednesday. The Hi Res NAM likes our West Virginia neighbors for a better shot of flake action&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52186\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-17.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-17.png 970w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-17-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-17-768x599.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This front knocks our numbers back down into the 30s for highs Wednesday. Here are the numbers from 7am Wednesday through 7am Thursday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-2-8.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52184\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-2-8.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wind chills during this time are much colder&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-10.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52185\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/NAM-10.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The setup after this is for temps to climb through Christmas Eve as we get ready for a gusty cold front to drop in from the northwest. Gusts of 40mph will be possible to give Santa a little bit of a rocky sleigh ride into town. Some showers will also accompany this system, but there&#8217;s now a question on if this front hangs around through the rest of Christmas Weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The new GFS shows showers through Christmas Day as colder air works in from the north and another wave of low pressure Saturday night&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-44.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52189\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-44.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That certainly makes for a much more active Christmas Day and is something to watch for.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian isn&#8217;t buying the slower weekend system&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Canadian-29.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52191\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Canadian-29.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The EURO looks nothing like either of the above models and changed dramatically from earlier runs. For that reason, I&#8217;m not incorporating it into the mix at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>We shall see how that works out in the coming days, but me thinks the GFS might be on to something.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the GFS, it&#8217;s seeing more cold pressing into early next week as it throws several systems our way&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-45.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52192\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GFS-45.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Again, we need to get winter to show up around here or we will see more rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rains.<\/p>\n<p>The evolution to a very cold pattern continues as we close the door on 2021 and roll into 2022. The new EURO Weeklies confirm this change and show a below normal January f0r much of the country&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-22.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52182\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-22.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-22.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-22-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-22-768x603.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The EURO Control for the same time is colder in the east&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-2-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-52183\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-2-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"968\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-2-6.png 968w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-2-6-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Euro-2-6-768x601.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The EURO weeklies typically do not a good job in picking up on colder than normal temps, so it should be encouraging to winter fans to see them do so.<\/p>\n<p>I will have another update later today. Have a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday, folks. We have a weak cold front pushing into the region later today and this will bring a quick shot of cold air for the middle of the week. The next front following that packs more of a punch and that means Santa will have a windy and wet sleigh ride into Kentucky. 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