{"id":58115,"date":"2023-02-03T01:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T06:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=58115"},"modified":"2023-02-03T01:14:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T06:14:01","slug":"a-frigid-friday-before-milder-winds-kick-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=58115","title":{"rendered":"A Frigid Friday Before Milder Winds Kick In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday, folks. It&#8217;s a frigid Friday across the region as we get in on the very southern edge of arctic air. This quick hitting blast of cold is bringing a few flakes into the region, but we have milder days on the way this weekend and early next week.<\/p>\n<p>That strong northwest wind this morning is giving us wind chills ranging from the high singles to the middle teens, depending on where you are. This same northwest wind is also bringing a few flurries or scattered snow showers to central and eastern Kentucky. I can&#8217;t even rule out a quick hit and run light accumulation in a few spots.<\/p>\n<p>Here are your radars to follow along&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/builder.zoomradar.net\/zoomradar_weather_map\/weather_page.php?key=dlFZs5IY4VCw7bK\" width=\"560\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/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#\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" usemap=\"#largemap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wind chills are likely back into the same range for early Saturday, but a southwest wind starts to kick in before the day is over. That should boost your temps deep into the 40s for highs before the day is over.<\/p>\n<p>Winds continue to increase Saturday night and early Sunday with gusts that may top 40mph at times&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GFS-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58117\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GFS-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"967\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GFS-1.png 967w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GFS-1-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GFS-1-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Temps surge into the 50s for Sunday and may hit 60 early next week. Our next system brings showers in here late Tuesday and Wednesday with a bigger system likely to follow that up late next week or into next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s the chance this introduces us to a winter weather chance&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GFS-3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58124\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GFS-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also interesting to note how the operational models are drifting away from the warmer look of the Ensembles for the middle of the month. The latest GFS is going toward some pretty deep troughs diving in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GFS-2-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58125\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/GFS-2-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The EURO Weeklies are out and go through the middle of March. If we look at the period from mid-February through Mid-Marh, we find something that doesn&#8217;t look like an early start to spring&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EURO-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58119\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EURO-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EURO-2.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EURO-2-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EURO-2-768x606.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not a lot of warmer than normal temps showing up there. It&#8217;s also a much wetter than average period&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EURO.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58118\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EURO.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EURO.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EURO-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EURO-768x602.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Control run of the Weeklies are crazy above normal with precipitation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Euro-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58120\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Euro-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Euro-3.png 964w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Euro-3-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Euro-3-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s showing an even colder signal across the country.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Euro-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58121\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Euro-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Euro-4.png 962w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Euro-4-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Euro-4-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You guys know this will be correct, right? Why? Because cold springs are a thing now and anytime I join #TeamSpring, these things happen. &#x1f621;&#x1f621;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll see you for another update or two later today. Have a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday, folks. It&#8217;s a frigid Friday across the region as we get in on the very southern edge of arctic air. This quick hitting blast of cold is bringing a few flakes into the region, but we have milder days on the way this weekend and early next week. That strong northwest wind this [&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-58115","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\/58115","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=58115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=58115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=58115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=58115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}