{"id":58803,"date":"2023-03-15T01:14:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T05:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=58803"},"modified":"2023-03-15T01:14:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T05:14:16","slug":"another-big-blast-of-cold-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=58803","title":{"rendered":"Another Big Blast of Cold Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Wednesday to one and all. Better weather is blowing into the region today and Thursday, but this isn&#8217;t a sign of a pattern change. As a matter of fact, this winter pattern has locked in and will linger deep into spring.<\/p>\n<p>Temps this morning are 20-25 for many areas with a recovery into the 45-50 degree range this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday is a windy and milder day with temps approaching 60 for highs. Clouds will increase ahead of a potent cold front arriving on Friday. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of what to expect with this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The front sweeps in from west to east Friday.<\/li>\n<li>Widespread rain and a rumble of thunder will be possible ahead of the front.<\/li>\n<li>Wind gusts along and ahead of the front may reach 40mph-50mph at times.<\/li>\n<li>Temps crash from west to east Friday. Temps are into the 50s ahead of the front and reach the 30s after it passes.<\/li>\n<li>The weekend will feature a few flurries or snow showers on Saturday.<\/li>\n<li>Temps are in the 30s for highs with lows dropping into the upper teens and low 20s by Sunday morning.<\/li>\n<li>Wind chills are way down this weekend and may bottom out around 10 degrees early Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full progression of this system&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Canadian-13.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58808\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Canadian-13.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the wind gust potential&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58810\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"967\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-2-1.png 967w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-2-1-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-2-1-768x603.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch the temps crash on this wind chill map from 7am-8pm on Friday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-20.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58811\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-20.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those wind chills will drop close to 10 degrees by Sunday morning&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-12.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58812\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"959\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-12.png 959w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-12-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-12-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned the chance for a system to follow all this early next week and that&#8217;s still on the table. It will be several days before we know for sure if there&#8217;s something fun to track or if this is a no go.<\/p>\n<p>The GFS is starting to see the system, but has a track well to the southeast of us&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-2-9.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58809\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-2-9.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once that storm goes through, the pattern may relax for a few before coming right back at us. Watch how the EURO Ensembles send another deep trough across the country into the final week of March&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EURO-9.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58804\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EURO-9.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GFS Extended shows below normal temps through the middle of April&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-11.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58806\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"959\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-11.png 959w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-11-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/GFS-11-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The EURO Weeklies show this through the end of April&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EURO-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-58805\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EURO-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EURO-9.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EURO-9-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/EURO-9-768x606.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are two weather scenarios I despise&#8230; Warmth in winter and cold in spring. Mother Nature is giving me the daily double with both of those. &#x1f621;<\/p>\n<p>I will throw you another update later today. Make it a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Wednesday to one and all. Better weather is blowing into the region today and Thursday, but this isn&#8217;t a sign of a pattern change. As a matter of fact, this winter pattern has locked in and will linger deep into spring. 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