{"id":59352,"date":"2023-04-30T00:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T04:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=59352"},"modified":"2023-04-29T15:31:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T19:31:03","slug":"ugly-weather-ends-april-and-kicks-off-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=59352","title":{"rendered":"Ugly Weather Ends April and Kicks Off May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, folks. It&#8217;s the last day of April and the weather is taking a quick downhill turn. This will make the start of May feel more like the start of March with cold winds and a few showers in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with today and the changes that are blowing through. Colder air is pouring in with a few showers on the move. Winds will be rather gusty with temps warmer in the far east than everywhere else. Highs in the east may hit the 60s with 50s showing up for most of the rest of the state.<\/p>\n<p>Here are your radars to track today&#8217;s showers\u2026<\/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>This is part of this monster upper low spinning into the eastern half of the country. Folks, this has been talked about here on KWC for more than a week now so it shouldn&#8217;t be a surprise to anyone. &#x1f60f;&#x1f60f;<\/p>\n<p>With this think spinning, a monster low develops and rolls up the eastern slopes of the Appalachians. At the same time, that upper low throws rounds of showers into central and eastern Kentucky over the next few days. With a lot of cold air around, you are also seeing a lot of rare early May snows flying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-16.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59356\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-16.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That run of the GFS is spitting out snowflakes for quite a bit of real estate in the eastern half of the country. This run even clips Pike County in far eastern Kentucky&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-SNOW-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59353\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-SNOW-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-SNOW-5.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-SNOW-5-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-SNOW-5-768x602.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To see something like that even being forecast in early May is pretty amazing.<\/p>\n<p>Back here in the Bluegrass State, high temps to start the week are brutal and may not reach 50 in parts of central and eastern Kentucky Monday and Tuesday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59355\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"959\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-16.png 959w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-16-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-16-768x606.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-2-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59354\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-2-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-2-9.png 956w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-2-9-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-2-9-768x609.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 956px) 100vw, 956px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With early week clouds and showers, the frost threat may get pushed back until Wednesday morning. Lows can actually drop below freezing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-3-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59357\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-3-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"966\" height=\"753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-3-3.png 966w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-3-3-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GFS-TEMPS-3-3-768x599.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Could all this colder than normal air help us out by keeping the late week system to our west and south? The latest trend on the models is to do just that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EURO-24.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59359\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EURO-24.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That would be great news for Thurby and Oaks Day on Friday, but I&#8217;ll need to see a few more runs before I commit to that.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your Sunday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, folks. It&#8217;s the last day of April and the weather is taking a quick downhill turn. This will make the start of May feel more like the start of March with cold winds and a few showers in the coming days. Let&#8217;s start with today and the changes that are blowing through. 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