{"id":62250,"date":"2023-12-05T01:42:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T06:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=62250"},"modified":"2023-12-05T01:42:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T06:42:14","slug":"tracking-a-clipper-ahead-of-a-big-weekend-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=62250","title":{"rendered":"Tracking A Clipper Ahead Of A Big Weekend Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday, folks. We have a clipper rolling into the region later today into early Wednesday, and this will bring showers and a touch of winter weather to the region. A much bigger storm then rumbles through here this weekend and may bring everything from strong storms to snowflakes.<\/p>\n<p>Our day is starting with some freezing fog which may impact early day travel. Otherwise, it&#8217;s another dreary day for many with a few showers this morning in the north. Scattered showers increase across central and eastern Kentucky this afternoon and evening. Here are your radars to follow today&#8217;s showers and the snow north of the Ohio River\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"post-content entry-content\">\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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Colder winds kick in tonight and Wednesday as our system works to the east. This means a northwest wind flow kicks in with some flakes getting into the mix. A couple of out and out snow showers will even be possible with the greatest potential across the southeast.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the future radar from the Hi Res NAM from 7pm this evening through 10pm Wednesday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NAM-5.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62257\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NAM-5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This flow could be good enough for some VERY light accumulations across the far southeastern part of the state&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62258\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"995\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP.png 995w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/SPECIAL-MAP-768x438.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Again, that&#8217;s not much at all and it&#8217;s mainly in the high ground, but it&#8217;s a start! &#x2744;&#xfe0f;&#x1f601;<\/p>\n<p>The weekend storm system is one to watch for a number of reasons. If this storm cuts up to our west, then the threat for strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Saturday and Saturday night with wraparound winter weather possible Sunday and Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>This is a track the EURO and GFS are showing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>EURO<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-7.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62265\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-7.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GFS-6.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62262\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GFS-6.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Canadian is farther south and cuts this storm right on top of us, giving us the threat for strong to severe storms to some winter weather&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Canadian-4.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62261\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Canadian-4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This weekend is one to keep a close eye on as we could be talking about severe storms and high winds to snowflakes all withing a 24-hour period.<\/p>\n<p>My winter forecast called for a turn toward colder than normal in late December, lasting into January and February. That signal continues to be there on the longer-range versions of the GFS and EURO.<\/p>\n<p>The change toward sustained cold is likely to happen in the days leading up to Christmas. If we look at Christmas week, we find a deep trough settling into the east and, especially, southeast&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GFS-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62255\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GFS-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GFS-2.png 960w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GFS-2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GFS-2-768x578.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62253\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-6.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-6-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-6-768x573.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blocking across Greenland (-NAO), ridge along the west coast(+PNA) combine with an Aleutian low to deliver an increasingly cold air mass during this time. That same setup shows up on the EURO Weeklies through the middle of January. This is a 30 day average from mid-December to mid-January&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62251\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-2-1.png 961w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-2-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-2-1-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the 30 day average of 51 different members that make up the EURO Ensembles, so that&#8217;s pretty impressive.<\/p>\n<p>If we look at the single run of the EURO Weeklies, we find a much more widespread trough engulfing the country during that same 30 day window&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-3-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62252\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-3-1.png 961w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-3-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EURO-3-1-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That could make for a lot of fun and games!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll have another update later today. Have a terrific Tuesday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday, folks. We have a clipper rolling into the region later today into early Wednesday, and this will bring showers and a touch of winter weather to the region. A much bigger storm then rumbles through here this weekend and may bring everything from strong storms to snowflakes. Our day is starting with some [&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-62250","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\/62250","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=62250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62250\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}