{"id":68433,"date":"2024-12-28T01:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T06:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=68433"},"modified":"2024-12-28T01:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T06:46:15","slug":"heavy-rain-and-high-winds-tonight-into-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=68433","title":{"rendered":"Heavy Rain and High Winds Tonight into Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Saturday and welcome to the final weekend of 2024. It&#8217;s a very active weekend with the threat for high winds, heavy rain and a few strong storms. This system is ahead of a major pattern change that brings a harsh winter pattern into our region for much of January.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s focus on this current system before we look ahead. Here&#8217;s a fresh breakdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Temps today spike into the 60\u201365-degree<\/li>\n<li>range with a scattered shower or two.<\/li>\n<li>Low pressure lifts out of Tennessee into Western Kentucky tonight. From there, this low strengthens as it heads toward Indiana and Ohio.<\/li>\n<li>This strengthening low will have a corridor of big winds along and ahead of it. 40mph-50mph winds will be possible, especially in central Kentucky.<\/li>\n<li>Showers and thunderstorms will also show up with this and a few storms may be strong or locally severe, especially across the eastern half of the state.<\/li>\n<li>Heavy rains of 1&#8243;-3&#8242; may cause local high water issues in some spots.<\/li>\n<li>Gusty showers linger through Sunday night and early Monday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The future radar from the HRRR shows our setup pretty well from 7pm this evening through 7pm Sunday. Check out that line of thunderstorms later tonight&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hrrr-13.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68435\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/hrrr-13.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The models continue to show our corridor of high winds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-45.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68449\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-45.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-45.png 961w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-45-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-45-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nam-21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68440\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nam-21.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nam-21.png 964w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nam-21-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/nam-21-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NAM-2-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68441\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NAM-2-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NAM-2-7.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NAM-2-7-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NAM-2-7-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In terms of the low-end severe threat tonight and Sunday, here are the latest Severe Weather Outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>TODAY<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1.png?1716321907\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SUNDAY<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2.png?1716658672\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another system quickly moves in behind all this as we close out the year on Tuesday. Gusty showers and falling temps are likely on New Year&#8217;s Eve with the chance for some wraparound snow showers and flurries on New Year&#8217;s Day. This will likely be followed up by a light snow maker by Thursday night and Friday, but the models are struggling with that.<\/p>\n<p>I continue to like what the Canadian is doing for New Year&#8217;s Eve and Day, and you can see the light snow maker by Friday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Canadian-42.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68445\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Canadian-42.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The signal for a much larger system shows up a few days later and, once again, we will see some wild jumps with the models. Not only will they play to their respective biases, but we have a pretty extreme overall pattern taking shape and this will cause those wild swings.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the Canadian with that signal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Canadian-2-20.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68444\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Canadian-2-20.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The EURO is too far northwest with this system, but it has a storm and follows it up with another storm&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-49.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68446\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-49.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even the CPC is outlining our region in the heavy snow risk from January 4-10&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CPC.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68438\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CPC.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CPC.png 1030w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CPC-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CPC-1024x791.png 1024w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/CPC-768x594.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s good to see others now seeing the potential this pattern holds for snow and cold.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of potential for cold, look at temps from the overnight EURO as we hit the second week of January&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-44.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68447\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"965\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-44.png 965w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-44-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-44-768x603.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Obviously we take that for what it is at this time frame, but you are seeing the operational models now picking up on the potential for some harsh winter weather.<\/p>\n<p>This entire pattern was first sniffed out by the EURO Weeklies and they continue to show the potential for a lot of snow in our region. Once again, this is based on only a 10 to 1 snow ratio&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-43.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-68436\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-43.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-43.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-43-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EURO-43-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll have updates later today so check back. I leave you with all your Saturday storm tracking tools\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><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/x-hv1.pivotalweather.com\/maps\/warnings\/nwshaz.us_ov.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/x-hv1.pivotalweather.com\/maps\/warnings\/nwshaz.us_ov.png\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Current watches<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/validww.png\" alt=\"Current Watches\" width=\"582\" height=\"408\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/validww.png\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Possible Watch Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/validmd.png\" alt=\"Current MDs\" width=\"582\" height=\"408\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/validmd.png\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have a great Saturday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Saturday and welcome to the final weekend of 2024. It&#8217;s a very active weekend with the threat for high winds, heavy rain and a few strong storms. This system is ahead of a major pattern change that brings a harsh winter pattern into our region for much of January. Let&#8217;s focus on this current [&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-68433","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\/68433","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=68433"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68451,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68433\/revisions\/68451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=68433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=68433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=68433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}