{"id":9858,"date":"2014-04-13T00:09:02","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T05:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=9858"},"modified":"2014-04-13T00:09:02","modified_gmt":"2014-04-13T05:09:02","slug":"a-shot-of-winter-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=9858","title":{"rendered":"A Shot Of Winter Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, folks. This is about as nice of a weekend as you will ever find here in the bluegrass state. Temps around 80 and sunny skies have teamed up to throw a summer tease our way. While it feels like summer now&#8230; Old Man Winter fights back for a few hours this week.<\/p>\n<p>Highs today will likely hit the lower 80s for most of the state. Winds will be rather gusty as clouds increase from west to east. These clouds are ahead of a powerful cold front that swings in here on Monday. Rounds of showers and thunderstorms develop tonight in the west and will roll eastward tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>A few of the storms could be strong or severe as we transition from summer to winter&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/NAM2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9862\" alt=\"NAM\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/NAM2.png\" width=\"528\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/NAM2.png 528w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/NAM2-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a>The temperature drop\u00a0behind this front will be dramatic. Readings will drop 30 degrees in an hour or two.\u00a0Check out the\u00a0Hi-Res NAM numbers\u00a0as the front slides in Monday night&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/NAM-2.png\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/NAM-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9861\" alt=\"NAM 2\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/NAM-2.png\" width=\"690\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/NAM-2.png 690w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/NAM-2-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With temps heading toward freezing and lingering moisture around, a period of light snow and flurries will be possible into early Tuesday. Some of the models suggest a grassy accumulation&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GFS-23.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9860\" alt=\"GFS 2\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GFS-23.png\" width=\"449\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GFS-23.png 449w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GFS-23-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a>That it likely a bit too aggressive, but I can&#8217;t rule it out. If that produces any flakes across the state, it would mark the 7th straight month it has snowed in Kentucky. While I haven&#8217;t had a chance to do the research, I can&#8217;t imagine that has happened more than a handful of times in recorded history.<\/p>\n<p>Highs Tuesday will stay in the 40s with lows in the upper 20s for Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Temps will rebound into the 60s by Thursday into Friday. That&#8217;s when another rain maker rolls in with a drop in temps for Easter weekend&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Euro5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9859\" alt=\"Euro\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Euro5.png\" width=\"669\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Euro5.png 669w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Euro5-300x168.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><\/a>There&#8217;s some ugly in this pattern through April and into May.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your nice Sunday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Sunday, folks. This is about as nice of a weekend as you will ever find here in the bluegrass state. Temps around 80 and sunny skies have teamed up to throw a summer tease our way. While it feels like summer now&#8230; Old Man Winter fights back for a few hours this week. 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