Rain for Wednesday…Snowstorm for Saturday?

Okay…get ready for a wild ride…

A deepening area of low pressure will slide to our north on Wednesday, allowing for southerly/southwesterly winds to pump into the tri-state. Expect mostly cloudy skies, along with periods of showers and even an isolated thunderstorm or two. I do not expect any of the thunderstorms to be strong or severe, which is good news! Anticipate temps to top out in the lower 50s area-wide for Wednesday, before plummeting into the middle 20s for Wednesday night!

Thursday and Friday look to be cold with highs in the 20s and 30s! A few snow showers and flurries are possible on Thursday, but no accumulation is expected.

The next big weather story comes into play for Friday night and Saturday. An area of low pressure is forecasted to drop out of Canada (clipper system), which will allow for the development of light snow. As the storm system really closes in on the tri-state, areas of moderate to heavy snow will become likely, with significant accumulations a possibility! The forecast models from today (in particular the GFS), have been showing a rather significant storm, with some areas around the tri-state receiving 4-6″+ of snowfall! HOWEVER, the possible snowstorm is still several days away, so the models will most certainly be waffleing back and forth with the track, which as usual, is very crucial for how much snowfall we receive. If the low tracks through central/north-central Kentucky, we are game for a solid 4-6″+ of snowfall! However, if the low pressure center tracks right over us or to our north, the amounts drop off rather significantly. Please continue to check back here over the next several days as I will be able to fine-tune the details on this upcoming potential winterstorm!