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Good afternoon bloggers,
Our next storm is very complex and we know a few things:
- It will be dry today
- It will be dry tonight
- The chance of freezing rain increases Thursday
- There is no chance of snow
- Northern Missouri is the most likely location for ice accumulation
What we do NOT know yet:
- What time will the rain or freezing rain begin?
- How much will the temperatures warm up on Thursday?
- How much precipitation will fall?
There is potential for some ice on Thursday. The GFS model warms the surface above freezing by around 6 PM in Kansas City and then the warming continues through the night tomorrow night. But, at this moment I think this warming is too aggressive. We will likely see some freezing rain on Thursday or Thursday night. This is all we really know at this moment. The counties near the Iowa border have the potential for a small ice storm. This wouldn't last very long, but it could still present us many problems. I hope the GFS is right about the warming above freezing. We will update the blog this evening.
And, there is a chance of snow around Christmas Eve. The LRC is very complex and this next set up for the weekend and next week lines up well with what happened just 45 days ago in November. Go to www.LRCWeather.com for the comparison. Let me know what you think?
An Arctic blast, stronger than this weeks Arctic intrusion, will arrive Saturday night putting us into the deep freeze and frigid air mass by Sunday. We will analyze this next blast later on in the week. After it moves in there is a high probability of a storm system bringing us a chance of snow right around Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. Look below at the latest GFS model showing a storm, which would be snow on this solution, ripping across the plains on Christmas Eve. The timing of this storm will likely slow down if it is going to be a real storm. Confidence is growing that we will have snow right around Christmas this year.

Have a fantastic day. I will be finishing this blog in just a few minutes....
Gary