Bree's Evening Forecast: Thurs., May 7, 2020

Rain is expected to move into the region along with a brutal cold front.

RIGHT?THESE ARE REAL HEADLINES.OKAY.WEATHER-WISE, THIS FITS RIGHT UPWITH 2020'S M.O.WE'RE LOOKING AT RECORD-SETTINGCOLD, POTENTIAL CROP-KILLINGCOLD, AS WE HEAD INTO THEWEEKEND.POTENT COLD FRONT IS GOING TOARRIVE TOMORROW MORNING AT DAYBREAK.IT WILL BRING WET AND WINDYCONDITIONS TO THE AREA.WE'RE NOT EXPECTINGTHUNDERSTORMS, BUT THE WINDENERGY WITH THE COLD FRONT ISGOING TO MAKE IT A WINDY DAY,EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT RAINING.WE'RE SUSPECTED SUSTAINED WINDSOUT OF SOUTH-SOUTHWEST BETWEEN20 AND 30.THEY'LL GUST UP TO 40 MILES ANHOUR TOMORROW.NES HAS BEEN WORKING SO HARD TOGET POWER RESTORED WITH STRONGWIND IN THE AREA.THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LLKEEP AN EYE ON.IT'S NOT THUNDERSTORM WIND, NOTA REPEAT OF LAST WEEKEND.IT WILL BE A WINDY, WET SETUPFOR FRIDAY.SKIES DRY BY FRIDAY NIGHT.THAT WILL SET THE STAGE FORRECORD COLD BY SATURDAY MORNING.IT'S A BIG ROLLER COASTER AS WEHEAD INTO OUR MOTHER'S DAYWEEKEND.GORGEOUS CONDITIONS.I WISH I COULD BOTTLE TODAY UPAND SPRINKLE IT ON TOMORROW ANDOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND.WE'LL CALL IT FOR A HOLIDAY FORTHE MOMS.I DON'T HAVE THAT POWER.JUST UNDER 70 IN COLUMBIA.REAL PRETTY CONDITIONS.WE'LL HAVE A STUNNER OF ASUNSET.A LITTLE BIT OF FAIR WEATHERCUMULUS CLOUDS.THESE LOOK LIKE COTTON BALLS.THEY POPPED UP TODAY.THOSE ARE FAIR WEATHER CLOUDSTHAT DEVELOPED IN THEATMOSPHERE.AS WE LOOK INTO THE EVENINGHOURS, IT'S THIS ENERGY THAT'SSLIDING OUT OF THE PLAINS THATWILL STEADILY THICKEN CLOUDCOVER FROM THE WEST AND WILLBRING US RAIN BY SUNRISETOMORROW.THE BULK OF THE RAINFALL WILLFALL BY FRIDAY.WE'RE EXPECTING SHOWERS, NOTTHUNDERSTORMS.HEAVIEST WILL BE MAINLY NORTH OFI-40.RAINFALL TOTALS LOOK TO BEAROUND A HALF INCH.THE ACTUAL COLD FRONT WILL COMETHROUGH JUST AFTER LUNCHTIME.THIS IS 1:30.WE'LL DRY RAPIDLY ON THEBACKSIDE OF IT.BY THIS TIME TOMORROW NIGHT, WEMAY HAVE A FEW SPRINKLES.BY SUNSET, THE SKY IS DRY.THE WIND IS BECOMING CALMER ANDTHE TEMPERATURES WILL TUMBLE.52 OVERNIGHT.IT WILL FEEL BALMY COMPARED TOTHE WEEKEND LOWS.WE WON'T MOVE MUCH TOMORROWBECAUSE THE COLD FRONT IS COMINGTHROUGH EARLIER IN THE DAY.UPPER 50s.THIS IS A LOOK AT THE WINDSPEEDS.SEE HOW THE WIND ENERGY COMESFROM THE WEST WITH THE NEXTSYSTEM?THESE ARE YOUR FORECAST WINDGUSTS.SO NOON TOMORROW, WE'VE GOT WINDGUSTS ANYWHERE FROM 25 TO 30MILES AN HOUR, EVEN AS HIGH AS40 ACROSS THE AREA.IT CALMS DOWN BY SATURDAYMORNING.CALM WINDS ARE CRITICALINGREDIENT WHEN IT COMES TO COLDFORECASTS.SATURDAY MORNING, THE LIGHTERCOLOR, THAT'S A FREEZE WATCH.FREE CONDITIONS ARE WORSE THANFROST.IF WE GET A FREEZE, IT COULDKILL A PLANT OR CROP, NOT JUSTFROST DAMAGE IT.IT HAS BEEN INCREASED TO AFREEZE WARNING FOR CUMBERLANDAND CLINTON COUNTY IN KENTUCKY.THIS IS FOR SATURDAY MORNING.WE MAY NEED TO HAVE ANOTHERFREEZE OR FROST HEADLINE ISSUEDFOR SUNDAY MORNING AS WELL.SATURDAY'S FORECAST LOW OF 35WOULD BE A NEW RECORD.WE BREAK THE RECORD SET IN 1960.NOT AS COLD MOTHER'S DAYMORNING, BUT IT IS CHILLY.IT WOULDN'T SET A RECORD, BUTTHAT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE ANYPLANTS OR CROPS HAPPY ACROSS THEAREA.10% RAIN CHANCE I PUT ON SUNDAYIS VERY LATE IN THE DAY.EVERYONE IS GOING TO GET A DRYSUNSET SUNDAY NIGHT.THE CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERSWILL BE MAINLY IN OUR KENTUCKYTIER, CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT SUNNIGHT AND WE LOOK AT A TRANQUILPERIOD AS WE ROUND TO NEXT WEEK.MORE IMPORTANTLY, MORE MAY LIKEWEATHER IN THE MIDDLE OF NEXTWEE