A break from the wet and stormy weather is on the way
Rain chances should ramp down along with drier and milder air moving in as we end the week
It’s been a mid to late summer weather pattern here in early June across Central and Eastern Kentucky the last few days with several rounds of heavy rain producing thunderstorms. The amount of moisture in the atmosphere has been unusually high and more typical of what we would see in July or August instead of the late spring. This moisture along with the warmth and a cold front moving through helped fuel additional heavy rain and storms again on Wednesday. Some locations saw very little in the way of rainfall while others picked up 1″ plus totals thanks to the heavy downpours in localized areas. The front should be on the move into early Thursday knocking our overall rain chances down a good bit.
Even though the main surface cold front will be east of the commonwealth Thursday, we are still looking at another warm day as afternoon highs reach the low 80s in most locations. What is driving this is a secondary boundary that will drop through the Ohio Valley late Thursday. This weak front will be the leading edge of milder and less humid air that we’ll get to enjoy for the end of the week and into the weekend. While a stray shower or storm can’t be ruled out, most locations will be dry on Thursday. You can really see how the humidity levels drop nicely with our “Muggy-cast” showing more comfortable air on the way.
Friday looks to be the pick day of the week as we should enjoy some sunshine and afternoon highs very nice into the mid to upper 70s. heading into the upcoming weekend the model data is really bouncing around and trying to latch on to how quickly moisture returns to the Ohio Valley. Some are more aggressive than others and that will make a big difference from seeing dry conditions or a few scattered showers. At this point we’ll keep a low-end isolated shower chance through the weekend but I really think there will be plenty of dry times for outdoor activities.
The pleasant temperatures should hang around into next week as we rapidly head toward mid-June and near the end of the spring season. A weak boundary will bring a re-enforcing shot of mild air in on Monday so expect afternoon highs to hold serve into the upper 70s, which is only a few degrees below average for the time of the year. We may finally start to moderate temperatures this time next week as highs return to the low-80s.
ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mild with scattered storms. Lows in the mid-60s.
THURSDAY: Partly sunny and breezy, a stray shower/storm. Highs in the low-80s.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and pleasant. Lows in the mid to upper-50s.
