Pleasant June weather sticks around the next few days

We enjoyed a pleasant start to this second week of June on Monday across Central and Eastern Kentucky. With a pleasant northwest breeze pushing comfortable air into the commonwealth coupled with a good bit of sunshine, afternoon highs stayed below average for this time of the year with most locations topping out in the mid-70s. Areas of Southern Kentucky that received some decent rainfall on Sunday had to deal with some patchy, dense morning fog with all the leftover moisture there but that was the only issue weather-wise for Monday. The good news is our tranquil weather pattern will be hanging around for the foreseeable future.

High pressure will build in from the northwest on Tuesday keeping the general flow out of the north, even though winds will be light. With more sunshine and a few scattered fair weather clouds it should be another banner day across the commonwealth with afternoon highs into the upper 70s. If you love the pleasant air then soak up Tuesday as a summer-like feel will quickly move in mid to late week.

The area of high pressure will give way to the east heading into the mid-week allowing the big bubble of heat over the Central Plains to drift eastward into the Ohio Valley. As this ridge strengthens temperatures should climb into the low 80s on Wednesday before surging into the upper 80s on Thursday with plenty of sunshine to be had around the area,

The high pressure ridge will settle over the eastern part of the country for the end of the week and into the upcoming Father’s Day weekend. This should allow temperatures to climb into the low-90s on Friday, which would be our warmest temperatures so far here in 2024. A weak boundary should drop through with little fanfare on Friday so other than a stray storm chance, it should be dry and hot. This front will knock out temperatures back a few degrees into the upper 80s to kick off Father’s Day weekend before we see a return of those 90s as we celebrate Dads on Sunday. The one bit of good news is that humidity levels while high, won’t be off the charts through Sunday although it will definitely feel like mid-June.

By early next week the dome of heat over the Eastern U.S. will jog eastward every so slightly. This will allow a bit of a return flow from the southwest and push some moisture back into the Ohio Valley. As a result we should see the more “typical” summer-like pattern with hot and muggy days along with a few afternoon and early evening isolated storms that are driven by the daytime heating.

ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST
MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and quiet. Lows in the low-50s.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny and nice! Highs in the mid to upper-70s.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Fair skies and pleasant. Lows in the mid-50s.