Warm and quiet weather continues into the mid-week

It was a pleasant Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky as folks went back to work and school after the long holiday weekend. After plenty of morning sunshine around the area a few high clouds drifted across the commonwealth thanks to some energy passing by to our north. Luckily we saw enough influence from strong high pressure to our northeast to keep things comfortable and dry. A light east wind continued to push dry air into the region keeping humidity levels low and comfortable. Even with the filtered sunshine afternoon highs manage to make it back into the upper 70s and low 80s with a slow and steady warm-up expected into the mid-week.

It looks like more of the same into Wednesday as some scattered cloudiness mixes with sunshine throughout the day. Temperatures early should start out into the upper 50s and low 60s thanks to some of the clouds acting as a blanket overnight so we shouldn’t drop as much into early Wednesday. Expect another pleasant afternoon with partly sunny skies and afternoon highs climbing back into the low and mid-80s. Our Muggy-cast still shows some very dry air in place the next couple of days and only when the expected cold front pushes in on Friday will we see that temporarily bump up but that won’t last long with more fall-like air on the way this weekend.

Heading into the late week we should continue to see warmer temperatures as the general flow shifts to the southwest out ahead of the approaching cold front. Afternoon highs should reach the mid to upper 80s on Thursday with just a stray storm chance. Our best window for scattered rain and storm chances looks to be later on Friday as the front enters the Ohio Valley. While the activity shouldn’t be widespread, we’ll have to watch for any impact on high school football since a few lightning strikes will be possible with any activity that pops up. Friday’s highs look warm into the mid-80s before the big changes arrive for the weekend. Other than a lingering shower Saturday morning, we should be good to go this weekend.

Another preview of fall is on the way for the weekend and the timing couldn’t be better given that we are heading into our festival season (in addition to football) so a nice comfortably cool weekend may be just what the doctor ordered. We’ve had a few sneak peeks of fall back in August but this one should be a little more significant as a solid shot of cool air drops into the Ohio Valley on Saturday and hangs around into early next week. Right now the timing is perfect for Kentucky game with South Carolina at Kroger Field on Saturday afternoon at 3:30pm…which you can see right here on ABC 36. Skies should be clearly nicely and temperatures should top out in the mid-70s, which will be fantastic for an afternoon game this early in the football season so let’s hope this forecast holds.

Early morning lows should drop well into the 40s both Sunday and Monday mornings so you’ll need the light jackets during that window since these may be some of the cooler morning lows we’ve seen since back in the spring. Overall conditions look tranquil and delightful to close out the weekend and heading into next week with sunshine and afternoon highs into the low and mid-70s!

ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST
TUESDAY NIGHT: A few clouds, still pleasant. Lows in the upper-50s and low-60s.
WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny and warm. Highs in the low to mid-80s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Fair skies and pleasant. Lows in the upper 50s and low-60s.