Mild and soggy conditions continue through the holidays

Drizzle/mist kicks off our Tuesday

Patchy areas of light rainfall plague the area throughout the morning. You’ll see more dry time than you will see rain, so when it falls, it’s mainly just a nuisance. Roadways may become wet, but no ponding or flooding is expected, so we will see very few impacts. Temperatures are starting mild in the mid 50s and will continue to feel the same through this afternoon. We can expect peak temperatures in the mid-50s.

Overnight, a cold front will sag to our south. This brings low temperatures back down to the 40s, still not too bad but a bit cooler than Tuesday morning.

Rain chances continue through Christmas and beyond

Christmas Eve will likely start with some patchy fog and mist. The day will be mostly dry with clouds clearing gradually. A warm front will be lingering in the area, bringing a temperature difference from north to south, or a temperature gradient. Those north of I-64 will likely see the mid-50s. To the south, close to 60. And those near the TN border may see temperatures reaching up into the 60s.

Overnight into Christmas, rain chances will increase as the warm front pushes east. By midnight, we will see scattered rain showers throughout the Bluegrass. Santa will likely have no issues navigating this. By the morning, some lingering drizzle is all we will have left. Yet again, you’re more likely to be dry than you are to see rain, but a few stubborn showers will likely persist through the afternoon. The best chance of rain will still be in the morning. Temperatures behind that warm front will be in the mid 60s for the entire Bluegrass.

Friday will be similar, with an overnight chance for rain and lingering drizzle during the day. Temperatures stay in the 60s.

The weekend stays wet and may bring a cool down

A series of fronts is likely to pass through this weekend, bringing continuous rain chances, much like we’ve seen through the week. We will stay in the 60s for Saturday, but Sunday’s temperatures could get interesting. As a large mass of cold air sinks south into Kentucky, temperatures will drop rather quickly. The timing of this will determine our high temperatures during the day. If it moves in later, we’ll likely see the upper 50s. If it moves through early, we may only see the 40s.

This air mass will dry us out for the start of next week, but will likely knock temperatures back down to below average.