Chilly temperatures bring frost threats

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Saturday evening everyone. It has been a chilly day across central and eastern Kentucky and we will have more of the same in the days ahead, along with a couple chances of frost. Let’s start with the present and roll our way forward. Temperatures to start our Sunday will be into the upper 30s to low 40s. If any areas see skies clear, temperatures can drop into the mid 30s with a patchy frost threat. Green thumbs keep that in mind.

It’ll remain chilly into the afternoon with highs only reaching the mid to upper 50s under a partly sunny sky.

Monday morning brings the chance for some widespread frost with clear skies and temperatures into the mid- to possibly low 30s. Green thumbs should be on high alert and take necessary precautions before going to bed Sunday night.

We will remain below average into Monday afternoon but a few degrees warmer than Sunday with low to mid 60s.

Tuesday morning won’t start nearly as cold as we get a brief shot at mild temperatures ahead of our next front. Lows to start Tuesday are into the low to mid 40s.

We jump into the upper 60s to near 70 by the afternoon under a mix of sun and clouds.

You can see rain back to our west and north Tuesday afternoon, those showers and rumbles of thunder overspreads the entire area by Tuesday evening.

Scattered showers will continue into the overnight but we should clear it all out by sunrise on Wednesday with temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 40s.

Highs on Wednesday will be into the low 60s with clearing skies. That sets us up for potentially our coldest morning of the next week by Thursday. Our two major models both show it getting cold but they disagree on exactly how cold. The GFS models says we get in on a freeze with upper 20s to low 30s.

Our other major model, known as the EURO, keeps us in the mid 30s. So it is going to be another frosty start but it remains to be seen how cold we get. Regardless, green thumbs are on high alert over the next several days as that is three shots at frost. We warm back up by Friday into next weekend with thunderstorm chances re-entering the picture.

As always, stay up to date through it all both on-air and online with the ABC 36 Storm Team! #kywx