Daily storm chances hang tough but a brief break may be on the horizon
A couple of frontal boundaries in the area will keep our storm chances in place through Thursday
It was another mainly cloudy and muggy Tuesday across Central and Eastern Kentucky thanks to a stalled out frontal system sitting over the Tennessee Valley. Much of the organized rain and storms were concentrated across our southern counties once again closer to the lift provided by the front. One benefit of the clouds hanging tough was another day with temperatures below average for late July as afternoon highs struggled to reach the low 80s. It was a touch on the muggy side as expected but nothing off the charts for mid-summer.
This “same ole song and dance” with daily rain and storm chances especially during the afternoon and evening hours will continue on Wednesday as what is left of the boundary remains stalled over the area. While not everyone will see rain, anything that does develop will have the potential of producing some localized heavy rain as the upper level flow is running parallel to the front so the upper level winds are strong enough to moves these along very quickly. We’ve seen a few Flood Advisories the last few days in isolated spots and that could be on the table Wednesday with this set-up. It will stay warm and muggy with highs in the mid-80s.
A more substantial front will drop in from the northwest on Thursday providing us with a better opportunity for a more widespread rain event. Sure we’ve seen localized spots get solid rain but the activity has been very isolated the last week and we are still dry and in moderate drought conditions for parts of the commonwealth. Once the front clears the area into Friday it now appears the boundary will be far enough south to allow some drier and less humid air to work in for Friday and Saturday. Humidity levels will be down a bit but with more sunshine it should be a touch warmer with afternoon highs at or above average in the upper 80s to low 90s into early next week. Much of the data is indicating a return of scattered storms chances Monday and beyond as we stay on the hot and humid side.
ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST
TUESDAY NIGHT: A few evening storms, then scattered clouds. Lows in the upper-60s.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy, a few P.M. storms. Highs in the mid-80s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Warm with more showers and storms. Lows in the upper-60s.
