Fantastic weather on tap for the weekend
We've enjoyed unseasonably mild temperatures and low humidity levels, which is a rarity during August here in the commonwealth
It was a delightful finish to the week weather-wise across Central and Eastern Kentucky with a cold front ushering in cooler and drier air, which will set us up for one of the better stretches we’ve seen in quite some time over the upcoming weekend. With a decent breeze coming out of the northwest along with sunshine and a few scattered clouds, afternoon highs topped out in the mid-80s in most locations but it felt pretty comfortable between the breeze and the drier air slowly moving in as our dewpoints dropped through the day. This will be a prelude of things to come for the weekend without a doubt!
It should feel more like mid to late September waking out on Saturday morning as early morning lows dip down into the mid to upper 50s, add in the lack of humidity and it should feel amazing from start to finish as we kick off the weekend. Expect plenty of sunshine (although a few scattered clouds may pop up) to go along with highs only in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. All the muggy air that we’ve been dealing with of late will have been swept well to the east and a northwest wind will keep pushing dry and comfortable air into the region. Just for some perspective, dewpoint temperatures have been in the low 70s this past week, which made it feel muggy most of the time but both Saturday and Sunday should feature dewpoints in the 50s, which indicates a super dry airmass, especially for mid-August! The bottom line is that you’ll want to get outside and enjoy this weather as much as possible over the weekend.
We’ll finish up the weekend the way we started, with more sunshine and afternoon highs into the low-80s so enjoy that. As the area of high pressure responsible for the ideal weekend of weather shifts eastward, this will open the door for the upper level flow out of the northwest to kick in with a few thunderstorm clusters possibly riding that upper flow. However much of that activity should stay to our west and/or north into Monday so other than a few clouds, our weather still looks good into early next week with afternoon highs in the low to mid-80s. Even the “muggy-cast” shows the area remaining in the comfy zone until deeper into next week.
Slowly but sure our temperatures will climb back into the mid-80s as our isolated rain/storm chances pick back up toward the middle part of next week. Given how dry it is going to be, we are looking at low end chances into Wednesday before a weak wave potentially enhances the chances by Thursday. Temperatures will hang into the mid-80s with the expect clouds and possible showers around before returning to the upper 80s late next week. The latest Drought Monitor shows much improved conditions across the area with much of Southern Kentucky out of the dry conditions and the Bluegrass Region dropping out of the moderate drought to abnormally dry. However an extended stretch of dry weather could send things the other way quickly. Enjoy the weekend!
ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and pleasant. Lows in the mid to upper-50s.
SATURDAY: Lots of sunshine, an awesome day! Highs in the upper 70s and low-80s.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Fair skies and quiet. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
