Our break from the recent deep freeze continues into the mid-week

It was another sunny and pleasant day across Central and Eastern Kentucky Tuesday, which has been a rarity given the unseasonably cold and active weather pattern we’ve seen much of January. With high pressure in control across the region along with a breezy southwest wind, afternoon highs surged into the upper 40s and low 50s which is several degrees above average for late January. The consistent snow pack we’ve seen the last several weeks here in the Bluegrass is finally beginning to whittle away and that process will continue the next few days.

More nice weather is on the way for Wednesday as high pressure continues to dominate our weather. We’ll start the day a bit chilly with temperatures in the mid-30s but a stout breeze will make it feel a touch colder out the door in the morning. Once again with plenty of sunshine on the way along with shifting winds to the west at 10 to 15 miles per hour, temperatures should continue to be pleasantly cool so look for afternoon highs to reach the upper 40s to around 50 degrees in most locations.

Our weather should be more active closing out the month of January as a strong area of low pressure spins into the region from the southwest for Thursday and Friday. Winds will shift around to the south on Thursday, which will help push highs into the 50s but will also bring plenty of moisture up from the Gulf. We’ll start the day dry before our rain chances ramp up late afternoon and into the evening hours. It looks wet Thursday night and into Friday with a steady rain expected so you’ll need the rain gear for the final day of January. Rainfall totals look to be solid in the 1″-1.5″ range but we aren’t expecting any flooding issues to speak of despite all the moisture in the ground from the recent snow melt.

We’ll welcome February on Saturday with a drying trend as the wave of low pressure slides off to the east. There will be a quick frontal system that will drop through behind it so temperatures will back off from the mid to upper 50s on Friday to the mid to upper 40s to begin the weekend. This “cooldown” will be brief as temperatures recover for Groundhog Day Sunday as a return flow picks up so we’ll rebound all the way into the upper 50s. Yet another dry front will follow suit to begin next week so the rollercoaster ride of up and down temperatures will continue but the good news is we’ll enjoy a few more days of quiet weather rolling through the early days of February.

ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST
TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear skies, breezy and chilly. Lows in the mid-30s.
WEDNESDAY: Lots of sunshine, still breezy. Highs in the upper-40s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear, a touch colder. Lows in the upper-20s.