Our “Spring-Like” Feel Continues Wednesday
Plenty of sunshine warmed us back to the mid-60s today. 64 Lexington. Frankfort 67. Tomorrow could be warmer yet. The rain-free stretch still looks to take us into the weekend. Southwest winds will warm us further. With those winds, more moisture makes its way in.
Tonight: Clear with a low of 38.
Wednesday: Sunny and a high of 68.
Thursday: Mostly sunny and a high of 55.
Friday: Partly sunny and a high of 60.
Saturday: Partly sunny. Rain moves in at night. A 70% chance. Saturday’s high 68.
Sunday: Showers likely and a high of 71. Rain chance 70%.
Monday: A 70% chance of showers. A high of 65
Tuesday: Cooler behind the stronger front. A high of 55.
*Today in weather history
Lexington set a record of 73 in 1976. In 1997, Lexington saw 5.6″ of rain. 1980 saw 4.0″ of snow. Eastern Kentucky saw a pretty strong thunderstorm outbreak on this date in 1997.
1980 – Norfolk, VA, received 13.7 inches of snow to push their season total to a record 41.9 inches exceeding their previous record by more than four inches. (David Ludlum)
1980 – An unusually large Florida tornado, 500 yards in width at times, killed one person and caused six million dollars damage near Fort Lauderdale. (The Weather Channel)
1983 – A ferocious storm battered the Pacific coast. The storm produced heavy rain and gale-force winds resulting in flooding and beach erosion, and in the mountains produced up to seven feet of snow in five days. (The Weather Channel)
1987 – A storm crossing the Great Lakes Region produced heavy snow and gale-force winds from Wisconsin to northern New England, with eight inches of snow reported at Ironwood MI. (The National Weather Summary)
1988 – Thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in north-central Texas. Baseball size hail was reported at Lake Kickapoo. Hail fell continuously for thirty minutes in the Iowa Park area of Wichita Falls. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
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