Rain and storm chances ramp up Tuesday

Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest in your full ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Happy Tuesday! We are tracking dry conditions to begin your day but that will change as rain and storm chances return during the midday and afternoon hours. Don’t forget your rain gear today, you’ll need it later in the day. Temperatures will peak in the mid-60s for most. Rain should wrap up by the evening hours…

Rumors Circulate Coach Cal Could Stay At Kentucky

Neither Arkansas or Kentucky Has Released Statement On Calipari Contract Status

Lexington (WTVQ) —   The night of the men’s NCAA National Championship game between UConn and Purdue, it was a total eclipse… The John Calipari Eclipse. Still no official word if John Calipari has signed with Arkansas to be the Razorback’s new head coach, but sources tell ABC36 that the University of Kentucky was not notified by Coach Cal that…

A wet week ahead after the solar eclipse

Keep the rain gear handy the next few days as we are looking at solid chnaces through Thursday

The much anticipated solar eclipse of 2024 has come and gone but not before wowing millions of Americans in the path of totality, which remarkably stayed pretty cloud free in most locations given all the clouds and a bit of unsettled weather close to the path. Much of Central and Eastern Kentucky dealt with scattered clouds and even a few…

The latest on our Solar Eclipse forecast

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has your Sunday evening ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Sunday evening everyone, all eyes continue to be on our Monday as it is the big Solar Eclipse day across the country. In the short term, we are tracking scattered showers and storms moving into the area. Those will last into Monday morning. Odds favor that the rain and storms get out of…

The latest on our Solar Eclipse forecast

Meteorologist Jordan Smith has your Saturday evening ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

  Lexington, Kentucky (WTVQ – ABC 36): Good Saturday evening everyone, it was a gorgeous day across the Commonwealth. But a very cold night is in store before temperatures warm back up leading to our all important Solar Eclipse on Monday. For now a FROST ADVISORY and FREEZE WARNING is out for the entire area through Sunday morning. Temperatures hit…

Chilly conditions continue Friday

Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest in your full ABC 36 Storm Team forecast

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Happy Friday everyone! It’s going to be another chilly day across the bluegrass. A few showers are possible, especially early in the day for easter Kentucky, with a flakes possibly mixing in for the higher elevations. Temperatures will struggle to reach the mid-to-upper 40s by the afternoon thanks to stubborn cloud cover. Heading to Keeneland today…

Chief Meteorologist TG Shuck Remembers 1974 Tornado Super Outbreak As Young Boy 50 Years Later

Says It Was The Event That Made Him Want To Become A Meteorologist

Lexington, KY. (WTVQ) — In the news, one of the big things we often say is that everyone has a story. The same goes for people who even work in the news industry. The year was 1974. Gas was just 53-cents a gallon. The two big hit movies were “Blazing Saddles” and “The Godfather: Part II.” There was “The Rumble…

New UK women’s basketball head coach lands four commits

LEXINGTON, KY (WTVQ)- New University of Kentucky women’s basketball Head Coach Kenny Brooks is bringing his first new players to the Bluegrass. Amelia Hassett, Georgia Amoore and Clara Strack all committed to the Wildcats on April 4. A day later another commitment came through. Lexi Blue, a guard from Orlando, Florida, who will come to Kentucky as a freshman this…