Rain chances return to Central and Eastern Kentucky into the weekend
It looks a bit damp from time to time as afternoon highs begin to cool off
We enjoyed a brief break Friday from all the wet weather we’ve seen lately across Central and Eastern Kentucky as our area was wedged between storm systems. Unfortunately we didn’t see much in the way of sunshine with mainly overcast conditions across the area, although our southeastern counties saw a few peeks on occasion, which helped afternoon highs top out into the low 60s there while the rest of the area remained in the low to mid-50s. All and all it was a nice final Friday of January as our active weather pattern kicks back in this weekend.
Yet another wave of low pressure will slide in from the southwest on Saturday ushering in more rain chances for the commonwealth. Just keep the rain gear handy as we’ll see occasional rain especially as we draw closer to the evening hours. While temperatures should be a touch cooler across the board, we are still looking at afternoon highs in the upper 40s and low 50s despite the clouds and rain around. We should pick up an additional .50″ to 1″ rainfall totals out of the weekend system but luckily we shouldn’t see any major issues with flooding although a few low lying areas could see the water pool in a few spots.
Heading into Sunday some chilly air will wrap around the back side of the departing low allowing for a few flakes of snow to mix in with any lingering rain showers. Impacts should be low as temperatures stay well above freezing with afternoon highs in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. Even though the timing could be better with the rain chances over the weekend at least we aren’t dealing with bitter cold like last weekend.
The final few days of January are upon us as we close out the month into the early and middle part of next week. A fast moving but weak wave of low pressure will drop through the Great Lakes and eastern part of the Ohio Valley on Tuesday and into Wednesday. This system will be closer enough to produce a few scattered showers from time to time but it shouldn’t amount to much. Temperatures should top out in the mid-40s closing out January and heading into the new month, which is just where we should be for the kick-off of February.
ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cool. Lows in the low-40s.
SATURDAY: Breezy with occasional rain. Highs in the upper-40s.
SATURDAY NIGHT: More rain, still breezy. Lows in the upper-30s.
