Unsettled weather continues into the mid-week

After a beautiful start to the week on Monday across Central and Eastern Kentucky it turned out to be rather wet and stormy for a few spots on Tuesday. The favored area initially was right through the heart of the Lexington metro area mid to late moving as several waves of heavy rain and thunderstorms worked through. Given the scattered nature of the rain/storms, some folks so nothing in the way of measurable rain while other picked up more than a quick half inch thanks to those heavy downpours. Temperatures varied across the commonwealth with low 70s for highs south and east (where it stayed dry much of the day) while the central part of the state checked up into the mid-60s with the clouds and rain around.

More damp weather is on the way for Wednesday as a weak frontal boundary moves across Kentucky and a wave of low pressure skirts by to our southeast. Given the position of the low, additional moisture will be fed up and around  the low thus keeping the chances for mainly scattered showers in the picture for the mid-week. Given the front will be shifting eastward we are looking at low 60s for afternoon highs across the board Wednesday, which is still slightly above average for early March. Rainfall totals should vary given the scattered nature of the activity and the fact that a few locations could see pockets of heavier rain during the early hours of Wednesday.

We should catch a quick break in the action on Thursday as we’ll be in between storm systems. It does appear some lingering clouds will be stubborn to scour out although a few peeks of sunshine cant be ruled out as afternoon highs hang either side of the 60 degree mark. The model data is now beginning to sync up with the timing of our next weather maker which should begin to impact the area into Friday.

At this point we are looking at 2 main waves of rain/storm chances into the weekend. The first one will arrive through night and into the day on Friday and the second should impact the region Saturday as a wave of energy enhances some of the activity. Of course the timing of this system could be with it coinciding with the weekend but we typically see more of an active weather pattern this time of the year. Temperatures should still be decent despite the rain around on Saturday and the good news is that we should clear out for the second half of the weekend on Sunday, although it will be cooler with highs only in the upper 40s.

Don’t forget that we “Spring Forward” early Sunday morning as Daylight Saving Time returns at 2am Eastern. Clocks should be set forward 1 hour and while we’ll lose an hour of sleep with a shorter night, it won’t get dark until near 8pm come Sunday evening so you’ll be able to enjoy more daylight into the evening hours moving forward into the spring.

ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST
TUESDAY NIGHT: Scattered rain, a few storms. Lows in the mid-50s.
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy with more showers. Highs in the low 60s.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clouds linger, cooler temps. Lows in the mid-40s.