Good Sunday, everyone. Our weather for the first weekend in May is about as good as it gets across the bluegrass state. Heck… this is about as good as it gets for any time of the year. The nice stuff is going to be sticking around for a while as our pattern goes straight into one that looks and feels the part of summer.

Is this a sign of a fast and furious start to summer? The latest CFS suggests the rest of May is warmer than normal around here…

CFS

The same model run then reverses that trend for the first half of June…

CFS 2

The rainfall forecast from the CFS through the middle of June basically shows what one would expect with the wet year we have going…

CFS 3

I’m working on the summer forecast for WKYT and will have it out here in another week or so. A strengthening 2nd year El Nino and the impact it will have on our weather is the focus of that forecast.

One thing is for sure… Summer is coming early this week. Highs will be in the 80-85 degree range on most days with only small chances for storms going up. Enjoy!

Take care.