Good Monday, everyone. On this Memorial Day, let’s take a moment and remember those service men and women who’ve given the ultimate sacrifice protecting this great country. While we’re at it, let’s say a big thank you to all those who have, and continue, to serve our nation.

On a weather note, things are looking much more active this week and beyond. Coming off a soaking March and April, May has turned pretty dry across the bluegrass state. Even with the drier than normal May, to date, many areas are still on pace for a top 5 wettest spring on record.

That early spring wet pattern is showing signs of kicking back in as we roll through the rest of May into early Summer. The new CFS 45 day rainfall forecast shows what I’m talking about…

CFS

It’s shifting the corridor of heaviest rains from Texas and Oklahoma back to the east into our region. You can look at that map and infer a lot of deep tropical air across our region as the real heat centers itself east of the Appalachian Mountains. This looks like a super hot summer for areas to our east and southeast.

Back to the weather back in the bluegrass state. Scattered showers and storms roll across the state from west to east today. Locally heavy downpours and a lot of lightning (LOL) will be noted in the stronger storms. Keep that in mind for your outdoor activities.

Rounds of showers and storms will become more common from Tuesday through the end of the week. A few stromr or severe storms will be possible. That action may continue into the weekend as a healthy cold front approaches from the northwest. The GFS rainfall forecast during this time…

GFS

Expand that out to the next two weeks…

GFS 2

You can definitely see how the model starts to push the heavier rains eastward, ala the CFS.

I leave you with your tracking tools…

 

 

Have a great Memorial Day and take care.