Good Thursday, folks. The steam and scattered storms continue to rule the weather world across the commonwealth of Kentucky. This setup looks to take us into the coming weekend, but changes are showing up for next week.
There’s no reason to focus too much on what we have right now… you already know the drill. Tropical temps with scattered storms increasing a bit.
The changes for next week show up with a couple different systems. The first is a cold front that slowly moves our way by Tuesday and Wednesday. That increases the threat for showers and storms…
Temps will come down during this time as a broad trough digs into the region…
A more potent system tries to dig in behind that by late next week into the following weekend. The GFS Ensembles have been all over this for a while and they continue to show a fairly deep trough…
The GFS has shown this on several runs and now the European Model is sniffing it out…
A system like that could be a pretty good rainmaker for the Ohio Valley as MUCH cooler air surges in behind that.
Let’s track today’s action…
Have a great day and take care.
Thank you CB.
Just saw on twc , a map forcasting much above average temps for sept to nov. Hope not true,
Wanting average temps and cool down.
Temps here in houston remind me of june ky weather temps. Looks to be a wer time when i get hime next week.
I was looking at Ignacio’s expected track across the open Pacific. Some forecasts have it near the Gulf of Alaska as a potent ‘extratropical’ system. I wonder if these models are sniffing out this type of setup that could lead to a cooler, wetter pattern nearing the middle of the month here?
Hottest day of the summer in Lexington at 93 degrees!
That is fake! The new drought monitor for this week has part of Central and Western KY in abnormally dry conditions. These areas have had anywhere from 5 to 15 more inches on the year than here in Harlan Co!
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/
Have they fixed the BGA temp sensor? Chris mentioned this a week or so ago? I only ask because it says 91 at airport and 88 on mesonet
Chris G. I also be known that TWC hasnt always been accurate when giving long term forcaste.
It has been a more active period in the Pacific this summer as far as cyclones. From what I have read this is pointing to a much stronger El Nino come this winter. It also points out that if this comes about, we will have a much warmer winter than usual. Heavy rains and snows out west which they need and more rain than snow for our area. I’m not a winter fan so this setup would make me very happy. 🙂