Good Saturday, everyone. The most impressive heat of the summer has engulfed the bluegrass state here in the final days of August. I continue to see signs this pattern may hold into the early part of September, but a lot of that hinges on the tropics.
The weekend forecast continues to be dominated by the heat and humidity. Highs today and Sunday will range from 90-95 degrees with a hit index flirting with 100 degrees at times.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to increase, with the greatest coverage across the western half of the state. This is where the models continue to put down some pretty decent totals into the middle of next week…
In the coming days, I’m going to start focusing more and more on the fall and winter pattern. We’re almost to Labor Day, and I need to get cracking on figuring out which direction things may be going. I will share some thoughts and maps along the way.
The tropics are a mess right now, and the models are a scorching hot mess in how they’re dealing with it all. Our possible Hermine is working toward Florida over the weekend. Does this thing cut across and develop in the Gulf? Does it head up the east coast? Does it even develop at all? We shall soon find out.
Back here in the bluegrass state, I have you all set to track any scattered storms that go up today…
Have a great day and take care.
CM,
Looks like the Kentucky top 5 could be real deal.
CB,
Bring on winter so we can be just as confused with those models too 🙂
Is it too much to ask for a hurricane named Gaston to be the one to impact Florida? I mean if it’s going to happen anyway, it should be Gaston.
Much like Bubba, I’m thinking back to last Sunday afternoon and the beginning of the cooler trend (60 actual hours long) that would take us into Sept. and depending on the model possibly Oct. Good times, good times.
How this went sideways would be a great first video cast topic as it would be educational to everyone about the difficulties in weather forecasting. Besides, Hamlin’s going to start collecting his pee in jars if we don’t get him out of the house soon.
Other than work, I do not get out much.
Heat advisory until 7.. Take it easy if you can folks!
Euro back to showing strong Cane in the gulf..Think that would be 99L or Hermine..Seem’s like it’s been trying to develop for a month now..lol..
Seems the models are really struggling with this gulf pattern. Not excited about a ton of rain if that where to happen. But would be nice to pull those temps. down and hopefully the humidity.
I would wager to be this summer is close to the warmest on record if you just look at the low temperatures. That tells you how bad the humidity has been. The number of 90 degree days is close to average and no extreme heat to speak of.