Good Saturday, everyone. We are rolling into the weekend on a windy and warm note, with thunderstorms rolling across Kentucky. A few of these boomers could be strong and this is all part of a pattern that is skewed warm and stormy for the weeks ahead.
Today’s temps reach the 70s across central and eastern Kentucky on a strong southwesterly wind. Farther west, thunderstorms will be developing. That action will then roll across the rest of the state very late today and carry us into part of Sunday. I will have your tracking toys in a bit.
Another system then rolls in here later Monday with thunderstorms on the increase…
Just like this weekend, a few of the storms may be on the strong side. Highs remain in the upper 60s to low 70s into early next week.
There could be a very warm break develop by Wednesday, with the focus shifting toward a potent upper level system ejecting from the southwest…
That setup could bring rounds of strong storms from the plains into our region late in the week into next weekend.
Similar storm systems may follow that one up into the following week. Have I mentioned, this is likely to be a very active severe weather season? 😉
Speaking of the severe threat, I leave you with your Saturday storm tracking tools…
Make it a great day and take care.
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I still see on the current jet stream models along with GFS models that the next ten days are going to be on the quiet side. I attribute this to the continuing cooler than normal Pacific flow into our area. The only area to watch is Illinois and to the north and also to our extreme south where a piece of energy is present . The Bermuda high pressure is also playing into this pattern by blocking any extreme weather entering Kentucky, of course this high moves east and west. When it moves east it brings warm, moist air into the Ohio valley, and when it moves west it brings cooler, dryer weather. If the high is stationary it brings hot and humid, stagnant conditions along with drought to the Ohio valley. Have a great Saturday.
Is this Bill Meck?
Schroeder – It sounds like you know more about reading and comprehending detailed weather maps/models more than I do – but remember, you said you highly doubted there would be any severe weather in our area and we ended up having severe weather. I literally thought my roof was going to come off from straight line winds. And just across the street from me, there was damage at masterson station. I specifically remember you giving your reasons why you did not think severe weather would happen, but I forgot what they were. Have a nice day
Much like the Charles Schultz incarnation, you seem to only be capable of playing one song.
Copy and pasting or copying from a weather site.
MarkLex : I don’t recall that weather event, but I’am glad your roof didn’t come off. Thunderstorms, with straight line winds which sometimes occur when the jet streams are brought to the surface. So far this season I haven’t had any severe weather to report. We had a good rain about a couple of weeks ago, and now it is getting dry. I don’t expect any widespread rain the next 10 days. I believe we can blame this dry spell on a blocking high pressure in the upper levels causing storms to break up before they cross the Mississippi river. Have a great afternoon.