Good Wednesday to one and all. We are dealing with a mini heat wave taking control of the weather across the bluegrass state. This steamy setup isn’t going to last very long as a big pattern kicks in late this weekend into early next week. Things look to turn stormy and cooler than normal then.
There isn’t a whole lot left to say about the temps of the next few days. Highs out there today will generally range from 90 in the east to 90-95 in the west. Humidity levels start to kick in with a heat index several degrees higher.
Thursday through Saturday will be the hottest time of the summer with daytime highs from 90-95 for many, with some local middle 90s in the west. Heat index values can top 100 degrees during this time.
Isolated storms can go up over the next few days, and we will have to be on guard for some sneaky storms coming from the northwest later Friday and Saturday…
If those do fire up, it can keep our temps down from what I’m currently thinking. Given the summer trend, it wouldn’t be a stretch for something like that to happen.
Widespread showers and storms then kick in late this weekend and early next week as our pattern starts to change…
Heavy rain and strong storms are possible as we make the transition from hot to cooler than normal. Temps for much of the final week of July look solidly below average…
Have a great day and take care.
Thanks Chris, Yesterday, was very uncomfortable. These high dew points are getting old. Even though, it is typical for the mid west and southeast to have this weather type. On your weather blog this morning, you mention that an end is in site and a return to the cooler weather pattern from weeks back. I hate to rain on your parade, but in my opinion, if it does cool off it will be short lived and the hot temperatures will return and maybe last longer. I really don’t see any showers either to relieve the drought we are experiencing now. I’ve seen this pattern many times before and it can last well into Autumn, especially if we have an active Atlantic ( tropical storms ) season, which would hold the upper level high pressure system in place over our area. Have a great day everyone.
While it is dry, there is no drought right now. We haven’t seen rain in Georgetown in the past 10 days, but this is not unusual for the peak summer months. We do need some rain though.
Everyone seems to be on board with the cooler weather next week, the warmup beyond that is anyone’s guess that far away.
I just checked the Drought Monitor, and oddly enough, there’s only a few places across the US that is actually considered in a drought. Even most of California is out of the drought. The Dakotas and Montana are the most severe.
I have come to trust Chris over most of the national sites like Weather and Accuweather. For my own curiousity I am wondering how they are not currently picking up this cool shot for next week as right now my Weather.com app is showing 90 or near it most of next week for Louisville. Are they just not as agile as Chris to changing patterns or are they referring to opposing models?
Summer cool in the Lexington area is low 80’s. With the heat island effect in Louisville at SDF, it’s going to be warmer by 3-5 degrees during the summer months. The forecasts are not too far off.
My dewpoint as of 12:45 edt is 63 at my house in Valley Station, doesn’t feel sticky though it is very warm. Ground drying out. Working on 12th consecutive day of no measureable rainfall. 1.07″ for the month.
While drought conditions may not show up for our region in this week’s report from the U.S. Drought Monitor due Thursday morning, I am expecting the yellow shading that indicates abnormal dryness for areas of western Kentucky bordering the Ohio River like Union and Henderson counties. I don’t know if parts of my area will qualify yet, but some locations in Henderson county have received a little over 2″ since June 1.