Good Wednesday, everyone and thanks for dropping by KWC. A summer blast of air continues to blow into the bluegrass state. Gusty southwesterly winds have been common over the past few days and will be around again today. This summer pattern is not setting in and will give way to one that becomes stormy over the weekend.

Temps today will be back into the mid and upper 80s. Wind gusts of 20-30mph may be noted for some. You will notice a bit more humidity in the mix and this may spawn a popcorn shower or thunderstorm during the heat of the afternoon.

Humidity levels will really rise by Thursday and that’s when we get into a better shot at a shower or storm. Those storm chances ramp up by Friday. Here’s the NAM…

NAM

Showers and storms will increase even more as we head into the weekend. That’s when we get a strong cold front to move into our part of the world. Storms ahead of this front may be on the strong side and they put down some heft rainfall.

Much cooler air will then push in behind the front. Here’s the look from the European Model…

Euro

Temps for the first half of next week will run several degrees below normal. Seeing a trend here?

In my last update, I mentioned how the pattern looks active into early June. The two week rainfall forecast from the GFS shows this well…

GFS Rain

Notice all that juice across the tropics? Hmmm

Have a great day and take care.