Good Wednesday, folks. Hot and steamy weather continues across the state, but storms are on the way. These boomers will help us out in two ways. They will knock the temps down several degrees and they will give us a nice drink of water.
Temps will be back to the upper 80s and low 90s today with a mix of sun and clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will increase as the day wears on. Any storm that cranks could contain some very heavy rain and a lot of lightning.
Current temperatures
Showers and thunderstorms will really increase as we head into Thursday and Friday. We will actually need to start watching the northwestern sky starting late tonight. This is a setup that deliver some decent clusters of storms working across the state for the rest of the week.
The storms will increase even more this weekend into next week as a front moves in and puts the brakes on. The European Model rain forecast into early next week…
If we expand that out to two weeks on the GFS, you get this…
Have a great day and take care.
Id like to comment that this is a weather board that Chris Bailey has worked very hard at keeping as a reputable source of information for the weather in the state of Kentucky, While its only natural that people have different opinions about the state of the climate where they are specifically, I don’t and I cannot speak for Chris, but I can’t imagine that he would accept behavior on his site that doesn’t contribute to common courteous or even spirited conversation about the weather. Im asking that anyone that can’t participate in a meaningful discussion, respect Chris by not commenting in a disrespectful way to him or others!
All in all this heat wave has not been so bad and it appears Thursday will be the last of the 90’s for awhile. The high the last two days in Lexington has been 90 and the lows made it into the 60’s each morning. The dewpoints have been in the Upper 60’s in the afternoon. In 2010, for example, Lexington had 44 days of 90 or greater. In 2012, there were 19 days of 95 or greater.
This use to be a place where you could do that but not any longer not in some yrs
Sorry reply on wrong comment this was suppose to be on Virgil’s
While not a long heat wave it has been kind of bad as far as my neck of the woods is concerned. My low temperature at my house yesterday morning was 74 degrees and this morning I could only eke out a warm and muggy 76 degrees. Perhaps the bigger story is the hot wind blowing that continues to dry out the soil and stress the trees. Two days of measurable rain since May 1 for a total of .72 inches. I’m hopeful that the skies open up soon and give me a soaking.
It all depends on location it seems, some people on here seem delighted with this weather, but dry hot and humid is just as bad as a 33 degree rain in my book!
I would take a 33 degree rain this afternoon though 😉
Morning Chris and everyone. Somerset got to 92 on my back deck yesterday, but of course that is not official. But it still was hot! That us summertime my friends. Looking forward to a bit if rIn as we could use some here. I will enjoy in some manner whatever we get and go on. Glad I am not in charge of the weather. No way to please everyone. Thanks Chris, for all you do. Gave a great hump day everyone!
Needing rain bad here in Carrie, just like winter all the good precip seems to miss this area
I feel your pain! I hope the models handle these next rain chances better than recent runs?
Had some sprinkles in Lexington about 2:45 or so. Not enough to keep the temp from hitting 90 again. That makes 3 in a row and 3 from June. 3 is the long term average for the entire month of June.
Other mets not as confident with rain chances as Chris is, most of them have 20 to 30 percent chance the next several days?
As always we shall see!
If I say the sky is blue… some area mets will say it’s a different color. Sad, but true.
Your the best Chris 🙂
Not sure on why there is a severe thunderstorm watch for northern KY? Severe weather in Ohio but nothing remotely threatening KY.