Good Saturday everyone and welcome to your Easter Weekend. Our Good Friday turned out to be a scorcher for parts of the area as temps surged toward the 90 degree mark in the eastern part of the state. That is VERY impressive for so early in the season. The “heat” won’t be with us this weekend as a cold front swings in here today to knock the temps down some.
This front will have an impressive line of showers and thunderstorms early today across the west. This will rapidly weaken into a broken line of showers as it moves eastward this afternoon. You can see that here on the GFS…
Early Afternoon
This Evening
You can track this weakening line here…
Winds will be very gusty today and temps will run near 80 for highs ahead of the showers and only in the 70s where it has rained or where the clouds have been most of the day.
This will set us up for a very nice Easter Sunday. Temps will be in the low 50s to start and warm into the 70-75 degree range by the afternoon. Winds will still be a bit on the breezy side again.
Much warmer air will surge in here Monday as a warm front swings northward. We will have to keep an eye on this as it may have a cluster of showers and thunderstorms rolling eastward along it. Something to keep watch on.
Tuesday will be very warm and windy ahead of a strong cold front that moves in here later Wednesday or Thursday. This may have a decent line of boomers with it as temps take a brief tumble right behind it.
Have a great Saturday and take care.
Chris,
A stark contrast to this time last year around Mother’s Day. Good job on ‘ya.
Thanks for the update, and for such a detailed forecast. You couldn’t ask for any better.
Oh,
I also just wanted to say I joked around at the possiblity for 90 this week. Here in Richtown on Friday we topped out (according to my car thermometer) at 89. Close enough for me. 🙂
Potential for minor flash flooding in this area, as outlined on the map:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii147/aaron5951/FFThreatApril32010.jpg
This is, of course, going just on radar trends, and taking the southeastern ridge into consideration.
I’m doing my best, folks.
Morning, Chris, and all. What a beautiful day yesterday was! Cloudy here this morning, and the radar looks like it wants to rain on us before too long. Hopefully, it will go on and leave us with a nice rest of the weekend. (I know, we need rain, and I am not hoping we don’t get any, just that it doesn’t ruin all the egg hunts taking place today at various community events.)
Have a GREAT day, everyone! ANd Happy Easter.
About 15 minutes ago I recorded a 41 MPH gust (not associated with a t-storm) here in Lawrenceburg. Have a neighbor that lost some siding from his house.
Some wicked wind here and just spitting rain although the radar says different. I was hoping for a quick soaker but don’t think it’s gonna happen. The ground is getting very dry. 🙁
I’m in Bourbon County and the radar shows a bit of yellow about to enter my area. Will the wind die down once this line has passed? I was enjoying a lovely morning on the front porch and then all of sudden the wind just about blew me and the poodles away. We are now back inside!!
We sure need some rain but this system doesn’t look real promising.
I see that the line has already passed through Bourbon County and it’s still very windy!! Funny how we got maybe two raindrops out of that green. 🙁
drought likley this summer lex and west, we’re already 6″ below normal. going to la-nina raises drought chances.
don’t know why lmk has no thunder chances for mon, most of the indcies suggest a slight risk for severe but with some cin keeping the threat somewhat in check.
it looks like there could be some severe weather wednesday. i talk about it on my site. click on my name to go there.
We only had a few sprinkles here in Versailles this morning! The wind made it a bit chilly, then the sun came out and it was beautiful! The kids had a great afternoon with Easter egg hunt! Have a happy Easter all!