Good Friday to one and all. We’ve made it to the end of an absolutely gorgeous weather week in Kentucky, but changes are blowing in for the weekend. This looks to be the beginning of a little bigger change as an upper level low develops near our region into next week.

Our weekend cold front is still on tap to arrive late Saturday afternoon and evening. This boundary will bring a broken line of showers and thunderstorms across the state. Here’s the early Saturday evening simulated radar from the Hi-Res NAM…

NAM 2Winds will be very gusty as the front moves through and our temps should drop pretty quickly. You can see just how quickly on the same model run…

NAM 3Much cooler and drier air moves in for Sunday on a gusty wind coming in from the north. Afternoon high temps may not get out of the low 70s for some…

NAMSunday is looking more and more like one heck of a weather day!

Monday morning temps will drop into the upper 40s for many with afternoon temps in the low and middle 70s. Moisture will increase to our south and I can’t rule out a stray shower or storm.

The overall setup for next week still looks rather unsettled for Kentucky and much of the region. A big upper level low is forecast to get cutoff from the main flow. That often leads to a slow moving system that hangs around for days. The GFS continues to indicate this thing getting stronger in time…

GFSThat would lead to normal or slightly below normal temps around here with a daily threat for a shower or thunderstorm. If the models are correct, that forecast could hang tough through NEXT weekend.

Have a great Friday and take care.