Hello gang and thanks for blogging with me. I really appreciate all the folks that have followed me over to this blog. Our little weather community is fully intact and that means more to me than you guys will ever know. This blog is just over a week old and is up to around 20 thousand hits so far. That’s almost exactly what the old blog was doing during the middle of summer. Fall and winter is the prime time for the blog as those numbers are off the charts. But… thanks once again for following me over to this “independent” blog!

Let’s start off this discussion by talking a little about the coo July that is in progress for our part of the world. Most areas of central and eastern Ky are running around 2 degrees below normal in the temp department. Lexington has only had a whopping 2 days with above normal temps so far. We have also had 2 90 degree days for the month to date… one of which actually went into the below normal days (average) because the low that morning was into the upper 50s.

So far this week… the temps have not been that bad and it looks like the models have once again been too warm. The next few days will feature temps trying to actually top the 90 degree mark. I do think we get there for at least one day out of the next two. Partly to mostly sunny skies will be with us during this time.

Before I get to the rest of the outlook I want to talk tropics for a little bit.

Bertha is still out there churning away in the west central Atlantic. Like I said several days ago… this is one slow moving storm. It is causing all sorts of problems for beach goers along the east coast as the rip tides have been fierce. Here is the latest sat shot of the storm…



Overall… the tropics are becoming more active as you would expect for this time of eyar. The map below shows some possible trouble spots in the short term….



A nice little tropical wave is being watched closely as it head westward. That is the area at the bottom right of the map. There is a shot this tries to develop in the next few days. The other system I have highlighted is a tropical low forming near Florida. Here is a better shot of the system…



The chances for this to develop into a true tropical system are fairly small because it is so close to land already. But… the models do continue to strengthen this into a nice rainmaker for the southeastern US. They are also trying their best to bring this system closer and closer to Kentucky by the weekend.

Here is the latest run of the NAM for Friday evening…



Areas of the parched southeastern US would be loving this if it happens as this system would bring a lot of rainfall to areas in its path.

This slug of moisture will combine with a front slipping in from the northwest to bring the chance for showers and storms for the weekend. This will also bring some cooler temps our way as well.

So… there you have it. Another nice little post for you to chew on. I will have another update for you coming up later Wednesday so make sure you check back.

I am also working on some stuff that will give us a trip down memory lane. Make your requests for any past BIG weather events for Kentucky and I will post some old maps and such of them if I can. Snowstorms… severe weather… you name it and I will try to get you something on it.

The request line is now open… 555-SNOW.

Take care.