Good Tuesday, folks. With all due apologies to VH-1… I love the 70s. 🙂 High temps over the next several days are going to soar deep into the 70s for much of the bluegrass state. This pattern has been well signaled for the past few weeks, and is something we’ve harped on for a while.
Eventually, showers and storms will try to ruin our spring fling. That still looks like it’s a few days away from happening, so we get a chance to enjoy some of the good stuff.
Highs today will hit 70-75 in most areas under a mix of sun and clouds. Winds will be very gusty and could reach 30mph at times. The numbers for Wednesday and Thursday can REALLY take off. Highs in the mid and upper 70s are possible, and we could approach record highs in some areas. If your back porch thermometer hits 80… Don’t be surprised.
What about the thunderstorm chances? Between now and Thursday, the HUGE ridge of high pressure off the southeastern seaboard is stronger than the upper low spinning across Texas. That will keep the thunderstorm train mainly to our west.
A couple of scattered showers and storms could fire early Wednesday across central and western Kentucky…
This doesn’t add up to very much at all. Check out the rainfall numbers through Thursday afternoon…
That axis of showers and thunderstorms will then spread in Thursday night into Friday…
More in the way of widespread showers and storms push through this weekend. The Canadian Model is spitting out some decent rains with this…
The European Model is very similar to that and would indicate the potential for enough rain to cause some local high water issues.
I will have another update later today. Enjoy the 70s and take care.
Looks like the rain is going to hold off all week, particularly here in southeast Ky. Everyone get out and enjoy one of the best weather weeks of the year!
Glad the models missed out on winter hanging tough into mid-March. Great forecast throughout the month with nothing below the mid 50s. Get out and enjoy the outdoors.
That graphic is awesome, Chris. I always love it when you bust it out.
Seems the blog is settling into its spring through fall hibernation. Miss the 1970s… when it actually snowed….
This sounds like great, spring time weather for sure. But I thought sure we would hear a song from 70s. Maybe “In the Rain”.
Thelma Lou wants me to ask about the severe threat. We notice that at this point there isn’t a lot being said about some big nasty’s…..we kinda hope it stays that way.
I don’t know about our area in particular. But the general consensus seems to be that this spring’s severe wx season will be closer to average nationally.
The last few springs (especially last spring) have been relatively inactive. I also hope we can keep that streak going for at least one more spring, although our good luck of course can’t last forever.
A small sample of upcoming storm spotter training c-l-a-s-s-e-s.
NWS Paducah
http://www.weather.gov/pah/spottertraining
(including March 12 in Hopkinsville, March 15 in Madisonville)
NWS Nashville
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/?n=ohxspotterc-l-a-s-s-e-s
Also check other NWS office websites for similar c-l-a-s-s-e-s, such as NWS Louisville, NWS Jackson (KY), NWS Wilmington (OH), NWS Charleston (WV), NWS Morristown (TN), NWS Memphis.
For the Nashville link, you will need to manually delete the dashes (without the dashes, this blog’s auto mod deletes the post).
Glad winter is over. See y’all next winter.
…..although we are entering the traditional peak severe wx season for our area. Chris Bailey is on top of severe storms, as seen in this 2012 link:
https://kyweathercenter.com/?p=2687
So this blog would be a handy place to check back.
Also a great idea for everyone to have phones, wx alert radios and other early warning devices ready for this severe season.
On the other hand, we’re just a few days from marking 23 years since the infamous Blizzard of 93 so winter can’t be totally counted out…..although near-term prospects at least look anything but winterlike. 😉
Its not over yet 🙁 lol. We have another system trying to wiggle itself in here by March 22nd. It will start our as rain and then change to snow
Hope everyone has a great Spring/Summer. Guess I’ll be checking out with Old Man Winter until after Halloween this Fall. Hopefully next Winter will be more interesting/memorable. With the exception of one real nice snow Jan 22nd, this Winter was very forgettable.
…..although we are entering the traditional peak severe wx season for our area. Chris Bailey is on top of severe storms, as seen in this 2012 link:
https://kyweathercenter.com/?p=2687
So this blog would be a handy place to check back.
Also a great idea for everyone to have phones, wx alert radios and other early warning devices ready for this severe season.
On the other side of the coin, we’re just a few days from marking 23 years since the infamous Blizzard of 93 so winter can’t be totally counted out…..although near-term prospects at least look anything but winterlike. 😉