Good Monday, everyone. It’s a very warm week kicking off across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This warm air will be accompanied by a few storm chances. Will those chances have a say in all the outdoor festivities going on? Maybe so.
Highs today are 75-80 in many areas on a strong southwesterly wind. A few clouds will increase this afternoon and evening, ahead of a weak cold front. That front will likely produce some showers and thunderstorms Tuesday into Tuesday night.
Some of the storms could be strong and produce heavy rainfall. The latest rain numbers from the NAM have really ramped up…
Temps will come down a few degrees, but that won’t last long. This pattern is skewed much warmer than normal through next week…
What about storm chances during all this? We will likely see a storm chance around for this Thursday and Friday…
Another disturbance may touch off some scattered storms on Easter Sunday…
Timing the individual disturbances will be crucial, and that timing will certainly change from day to day.
Regardless, this setup is a warm one with the potential for frequent thunderstorm clusters. Certainly sounds like spring to me. 🙂
Make it a great Monday and take care.
All models agree on Chris’s weather blog this morning. I don’t believe that these rain showers will reach severe limits, but a few isolated area in western part of the state could have some wind and hail. By the weeks end it may feel like summer, especially along the Ohio river on north into Indiana. Have a great Monday.
Correction on yesterday’s comment. Colorado State University has there Atlantic / Caribbean hurricane forecast for 2017 released just today. They expect below normal activity base on the development of an El nino later this summer. We will have to wait until more information is brought forward. Have a great afternoon.
Through April 8, the SPC has tallied 312 preliminary local storm reports from Kentucky, good enough for a #6 ranking nationally. The 236 wind damage reports comes in at #3.