Good Monday everyone. It has been a gorgeous start to summer across the bluegrass state with temps in the warm upper 70s and low 80s. Wait… what? It’s NOT summer? This is only the middle of March? Huh… you could have fooled me. The warmest readings of this entire stretch are likely today and Tuesday and more records should be taken out.
Readings today will be close to 80 degrees in many cases and some areas may make a run at 85. Here’s a look at the records for today:
Lexington: 79 1945
Louisville: 83 1907
Bowling Green: 86 1907
Paducah: 81 1995
Covington 81 1907
Ashland: 85 1945
If you miss out on breaking a record today… there is always Tuesday. Highs will likely hit the low and mid 80s with a gusty southwesterly wind kicking up. I still cannot rule out a scattered thunderstorm blowing up over the next few days.
The warm weather rolls into the middle of the week and that’s when we start to see a few changes showing up with an upper level low crawling into the Ohio Valley. This should bring an increase in clouds and showers and storms. It will also put an end to the ridiculously warm temps we have had of late.
While the weather will feel cool for a few days… it will only take us a little closer to normal. As a matter of fact.. the overall pattern looks to continue to run warmer than normal. Check out the running 7 day temp departures from the GFS Ensembles…
You can see very little way in terms of normal or below normal temps anywhere across the country. It’s just that week 2 doesn’t have that summer look to it… just your normal March warmth.
Have a great Monday and take care.
We still have you as our weather dude Chris, All the way out here in Fort Gay WV land.. Am feeling safer already!!
Love the weather
Cant believe this weather, Never seen it this warm for this long in March..
Loving it! Shorts and flip flops over the weekend, grilling out tonight, worked out in the yard Saturday, ahhhh………….this is my kind of weather.
Maybe if the NAM 0z run jogs a little further north, some places could hit 90. 😀 😀 😀
Chris we miss you here in the Genoa WV. area wish you and your family the best of luck . Keep up the good work. I hope the folks in lexington know what of weatherman they got. You are missed here Thanks for the three years you gave us. Once again take care and God Bless You and Your Family.
Chris Bailey we miss you very much.Just wondering if you just throw us a blog sometime.we dont get many now and if we do its nothing like you done.Thank you and take care.