Good Sunday, everyone. We have another hot and humid day across the state, but it may end with booming thunderstorms for some. The storm threat is about to really increase as we move into the new week, with a better brand of air showing up before the week is over.
As usual, we begin with what’s shaking out there today. Highs are generally in the 90-95 degree range for many with a heat index topping out around 100 in several areas.
A few scattered storms will also flare up, but there is the threat for some late afternoon and evening severe storms across the northern areas of the state. The Storm Prediction Center placed this part of the region in the Severe Weather Outlook for today…
Damaging winds and large hail are the main players with any these storms. Given the tremendous amount of moisture in the air, flash flooding is also possible.
We may see a few more strong to severe storms showing up on Monday as we get a front to inch closer to the region. Here’s what the Storm Prediction Center is thinking…
Rounds of showers and storms will be with us ahead of a late Wednesday cold front. That front brings some better air in here for Thursday into Friday, but a few more storms may be ahead of the next surge of steam next weekend…
You can see this bit of better air on the GFS…
We may also see the tropics trying to crank a little action over the next week or so.
Here are your storm tracking tools for the day…
Current watches
Possible Watch Areas
Make it a great Sunday and take care.
Thanks Chris, maybe with the ridge building back to our west later in the week we will get a break in the heat please. We are good on soil moisture, we just need to work on lowering the temperatures and dew points a bit.
On the Kentucky Mesonet the temperature in the higher elevations of Harlan county was a cool 75 degrees while here in Taylor county the temperature was 91 degrees with a heat index of 100 degrees plus. #teamautumnweatherplease!
Our forecast in Southeastern Ky. shows the lowest daytime temperature 91 or hotter through next Saturday, not counting the natural drop immediately after a storm lol. Enjoy Summer!