Good Thursday, folks. We continue to track low pressure across Kentucky, bringing additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms. These storms have drenched parts of the state over the past few days and could do the same today. As we look longer term, we find another soggy setup taking shape into next week.
Let’s kick things off with where we stand today. As I mentioned, recent rains have really been adding up with some areas pushing 3″. While today’s storms may not be in the same areas, they can still put down some heavy rain totals.
We are also on guard for a few strong to severe storms going up, especially in the afternoon and evening. The greatest potential is across the eastern half of the state where another low-end severe weather risk is for today…
Isolated storms are still possible into Friday as temps climb into the upper 70s and low 80s.
Your weekend looks mainly dry, but I can’t completely rule out isolated storms each day, with Sunday having a better shot than Saturday. Highs are mainly 80-85.
The pattern continues to look rather muggy and stormy next week as juice works northward from the Gulf into our region. Rounds of showers and storms will kick in on Monday and could bring a heavy rain threat through the week. By the end of the week, storms may start to dive in from the northwest…
Here are all the tools you need to track today’s low-end severe weather potential…
Current watches
Possible Watch Areas
Have a terrific Thursday and take care.
For the 24 hour period endingcxzMidnight CDT, I have recorder 2.55″ of rain, at my PWS near Bowling Green. Ground is saturated;
1.23 inches of rain in the last 48 hours here in Taylor county.
Just like some spots across the state we have endure heavy rainfall all week here in Union.Co.
Too much rain coming up.
With all the wild temperature fluctuations that May saw in the Chicago area, the month averaged just 0.4 degrees below normal, along with 1.79 inches of precipitation (4.26 inches at the NWS Forecast Office in the SW Suburbs).
This was the seventh warmest Spring (March, April, May) ever for Chicago, averaging 2.4 degrees above normal, and the seventh driest with 3.75 inches of precipitation (at O’Hare Airport, the official reporting station for Chicago).