Good Wednesday, everyone. Some folks are waking up to frost on the pumpkins this morning as temps dip well into the 30s. This is part of a very chilly final week of September that’s also bringing a major hurricane hit to Florida. Hurricane Ian may even impact our weather by the weekend.
Today’s lows will likely be in the low and middle 30s for several areas and this is coming on the hills of similar temps on Tuesday morning…
Many areas were deep into the 30s this morning and tomorrow will be even colder. Here are the TOP 10 coldest temps this morning from the Kentucky Mesonet. #kywx pic.twitter.com/L6VQyQ1XfZ
— Chris Bailey (@Kentuckyweather) September 27, 2022
Highs will be in the 60s with a breezy northeasterly wind and mostly sunny skies.
This absolutely amazing stretch of crisp, fall air will take us through the rest of the week. Temps will be back in the 30s for some to start Thursday with highs in the 60s.
Clouds will begin to thicken on Friday as the remnants of Ian slowly work our from southeast to northwest. Highs will range from the middle 60s to low 70s across the state.
As mentioned, Hurricane Ian may bring rain in here over the weekend. Today, this powerful hurricane is about to make landfall along the Gulf Coast of Florida…
This is a devastating blow to areas from Fort Myers north to the Tampa area as the storm comes in from the southwest as a Cat 3 or Cat 4. Ian will slow down as it moves inland across Florida. This has a chance to even emerge briefly into the Atlantic near Jacksonville before being turned back toward the northwest. Here’s the latest information and official track from the National Hurricane Center…
Make good use of our exclusive interactive radar to track Hurricane Ian. This even has live streams from storm chasers in the path of this major hurricane…
Here’s a look at the latest spaghetti plots from the Hurricane Models…
The latest track from the individual runs that make up the GFS Ensembles…
Remember, those lines are only tracking the center of circulation and not the overall rain shield.
This is a unique storm that gets pulled back toward the west and northwest and into our region by the weekend. Watch how the EURO brings what’s left of Ian into the region and slows it down, keeping rain through Monday and Tuesday…
The hurricane model HWRF shows a very interesting path with Ian as it brings the center of what’s left of this storm into eastern Kentucky…
Given all this, we have to be on guard for the potential for heavy rains across the eastern half of the state. Here’s the area I’m currently watching for this threat…
That’s something to keep in mind as we go forward.
I will likely bring you another update later today as we are entering two-a-day time of the year anyway.😜
Have a great day and take care.
Forty five degrees here in Maple this morning. No frost, no rain in my local forecast for the next 14 days, just nice Fall weather.
Hurricane Ian has now increased his strength to a Cat. 4. Praying and hoping my Sister and her Husband made it to higher ground ?
At 6:40am CDT, my PWS recorded a temperature of 39.2°F, which is the chilliest we’ve seen since April, and only 7° off the record low of 32°F, set in 1889.
Hurricane Ian is a monster Category 4 storm. This morning, hurricane hunter planes recorded a sustained wind speed of 155 mph, which is only 2 mph less than a Category 5, making Ian the strongest hurricane to hit this area since hurricane Charley brought sustained winds of 150 mph back in 2004. What’s worse is the fact that Ian is a much more concentrated storm, making the potential for significant damage more likely, especially from storm surge, which is estimated to be in the 18 to 20 foot range near the Punta Gorde area.
I hope and pray that your sister and brother-in-law made it out safely, Schroeder!
Thanks Joe I’m sure worried. I can only hope for the best.
My Sister and Brother in Law made it to higher ground east away from the Storm Surge which is a great relief. Staying with friends until the storm blows over.
Looks like Cape Coral will take the direct hit from Hurricane Ian as a Category 4 or 5 with winds over 155 mph along with a possible Storm Surge from 10 to 15 feet high devastating !!!
Thanks Chris for showing up at the Broadcasting Hall of Fame last night. It was great to see John Belski received his award. He was my favorite Louisville Met. before retiring.
I hope the remnants of the hurricane tracks towards the west. The state as a whole could use some decent amount of rain.
Very much appreciate him and all his work. YES, we need RAIN, but it’s still not in my local forecast for the next several days unless the remnants of Ian say different ?
That eye is enormous!
https://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/mimtc/2022_09L/web/displayGifsBy12hr_06.html
Reminds me of Hurricane Camille back in August 1969.