Good Saturday to one and all. It’s another seasonably hot day out there as we track two cold fronts toward Kentucky. The first front brings a low-end risk for severe weather on Sunday, with the second front bringing more widespread rain by the middle of the upcoming week.
Temps out there today are back into the 90-95 degree range for much of the state. Humidity levels remain in check, giving us a heat index on a few degrees toastier than the actual air temp.
There’s also the chance for a shower or storm to go up once again today. Here’s your daily dose of Kentucky radars to track whatever fires up…
The cold front sweeping in Sunday afternoon and Sunday night will bring a few rounds of showers and storms with it. Here’s the future radar…
A few strong to severe storms will be possible, but I’m not expecting anything widespread. The Storm Prediction Center has a low-end risk for Sunday severe storms…
Damaging wind is the main player with any storm that pulses up to severe levels.
Monday feels better with a mix of sun and clouds and temps in the 80s.
A strong southwest wind for Tuesday can really boost temps way up there. Low and middle 90s are a good possibility across the entire region and this may very well be the hottest day of the year, so far. You have been warned.
There’s also the chance for a storm going up into the afternoon and evening hours.
Another cold front drops in Wednesday into Thursday with more widespread showers and thunderstorms. This may even slow down a bit, allowing for a weak low to develop along it. That’s something the models have been seeing…
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Temps drop way down with this system with a bounce back likely by the last weekend of June. That’s also when we may see the northwestern sky start to throw some thunderstorms at us…
I think that’s something we are going to see much more of in July as a monster heat ridge gets established in the Plains states…
The chance is there for some REALLY hot periods around here with that type of a setup. It will come at us in jabs from the west and southwest with clusters of big time storms riding around that ridge and impacting our weather.
To the tropics we go now. The system off the Florida coast never developed before it moved inland. The next system deep in the southern Gulf of Mexico still looks to develop…
Have a sensational Saturday and take care.
I’m not loving this at all…. I prefer 70s
A few years ago our AC went out during a heat wave….it took a couple of days to fix… we borrowed one of those portable AC’s from someone and fought over it…I remember being shocked at how good it worked
This time we’re prepared. Two new in box AC’s if/when something happens to main AC…. you never know how long it will take to fix.
Our HOA doesn’t allow window AC’s sadly…. well, they do during emergencies I believe if your waiting for your AC to be repaired.
Mark, I’ve been waiting for over two months to have my upstairs heat pump / AC unit replaced. Last year we had the downstairs heat pump / AC unit replaced. These Folks are just too busy these days responding to calls to have their AC units repaired. Hopefully, they will replace our upstairs unit soon ?
Thanks Chris. Hopefully, we will receive some relief from the heat / dryness in the form of much needed rains next week, but the chances are not that great. It can be Summer through the Fourth of July, then thereafter I’m ready for Autumn weather to start.
Enjoy your Saturday everyone and stay cool !
Loving the hot temperatures, which are actually well above normal for this date. Averages are around 83 and have been about 10 degrees higher.
Today will be the seventh day in a row of temperatures in the 90s in the Chicago suburbs. O’Hare Airport had one day this week in the 80s thanks to a breeze off Lake Michigan, but the remaining days were in the 90s.
NE IL is in the Slight Risk area of severe thunderstorms tonight as a front moves through, with strong storms predicted (the rain is much needed). That front will drop temps to the mid and upper 80s for a few days before the 90s return Tuesday.
I am not a fan of these hot temperatures. I am with Mark give me the 70s. Does Chris or anyone see a break in this heat anytime soon that will last a few days???
A couple of days in the mid to upper 80s net week.
The rest of the days in the 90s.