Good Monday morning. Our week is off and running on a very cold note with widespread frost and likely record cold temperatures. If you’re sick of the chill… a blast of summer air blows into town for the middle of the week. Yes, in true Kentucky fashion we will go from frost to 80s in just a few days.
You know the drill about the temps out there this morning. We’ve set this up for well over a week now, so it should be of no surprise to anyone who watches or reads.
Readings this afternoon will top out around 60 under mostly sunny skies. Another round of frost is possible tonight for parts of eastern Kentucky with readings back into the mid and upper 30s. The weather on Tuesday will see warmer air surging in here with temps back into the 70s.
We head into the 80s on Wednesday as warmer and more humid air filters in. This will set the stage for scattered showers and thunderstorm chances increasing by Thursday and lasting into the upcoming weekend.
The pattern will become much more active late in the weekend into early next week as we see a healthy temperature gradient setting up…
That low across the plains should send clusters of storms our way from late Sunday into Monday and Tuesday. That’s when another cold front may cross the state and knock our temps back down…
While not as strong as the cold fronts of late… it continues the overall trend we’ve seen this spring.
Have a magnificent Monday and take care.
Thanks Chris!
Nashville dropped to 38 this morning – currently at 40. Brrrr. At least it’s bright sunshine and no wind at the moment. Looking forward to the midweek warmup.
For those in southern Kentucky (and central Tennessee) that regularly look up the NWS Nashville radar (OXH), the OXH radar will be out of service for most of this week as a couple panels on the dome are being replaced. Fortunately for us weather weenies, there are other nearby radars available such as Fort Campbell (HPX).
How about going from the 20’s to 90’s in 2 days
In the north
36 this morning in my part of Frankfort, covered the tomatoes last nite but did not see any frost in my hood, good, we can now proceed on to summer please!
Can anyone comment on the extended forcast for the end of the month/first of June…daughter getting married and I’d like be prepared…thanks in advance!
You are my favorite source for weather!!!
The Climate Prediction Center website might be of help.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/forecasts/
The outlook is hinting at cooler than normal temps but near normal precipitation. As it’s an outlook and not a forecast, you will need to get updates. I’m sure Chris would be the first to say no one can give a more precise forecast this far out. I may understand rather well your feelings about the wx for your daughter’s wedding, as I myself am getting married later this year! We send best wishes.
I gotta say, I’m shocked at how ‘tame’ this severe weather season has been. I can’t even recall a severe thunderstorm warning being issued for my area this season. After last year though, the state needed this break.
Yes. Strange, but welcomed.
It’s not just our neck of the woods, it’s the nation in general. Only three tornado fatalities in the USA so far this season (one each in Georgia, Texas and Mississippi). While the southern and central plains are getting into their peak tornado season, even they have been relatively quiet to date.
April is normally the most active tornado month for our area. As mentioned before, if we can hold out a few more weeks, we could then breath a tad bit easier if not let down our guard completely. Past climatology shows Kentucky and Tennessee have had no F4/EF4 tornadoes from roughly the last week of May through Nov. IIRC, also no F3/EF3 twisters from about the second week of June until Oct. As we get closer to summer, the stronger twisters tend to shift closer to the Great Lakes and the upper plains. Indeed, Kentucky has never recorded any July tornado fatalities, and only very rare loss of life in Aug and Sept.
Yep. I saw something the other day that based on the last 10 years, tornadoes are down 43% this year nationwide.
May is now at right around normal for Lexington. April was above normal, March below. This spring, by the end will be known for near normal temps and way above normal precip. I kind of like this–it cuts down on severe weather and drought/100 degree temps in the summer!