Good Tuesday, everyone. We have a nice summer temperature taking shape across the bluegrass state this week. This will lead to some very warm air that will send thermometers into the upper 80s before all is said and done. That pattern looks to turn stormy as we head into the weekend as a strong cold front approaches the region.
Highs today will work into the middle 80s on a gusty southwesterly wind. Temps by Wednesday and Thursday will hit the upper 80s as humidity levels start to climb. That may make it feel a little muggy by the end of the week and that’s when we introduce the chance for some showers or storms.
That action should increase over the weekend as our cold front arrives. It may also set us up for some booming storms…
The storms look to be followed by a cooler and drier brand of air into early next week. The European Model has a cool look to it…
The overall pattern into early June looks to feature a series of cold fronts approaching our region from the northwest. That may mean a fairly active thunderstorm period. It’d during this time we will also need to keep an eye on the tropics for some early season development.
Have a great day and take care.
Thanks, Chris. Weekend weather was absolutely perfect here! Couldn’t have been better. When you say cooler, just tell me you don’t mean 50s and 60s. Have a great day, everyone!
I would think as we roll into June these cool snaps will be increasingly warmer. Probably highs in the 70’s and lows in the 50’s, instead of the May cool snaps that brought 60’s and 40’s. If our entire summer consists of some stretches of heat and humidity that are broken every four to five days by some rain and cooler, less humid weather, than we will be in for a nice summer.
¡Gracias, Chris!
An F4 tornado south of Louisville on this date back in 1996 (fortunately no loss of life) is the latest in the spring a tornado stronger than EF3/F3 has struck Kentucky – at least in recorded history that is.
KY has not recorded tornadoes stronger than EF3/F3 from late May until November.
KY has also had no recorded twisters stronger than F2/EF2 from about the second week in June until October.
Tennessee’s tornado history is very similar to KY.
Of course, nature can always throw surprises regarding tornadoes or any other wx. Needless to say there are other dangers during the summer such as flash floods, lightning, heatwaves.
However, we are getting to the time of year when stronger tornadoes tend to form closer to the Great Lakes and the upper plains. Thus, our area can breath a tad bit easier in this regard, if not let down our guard completely.
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Looks like major flooding taking shape northwest of us in Illinois this week, glad we are not in line for that, some areas may end up with a foot of rain in a week!