Good Sunday everyone. Well, the severe weather threat on Saturday didn’t exactly pan out and no one is complaining. We had a few severe storms move through, but the widespread action stayed away from us. It’s almost as if we just aren’t meant to have severe weather this year. That’s not me trying to jinx anything, just an honest observation on how things have played out, so far.
We still have a cold front moving across the state today and this will continue to touch off scattered showers and thunderstorms. Most of that action will be across the eastern half of the state. Here’s your regional radar…
Cooler and drier air will filter into the region later tonight and hang around into Monday and Tuesday. Highs in the 70s will be common over the next few days as partly sunny skies return.
The models aren’t driving this front as far south as they were earlier and that means moisture and temps will increase a little quicker on Wednesday. That could lead to scattered showers and thunderstorms around that time.
A higher storm threat will be with us for Thursday and Friday as deeper moisture kicks back in…
Notice that little system down in the Gulf? That’s the early season tropical action I’ve been talking about for more than a week now. The models are trying to develop something down there and work it toward the states. The European has a weak tropical system crossing Florida and running up the east coast…
That’s not a typical early summer setup showing up on the models and one to keep an eye over the next week.
These same models continue to suggest the first half of June remains active with frequent rounds of showers and storms and cold fronts making a run at us. Some of them even have another closed low potential by the following week.
This ain’t last summer by a long shot.
Have a great Sunday and take care.
We have been in a very stormy pattern this spring, hut not. in a severe one (which is obviously good.) The ECMWF (Euro) model and the GFS have been forming a tropical system for about a week in the June 5-8 timeframe. That would certainly take away the rest of the drought in FL. In our part, this pattern has been the opposite of last year. I would love a cool summer
A 2 day total of about .50 of rain in east Frankfort, much needed but could have used the 1-2 inches that was forecast, cooler summer sounds great but getting rain every week is key for that to happen!
Its better for that to happen than to be in drought but nice sunny days.
We are not getting nearly enough precipitation for gardening out here in Winchester. It’s a little upsetting. Paducah gets 6″ and we get a couple tears from the sky. 🙁
Though I do not mind missing big spring storms, I would have never thought storms in this area would get like forecasting snow. Wimpy patter carries through summer as well? Fall is generally supposed to be wimpy by default, but not the other three seasons.
Agree with ya on that, I don’t want to see damaging storms either but ky weather these days is about as bland as it gets.
9 inches of rain in Paducah fairly extreme but that is just a isolated area situation.
You know we had a cool spring when i first mis-read the headline as “a artic start to june” . Lol
Severe storms seem absent except for various spots in ky so far this season. Not complaining, but would enjoy a good ol fashion t-storm for few mins.
Thanks chris.