Good Monday, folks. Our “Summer of Storms” shows no signs of letting up as we head into the second week of July. The soggy and cooler than normal pattern looks to roll on this week… even after we toast it up out for a day or two to start.
Temps today will head into the upper 80s to around 90 in the far west with low and mid 80s in the east. A couple of showers and thunderstorms will be dancing about the area.
The risk for showers and storms will increase as we head into Tuesday and Wednesday when we get back to watching the northwestern sky. The NAM shows the increase I’m talking about…
We will need to watch for the possibility of strong and severe storms… especially Wednesday. That’s when we see the jet stream taking a big dip into the eastern part of the country. That dip will leave behind an upper level low sandwiched between two big highs… or should I call them eyes?
Take a look at that map above and tell me it doesn’t remind you of this…
Be honest… how many of you are reading this now and saying.. hoo… hoo… 🙂
The owl eyes pattern will bring cooler than normal temps back in here for the second part of the week into the upcoming weekend. It may also bring a few more rounds of showers and storms our way.
Looking for a break in the wet pattern? The 2 week rainfall forecast from the GFS says forget about it…
Notice how you see the tropics showing a lot of rainfall. That’s because we may have Tropical Storm Chantal to deal with. This storm formed in the Atlantic last night and may work close to the east coast of Florida by the weekend. The pattern favors another storm developing over the next week or two.
At the rate this year is going… Will anyone be surprised if a hurricane gets into the Gulf and then brings heavy rains our way later this summer or early fall? Nah… me neither. Actually… I give something like that much higher than normal odds in this type a pattern.
Make it a great Monday and take care.
P.S Who… hoo… hoo… 😉
Low to mid-80s mentioned for a high here on this page, but 77 on WKYT detailed forecast page and 76 cited on the 7-day weather graphic?
Love the owl interpretation, btw.
Give me 95 with a 50 dew point over 80 with a 70 dew point..
Funny how the models are so good in the summer, but they turn to mush in the winter.
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Wow on the owl resemblance. Really tired of all the rain, not the best of summers for Kentucky. Maybe it will change, WHO knows? (pun intended) Thanks for all the updates, Mr. Bailey!
I wish you could thumbs up or down comments. Who else would like that? If only CB could implement this into his blog with him and his awesome web designers. (If any I’m pretty sure)
Really shouldn’t be surprised by the more rain pattern. My son & brother in law were looking to hike along the Cumberland River later this month. I’m not so sure that will be feasible at this point. Would anyone else be surprised by an early fall? Normal weather just doesn’t exist any longer.
This is simply a rebound from the drought of last summer.
Agree, so I guess next summer will be hot and dry!
Frankfort would have had 70 inches of snow last week IF that moisture was snow?
One can dream can’t he 🙂
Haha I like the way you think. 🙂
My part of Richmond would have seen it cut off and get a dusting…
Temp going make it close to 90 today in Central KY. So far this year Lexington has had 2 90 degree days.
Through July 8:
2013: 2
2012: 21
2011: 8
2010: 12
2009: 4
WAVE 3 blog says a patter change is in the works? I’m wanting to believe the L’ville station blog this week!