{"id":24754,"date":"2017-09-18T01:14:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T05:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=24754"},"modified":"2017-09-18T11:48:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T15:48:46","slug":"tracking-storms-and-the-tropics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=24754","title":{"rendered":"Tracking Storms and The Tropics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Monday, folks, We are kicking off a warmer than normal week across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Humidity levels will also be on the increase, giving us a semi-muggy feel at times. With the humidity coming up, scattered showers and storms will be cranking up from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>As all this is going on, we have two tropical threats along the east coast of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s showers and storms will be more prominent across central and western parts of the state. Some heavy downpours will be possible&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/builder.zoomradar.net\/zoomradar_weather_map\/weather_page.php?key=9nNfA2mOMDiJ4LG\" width=\"560\" height=\"462\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday should give us more of the same, as scattered showers and storms rumble through here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=24756\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24756\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24756\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/GFS-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/GFS-8.png 524w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/GFS-8-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>High temps with areas getting storms may stay in the 70s, while those outside of storms see 80-85.<\/p>\n<p>Rubber stamp the above forecast and play it through the rest of the week and into the upcoming weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Jose and Maria continue to spin and both will likely threaten different parts of the east coast. Jose is first in line, while Maria churns across the Caribbean&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.goes.noaa.gov\/GIFS\/HUIR.JPG\" alt=\"Hurricane Infrared GOES East\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov\/smcd\/opdb\/aviation\/realtime\/CONIR.GIF\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jose will likely have a big impact from the Mid-Atlantic into southern New England. Tropical storm force winds are possible&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"coneimage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/storm_graphics\/AT12\/refresh\/AL122017_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png\/025306_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png\" alt=\"cone graphic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jose may then try to do a loop and head back toward the coast as a much weaker system. What happens with that loop may be a primary driver to where Maria winds up going. This major hurricane is going to work through some of the same Caribbean islands recently devastated by Hurricane Irma&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"coneimage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/storm_graphics\/AT15\/refresh\/AL152017_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png\/145528_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png\" alt=\"cone graphic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of variables in play with Jose and Maria, so it&#8217;s going to be interesting to see how everything plays out over the next week.<\/p>\n<p>Just beyond the next week, the pattern likely flips chilly across the eastern half of the country. The European Ensembles from WeatherBell show a rather dramatic shift to cold as we end September&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=24755\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24755\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24755\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Euro-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"1323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Euro-5.png 820w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Euro-5-186x300.png 186w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Euro-5-768x1239.png 768w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Euro-5-635x1024.png 635w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been saying this is a year for an early season frost threat, and the above maps could signal such a threat into early October. Of course, what happens in the tropics can have a big impact on the overall pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Make it a great day and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Monday, folks, We are kicking off a warmer than normal week across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Humidity levels will also be on the increase, giving us a semi-muggy feel at times. With the humidity coming up, scattered showers and storms will be cranking up from time to time. 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