{"id":29796,"date":"2018-04-27T01:45:37","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T05:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=29796"},"modified":"2018-04-27T01:45:37","modified_gmt":"2018-04-27T05:45:37","slug":"frost-before-a-warm-derby-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=29796","title":{"rendered":"Frost Before A Warm Derby Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday, everyone. Our week is ending on a fairly nice note, but a blast of chill is on the way for the weekend. That will bring another frost threat into town, with even the potential for a light freeze. Hang in there, my friends, a warmer pattern continues to evolve for Kentucky Derby Week.<\/p>\n<p>Temps today are generally in upper 60s and low 70s. Enjoy!!. There is the slightchance for a shower or thunderstorm, but most will stay dry&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This winds will really crank on Saturday, with a push of colder air moving in during the afternoon and evening. This MAY touch off isolated showers in the east, but the big news is the cold air coming in behind this. Lows by Sunday morning head toward the low 30s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=29800\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29800\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GFS-Temps-13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"925\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GFS-Temps-13.png 925w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GFS-Temps-13-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/GFS-Temps-13-768x510.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Green Thumbs are on high alert. Highs on Sunday may not make it to 60 across the central and east, even with nearly full sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>This air is cold enough for some flakes to fly as close by as the high ground of the West Virginia Mountains&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=29801\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29801\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29801\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NAM-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NAM-12.png 691w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NAM-12-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following another frost threat to start Monday, temps rebound quickly and really take off. This comes from a big warm ridge of high pressure across the eastern half of the country&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=29795\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29795\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29795\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Euro-2-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Euro-2-8.png 642w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Euro-2-8-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Temps may hit the 80s across Kentucky, with summer temps just to our south and east&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?attachment_id=29794\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29794\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29794\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Euro1-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"702\" height=\"649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Euro1-6.png 702w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Euro1-6-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rounds of showers and thunderstorms will then fire up by the second half of next week. Will those hang around to impact the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby? That depends on just how quickly this front moves east.<\/p>\n<p>I will have another update later today. Make it a good one and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday, everyone. Our week is ending on a fairly nice note, but a blast of chill is on the way for the weekend. That will bring another frost threat into town, with even the potential for a light freeze. Hang in there, my friends, a warmer pattern continues to evolve for Kentucky Derby Week. 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