{"id":60538,"date":"2023-08-25T01:05:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T05:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=60538"},"modified":"2023-08-25T01:05:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T05:05:21","slug":"high-heat-and-strong-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=60538","title":{"rendered":"High Heat and Strong Storms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday to one and all. It&#8217;s likely the hottest day of the week and summer for much of Kentucky as we also watch for some booming thunderstorms. Temps will come way down this weekend as a pattern changing cold front arrives.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk about today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Temps are low to middle 90s for most of Kentucky. The east is a little cooler than everyone else and may only reach the low 90s.<\/li>\n<li>Humidity levels are off the charts and more typical of the deep tropics.<\/li>\n<li>This will cause heat index values to soar well above 100 for many.<\/li>\n<li>Western Kentucky hits 110-115 in many areas.<\/li>\n<li>Central Kentucky hits 100-108.<\/li>\n<li>Eastern Kentucky will range from 98-105<\/li>\n<li>The threat for thunderstorms will be with us. There&#8217;s a small chance to start the day, with much of the storm clusters waiting until late afternoon and evening to go up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the storms may be strong or severe and the Storm Prediction Center has our region in the Low-end risk for severe storms&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1.png?1692839408\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Damaging wind is the main threat from any storm that goes up.<\/p>\n<p>Our cold front slowly presses through here on Saturday and that means a big north to south temp swing. The southern half of the state is still quite toasty and may hit 90 once again. Some showers and storms will then come sweeping in through the day and some of that lingers into Sunday as temps come down&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NAM-3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60541\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/NAM-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The setup for next week will feature some really pleasant temps around here as another deep trough swings in later Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, we may be tracking a tropical system in the eastern Gulf of Mexico that crosses Florida and then turns up along or just off the east coast. This system is actually crossing from the Pacific into the Caribbean right now and the National Hurricane Center is highlighting this for development as it heads into the Gulf&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/xgtwo\/two_atl_7d0.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The models show Franklin holding well off the east coast with the system coming in behind it from the Gulf. The Canadian continues to trend the strongest with the storm and the overall setup&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Canadian-20.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60543\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Canadian-20.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GFS is playing catch up on the Gulf system, but it&#8217;s starting to find it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GFS-8.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60544\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GFS-8.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For us, the above scenarios would bring scattered showers and storms late Monday and Tuesday with a blast of fall air behind it. Could we see our first taste of upper 40s by Wednesday or Thursday mornings? That&#8217;s a possibility and there&#8217;s model support for this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GFS-TEMPS-6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60545\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GFS-TEMPS-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"957\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GFS-TEMPS-6.png 957w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GFS-TEMPS-6-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/GFS-TEMPS-6-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CANADIAN<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Canadian-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60546\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Canadian-5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"952\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Canadian-5.png 952w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Canadian-5-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Canadian-5-768x611.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Too early for Chili? Asking for a friend. &#x1f61c;<\/p>\n<p>I will update if needed today, so check back in. As usual, I have all your storm tracking tools for the day&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"post-content entry-content\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/builder.zoomradar.net\/zoomradar_weather_map\/weather_page.php?key=dlFZs5IY4VCw7bK\" width=\"560\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"seamless\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/radar-large.asp?partner=netweather&amp;traveler=0&amp;site=KY_&amp;type=SIR&amp;anim=1&amp;level=state&amp;large=1#\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" alt=\"\" usemap=\"#largemap\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sirocco.accuweather.com\/nx_mosaic_640x480_public\/sir\/inmaSIRKY_.gif\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Current watches<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/validww.png\" alt=\"Current Watches\" width=\"582\" height=\"408\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/validww.png\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Possible Watch Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/validmd.png\" alt=\"Current MDs\" width=\"582\" height=\"408\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/validmd.png\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have a great Friday and take care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday to one and all. It&#8217;s likely the hottest day of the week and summer for much of Kentucky as we also watch for some booming thunderstorms. Temps will come way down this weekend as a pattern changing cold front arrives. Let&#8217;s talk about today: Temps are low to middle 90s for most of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60538\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}