{"id":64942,"date":"2024-05-02T01:36:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T05:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=64942"},"modified":"2024-05-02T01:36:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T05:36:13","slug":"a-stormy-setup-is-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=64942","title":{"rendered":"A Stormy Setup Is On The Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good Thursday, everyone. Kentucky Derby Weekend is just around the corner and it’s looking more and more like some showers and storms will be floating about the region. This kicks off a very active and stormy setup that takes us through much of next week.<\/p>\n

Before we get to the storms, let’s talk temps. Highs today will be in the mid and upper 80s for much of the Commonwealth. Can a few spots hit 90? That’s a possibility, especially at the airports that have broken thermometers that are skewed way too warm.<\/p>\n

A few showers and storms will start to rumble into the region from the west and southwest later Thursday night before kicking into a higher gear on Oaks Day. While this isn’t constant rain, periods of showers and thunderstorms look to hang tough through, at least, part of Kentucky Derby Saturday.<\/p>\n

Don’t be surprised if some areas pick up an inch or more of rain during this time, but the models disagree on where this corridor of heavier rains set up…<\/p>\n

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As mentioned, this pattern likely turns very storm through next week. The latest run of the EURO is showing these waves of thunderstorms that keep coming at us through next weekend…<\/p>\n

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The lightning forecast from that same time period suggests the threat for strong to severe storms will be a real possibility…<\/p>\n

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With waves of storms rolling across the region comes the potential to put down a lot of rain. Some healthy totals are showing up over the next week and change…<\/p>\n

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Stormy times ahead, my friends.<\/p>\n

I leave you with your radars to follow the increasing storm threat from west to east\u2026<\/p>\n