{"id":66617,"date":"2024-10-08T01:11:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T05:11:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=66617"},"modified":"2024-10-08T01:11:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T05:11:43","slug":"tracking-a-patchy-frost-threat-and-hurricane-milton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=66617","title":{"rendered":"Tracking a Patchy Frost Threat and Hurricane Milton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday, everyone. It&#8217;s another awesome fall weather day here in Kentucky as the eyes of the weather world continue to turn toward the Gulf of Mexico. That&#8217;s where one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded is as Milton is still targeting Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Before we get there, let&#8217;s talk about Kentucky&#8217;s weather this week.<\/p>\n<p>highs are generally in the upper 60s and low 70s through Friday. Overnight lows are in the 40-45 degree range, but some mid and upper 30s can show up, especially Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Our weather is dry and calm, so enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Milton became one of the top 5 strongest hurricanes on record Monday afternoon. Winds hit 180mph as the pressure dropped to 897mb in what was truly a WOW day. Here&#8217;s what this system looks like on Satellite&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov\/GOES16\/ABI\/SECTOR\/gm\/13\/GOES16-GM-13-1000x1000.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hurricane Warnings are out for much of Florida with an expected landfall near Tampa Wednesday night. Here&#8217;s the latest information and track forecast from the National Hurricane Center&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/storm_graphics\/AT14\/refresh\/AL142024_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png\/204837_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png\" alt=\"cone graphic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The latest storm surge forecast shows the potential for a 15 foot surge for some areas&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/storm_graphics\/AT14\/refresh\/AL142024_peak_surge+png\/152801_peak_surge.png\" alt=\"[Image of cumulative wind history]\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will be a devastating hurricane for much of Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Back here in Kentucky, there&#8217;s another big time fall cold front rolling in here late Sunday into Sunday night with a big blast of cold air coming in behind it. Barney shows up early next week&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-6.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66628\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-6.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>EURO<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EURO-6.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66618\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EURO-6.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frost will be a good bet early next week with lows that can make a run at the freezing mark&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-TEMPS-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66627\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-TEMPS-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-TEMPS-3.png 961w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-TEMPS-3-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-TEMPS-3-768x607.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We also say welcome back to our old friend the Wind Chill map&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-TEMPS-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-66626\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-TEMPS-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-TEMPS-2-1.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-TEMPS-2-1-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GFS-TEMPS-2-1-768x606.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Highs for several days next week may not get out of the 50s. Bring. It. On.<\/p>\n<p>Have a terrific Tuesday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday, everyone. It&#8217;s another awesome fall weather day here in Kentucky as the eyes of the weather world continue to turn toward the Gulf of Mexico. That&#8217;s where one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded is as Milton is still targeting Florida. Before we get there, let&#8217;s talk about Kentucky&#8217;s weather this week. highs [&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-66617","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\/66617","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=66617"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66629,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66617\/revisions\/66629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}