{"id":72158,"date":"2025-08-15T00:58:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T04:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=72158"},"modified":"2025-08-15T00:58:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T04:58:24","slug":"heating-it-up-for-the-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=72158","title":{"rendered":"Heating It Up For The Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday to one and all. We are toasting things up as we hit the weekend as our pattern turns downright hot for the next several days. Things change by the middle of next week as the first in a series of troughs settles into our region, bringing much better temps.<\/p>\n<p>Isolated storms continue out there today with temps in the upper 80s and low 90s. This sets the stage for widespread 90-95 degree high temps this weekend through Tuesday. Overall, temps for our entire region average well above normal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72166\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-2-1.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-2-1-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-2-1-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is the chance for a sneaky thunderstorm cluster or two to drop into central and eastern Kentucky late Sunday into Sunday night&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-9.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72170\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-9.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before we get to next weeks changes, let&#8217;s talk about Erin. This storm becomes a hurricane today as it continues to get its act together&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov\/GOES19\/ABI\/SECTOR\/car\/GEOCOLOR\/GOES19-CAR-GEOCOLOR-1000x1000.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The latest from the National Hurricane Center takes this to a Major Hurricane later this weekend as it slowly starts to turn toward the north&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/storm_graphics\/AT05\/refresh\/AL052025_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png\/112043_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png\" alt=\"cone graphic\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The offshore track remains the favored track still as all but one of the members of the EURO Ensembles keeps this out to sea&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72160\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-8.png 792w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-8-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-8-768x742.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The latest from the EURO operational model is pretty much in step with the average of the Euro Ensembles in terms of the track. The EURO also shows our cold front dropping in from the northwest with an increase in showers and storms as some type of upper system tries to cut off.<\/p>\n<p>This animation starts Monday night and goes through next Friday night&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-11.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72168\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-11.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The AI version of the EURO has a similar track and also shows our system trying to cutoff in our region&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-3-4.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72164\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-3-4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a much cooler setup for the second half of next week into next weekend. The EURO family then keeps additional troughs digging into the east to close out August in the run up to Labor Day Weekend&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-4-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72165\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/EURO-4-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The GFS and Canadian Models are jumping in on this as well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-2-3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72173\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-2-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>CANADIAN<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Canadian-2.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72172\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Canadian-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A little bit of fall look and feel may very well show up during this time.<\/p>\n<p>I leave you with your storm tracking toys for the day\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWARNINGS.jpg\" alt=\"Warnings\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWARNINGS.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/x-hv1.pivotalweather.com\/maps\/warnings\/nwshaz.us_ov.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/x-hv1.pivotalweather.com\/maps\/warnings\/nwshaz.us_ov.png\" \/><\/p>\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>Make it fantastic Friday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Friday to one and all. We are toasting things up as we hit the weekend as our pattern turns downright hot for the next several days. Things change by the middle of next week as the first in a series of troughs settles into our region, bringing much better temps. Isolated storms continue out [&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-72158","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\/72158","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=72158"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72174,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72158\/revisions\/72174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=72158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=72158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=72158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}