{"id":72312,"date":"2025-08-28T01:08:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=72312"},"modified":"2025-08-28T01:08:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T05:08:31","slug":"3-in-a-row-for-a-record-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=72312","title":{"rendered":"3 In A Row for a Record Low"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Thursday, everyone. It&#8217;s another day with record or near record lows as this week goes down as one of the coldest ever recorded in Kentucky during the month of August. As we look ahead to the Labor Day Weekend and into early September, we find a few more cold fronts dropping in.<\/p>\n<p>As expected, Wednesday morning was one for the record books&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Another Record Cold morning in Lexington as our temp hit 46 degrees. This shatters the old record of 49 from 1968.<\/p>\n<p>This is the 3rd coldest temperature ever recorded in the month of August. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kywx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kywx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Bailey (@Kentuckyweather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kentuckyweather\/status\/1960677372786532609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This was one of the coldest August mornings in recorded history for Kentucky. In addition to Lexington posting our 3rd coldest August temperature ever, many of the Kentucky Mesonet sites dropped into the low 40s.<\/p>\n<p>FUN FACT: August and July are the only months in Kentucky history\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s1JPsZveyw\">pic.twitter.com\/s1JPsZveyw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris Bailey (@Kentuckyweather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kentuckyweather\/status\/1960716353905582124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Temps this morning will be back into record territory with mid and upper 40s for those with clear skies. Areas with clouds will stay in the low 50s. Highs this afternoon are in the mid and upper 70s with a mix of sun and clouds. There is the smallest chance for a sprinkle or shower this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also the chance for a stray shower along a Friday cold front dropping in from the north. The future radar from the Hi Res NAM shows this possibility&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NAM-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72314\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/NAM-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The air behind this boundary keeps things awesome into the Labor Day Weekend. with temps still being below normal. This animation shows the temperature departures from normal starting Friday evening and rolling through Labor Day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-18.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72316\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-18.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The setup next week continues to be that can feature a few wet weather systems spinning into our region. The models show a slow-moving upper level system impacting us from Tuesday through late next week. This could be a monster upper level system&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-2-12.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72322\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-2-12.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what that system looks like at the surface&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-19.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72324\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-19.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All of this brings another round of well below normal temperatures into our region. Once again, we are seeing the Barney colors in this animation that starts Labor Day evening and goes through the first weekend in September&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-3-5.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-72323\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GFS-3-5.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>IF this upper low does spin overtop of us with some needed rains it could give us a day or two with highs only in the 60s.<\/p>\n<p>The tropics remain a snoozefest as we get closer to the peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/xgtwo\/two_atl_7d0.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have a great Thursday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Thursday, everyone. It&#8217;s another day with record or near record lows as this week goes down as one of the coldest ever recorded in Kentucky during the month of August. As we look ahead to the Labor Day Weekend and into early September, we find a few more cold fronts dropping in. 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