{"id":76686,"date":"2026-03-03T01:08:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=76686"},"modified":"2026-03-03T01:45:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T06:45:30","slug":"rounds-of-storms-and-warm-temps-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=76686","title":{"rendered":"Rounds of Storms and Warm Temps Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday to one and all. Much warmer air is surging in from the south today and it&#8217;s bringing a stormy setup along for the ride. We have the potential for strong storms and heavy rains as temps feel more like late April or early May.<\/p>\n<p>A warm front is lifting through here today with temps warming into the 60s and even 70s in the far west and south. A wave of showers and storms is along and ahead of this boundary as it lifts through.<\/p>\n<p>The boundary then slows down across far northern Kentucky leading to waves of showers and storms along it through Wednesday and into Wednesday night. This has the chance to produce local flash flooding issues, and I&#8217;ve highlighted the areas most at risk&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-MAP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76683\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-MAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-MAP.jpg 728w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1-MAP-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The future radar from the RRFS shows these waves of showers and storms through Thursday evening&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RRFS-4.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76688\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RRFS-4.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the rainfall forecast from that same run&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RRFS-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76689\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RRFS-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"964\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RRFS-1.png 964w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RRFS-1-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RRFS-1-768x601.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The storms on Wednesday have the chance to become strong or severe during the afternoon and evening hours. The Storm Prediction Center is highlighting this low-end potential with Wednesday&#8217;s Severe Weather Outlook&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2.png?1772472310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a look at the individual threats from the SPC&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_TORN.png?1772472435\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_WIND.png?1772472571\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody2_HAIL.png?1772472667\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Temps continue to climb through the end of the week into the weekend. Record highs will be possible, especially on Friday when 80 degree high temps are a real possibility if we get enough sunshine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canadian.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-76694\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canadian.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"962\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canadian.png 962w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canadian-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canadian-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another update or two comes your way later today. I\u2019ll also have updates on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisBaileyWKYT\">Meteorologist Chris Bailey Facebook Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until then, here are your tracking tools for the day\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWARNINGS.jpg\" alt=\"Warnings\" \/><\/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 a terrific Tuesday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Tuesday to one and all. Much warmer air is surging in from the south today and it&#8217;s bringing a stormy setup along for the ride. We have the potential for strong storms and heavy rains as temps feel more like late April or early May. A warm front is lifting through here today with [&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-76686","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\/76686","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=76686"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76696,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76686\/revisions\/76696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}