{"id":77600,"date":"2026-05-23T01:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=77600"},"modified":"2026-05-23T01:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T05:12:48","slug":"rounds-of-rain-and-storms-rumble-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=77600","title":{"rendered":"Rounds of Rain and Storms Rumble On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Saturday, everyone. Our super soaker of a weather pattern continues with scattered showers and thunderstorms rolling across the region over this holiday weekend. Unfortunately, this means we have additional waves of heavy rain with more waiting on us into next week.<\/p>\n<p>We have picked up a ton of rain over the past few days with a general 1&#8243;-4&#8243; for many, with locally higher amounts. Take a look at the rain totals through Friday from the Kentucky Mesonet sites&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mesonet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77613\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mesonet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1005\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mesonet.png 1005w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mesonet-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Mesonet-768x339.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More in the way of showers and storms rumble across the state today, especially central and eastern Kentucky. This won&#8217;t be as widespread with many dry hours showing up. Still, slow-moving storms may put down torrential rains in some areas.<\/p>\n<p>Another big wave of showers and storms arrives Sunday and may bring more in the way of heavy rains. This future radar from the HRRR runs from this morning through Sunday evening and shows all this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hrrr.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77607\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hrrr.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s another low end chance for a few spinning storms out there today. Here&#8217;s the Severe Weather Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/partners\/outlooks\/state\/images\/KY_swody1.png?1779498069\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Memorial Day finds more in the way of showers and storms going up with a boundary that looks to hang tough through most of next week. This leads to additional waves of rain and storms through the end of next week&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GFS-3-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77610\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GFS-3-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Additional heavy rains are likely with several more inches possible&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GFS-15.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77602\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GFS-15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GFS-15.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GFS-15-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GFS-15-768x604.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This pattern may also turn cooler again to end the month and begin June. Check out the GFS during that time frame&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GFS-2-3.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77603\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GFS-2-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"984\" height=\"808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This cooler air is being matched by the EURO Weeklies which show an overall below normal temperature pattern through the start of July&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EURO-14.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77604\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EURO-14.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"959\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EURO-14.png 959w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EURO-14-300x237.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EURO-14-768x608.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 959px) 100vw, 959px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That goes along with the same model showing well above normal rainfall during this same time period&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EURO-2-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77605\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EURO-2-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"963\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EURO-2-7.png 963w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EURO-2-7-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/EURO-2-7-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 963px) 100vw, 963px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Both of those match what we typically see in the summer months during a developing Super El Nino.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, here are the tracking tools you need for the day\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-anno-skip google-anno-sc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" aria-label=\"Weather\" data-google-vignette=\"false\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWATCHES.jpg\" alt=\"Watches\" data-src=\"https:\/\/webpubcontent.gray.tv\/wkyt\/WEBWATCHES.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" 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><strong>Current watches<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/validww.png\" alt=\"Current Watches\" width=\"582\" height=\"408\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/watch\/validww.png\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Possible Watch Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/validmd.png\" alt=\"Current MDs\" width=\"582\" height=\"408\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/products\/md\/validmd.png\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Make it a fantastic Friday and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Saturday, everyone. Our super soaker of a weather pattern continues with scattered showers and thunderstorms rolling across the region over this holiday weekend. Unfortunately, this means we have additional waves of heavy rain with more waiting on us into next week. We have picked up a ton of rain over the past few days [&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-77600","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\/77600","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=77600"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77615,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77600\/revisions\/77615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}