{"id":77821,"date":"2026-06-13T01:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=77821"},"modified":"2026-06-13T01:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T05:06:30","slug":"strong-storms-ahead-of-a-cool-june-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=77821","title":{"rendered":"Strong Storms Ahead of a Cool June Pattern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good Saturday, everyone. The weather pattern taking shape for the next few weeks isn’t one very typical for this time of year. Well below normal temperatures and above normal rains look to be the rule for much of this region.<\/p>\n

Let’s begin with today and hit the fast forward button.<\/p>\n

Temps start in the upper 50s to low 60s this morning with the pleasant air hanging through the afternoon highs in the low and mid 80s.<\/p>\n

A stout cold front is rumbling across the Mississippi River Valley today, bringing widespread rain and storms to our west. Some of this action sneaks into western Kentucky this evening with the bulk of the state getting in on some storms later tonight and Sunday.<\/p>\n

Just like in previous days, the best chance for strong to severe storms is to our west with a smaller risk extending into western Kentucky today. Here’s the Severe Weather Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center…<\/p>\n

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These storms will also be efficient rainmakers and may cause pockets of flash flooding in the west. The Weather Prediction Center is highlighting this chance with today’s Excessive Rainfall Outlook…<\/p>\n

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The threat for excessive rains moves east later tonight and Sunday and the overall threat likely lowers…<\/p>\n

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Once the Sunday front moves through, the weather is straight out of September for the week ahead. Highs Monday and Tuesday are in the 70s with lows that can drop deep into the 50s…<\/p>\n

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With an overall trough in the mean getting established across the eastern half of the country, several additional potent cold fronts will likely sweep through here. This animation from the EURO starts Tuesday night and goes through the 22nd and highlights the potential for some big storms…<\/p>\n

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The GFS during the same time is even stormier…<\/p>\n

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While not all of Kentucky has picked up a ton of rain over the past few weeks, it’s easy to tell that the overall dry pattern from the spring has flipped around for our entire region. This looks to continue through much of the summer months and the latest EURO Weeklies keep beating the drum about above normal rains through most of July…<\/p>\n

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It’s also growing cooler by the run as it’s just beginning to grasp the cool blast for the week ahead…<\/p>\n

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Of course, this does not mean you won’t see some steamy days because we all know we will. This is just showing average departures for a roughly 6-week period.<\/p>\n

As always, I leave you with your daily heavy rain and storm tracking tools\u2026<\/p>\n

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