Updated Thursday Evening, December 9, 2021It has been a rather active weather pattern to start December. Through the 8th, the state has averaged 1.39 inches. Attention now turns to another round of showers and storms tomorrow and Saturday. Altogether, another half to 1.5 inches will be on the table. Coverage will start tomorrow scattered in nature. Highs will jump into the 60s across much of the area behind breezy southerly winds. Shower/storm coverage and intensity then increases tomorrow night and into Saturday morning. A line of storms is expected with damaging winds as the main threat, but tornadoes also very much possible. Heavy rain also presents a flooding threat, especially for low lying areas. Now is the time to get animals out of those spots. Bottom line, this will present an overnight threat, so please have a way to get warning (highly suggest a NOAA Weather Radio).Severe weather on the table
After a brief cool down for the latter half of the weekend, temperatures go on the uphill
climb next week. Outlooks hint the warm air will hang around the area through the third
full week of December. Any additional rain chances look to hold off until late workweek.
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030 FXUS63 KLMK 251933 AFDLMK Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Louisville KY 333 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 .KEY MESSAGES... * A few rain showers are possible on Friday, with light precipitation totals (less than 0.10") generally expected. A stray thunderstorm cannot be ruled out Friday afternoon. * Warm and breezy this weekend, with gusts exceeding 30 mph out of the southwest at times. * Rain chances return early next week, but above normal temperatures persist. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH FRIDAY/... Issued at 333 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 Quiet weather continues across the region this afternoon with mostly sunny skies present across much of the Ohio Valley. Latest visible satellite imagery shows convective debris cirrus streaming across southwestern IN and western KY, with this area of high clouds expected to gradually push eastward later this afternoon as convection continues across the central Plains. Surface high pressure currently located over southern Ontario continues to allow dry northeast low-level flow into central KY and southern IN, and this has also resulted in a fairly noticeable north-south gradient in temperatures this afternoon. As we head toward sunset tonight, expected increasingly filtered sunshine, especially west of I-65, with dry and quiet weather continuing through the evening hours. Tonight, dry weather is expected to continue across much of the area, with the sfc-850 mb layer remaining fairly dry below increasing mid-level moisture. Would expect skies to be clear enough and winds to remain light enough for another decent radiational cooling setup across portions of southern IN and the KY Bluegrass, though temperatures are generally expected to be warmer tonight compared to last night and this morning. By the pre-dawn hours Friday, a deeper fetch of moisture will start to enter southwestern portions of the CWA as a warm front begins to lift through the region. While initial radar returns will likely evaporate within the dry low-levels, a chance of showers is expected across the Pennyrile by around sunrise tomorrow. Tomorrow, increased cloud cover and a few rain showers are expected as the aforementioned warm front lifts across the region. By no means will Friday be a washout, as precipitation chances should remain fairly confined to the zone of deepest moisture and isentropic lifting in the vicinity of the front. Temperatures will generally be warmer on Friday, with temporarily reduced temperatures expected in the vicinity of the front where there should be greater cloud cover. Highs tomorrow should be in the 70s in most locations, although a few 80 degree readings would be most likely across southern and SW Kentucky. Initially, precipitation chances should be forced by broad lifting along the warm front, though increased instability behind the warm front means that an isolated rumble of thunder cannot be ruled out tomorrow afternoon, though severe impacts are not expected. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/... Issued at 333 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 Friday Night through Sunday Night... Warm front lifting northward will take most of its precip solidly north of the Ohio River. Still some uncertainty in the timing and an outside chance that we see isolated convection to the south of the warm front. Therefore will hold on to a 20% chance, The balance of the weekend will be warm and breezy, with temps more in line with late May or early June. The main summer component that will be missing is humidity, as dewpoints stay in the mid/upper 50s. and a subsidence layer from 850-700mb will keep a lid on any convection. Tight pressure gradient will yield breezy conditions, with S-SW winds at a solid 15-20 mph with gusts around 30 mph each afternoon. Weakening cold front starts to advance from the Plains Sunday night, but will only bring a slight chance for showers and storms into areas west of I-65 in the pre-dawn hours of Monday. Monday through Wednesday... Early next week, the pattern will deamplify as the deep upper low over the Plains lifts into Canada and the southeastern CONUS ridging starts to break down. This will allow a cold front to drop SE into the Ohio Valley, brining a good chance for showers with a few embedded thunderstorms. Weak lapse rates and weakening shear will work against severe potential, and organized convection in general. Tue/Wed won't be quite as warm as this weekend, but still above normal for late April. Model consensus still yields rain chances throughout the period, but expect that to come into better focus as we get closer in time. The best chance for a dry day still appears to be Tuesday, and even if it does rain each day it should not be a washout. && .AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY/... Issued at 1253 PM EDT Thu Apr 25 2024 VFR conditions expected through the forecast period. Clouds will increase late in the period as a warm front begins to lift into the region. Some scattered rain showers may also develop toward the end of the forecast period as well ahead of the frontal boundary. && .LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KY...None. IN...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...CSG LONG TERM...RAS AVIATION...DM