Severe weather on the table
It 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).
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.
Based on observations at 100am EDT, Tuesday March 19, 2024
Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 28 degrees west, near 33 degrees central, and near 31 degrees east. Current sky conditions are clear west, cloudy central, and cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 78%, and the dew point is near 22 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 49%, and the dew point is near 16 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 63%, and the dew point is near 20 degrees. Current drying conditions are fair west, good central, and fair east. Winds are calm west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the west at 10 mph with gusts at 20 mph central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. The wind chill is near 25 degrees central. Winds are variable at 5 mph east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. The wind chill is near 26 degrees east. The livestock cold stress index is in the no stress category west, no stress category central, and no stress category east. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 35 degrees at Louisville International. The lowest temperature is 23 degrees at Henderson.
WESTERN KY AREA (including Paducah)
CENTRAL KY AREA (including Lexington)
EASTERN KY AREA (including Jackson)
Tue Mar 19 00:47:40 EDT 2024
McCracken-
Including the city of Paducah
1145 PM CDT Mon Mar 18 2024
.TONIGHT...Clear. Near steady temperature in the mid 20s. West
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Not as cool with lows around 40.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming west 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny in the morning. Highs in the mid 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Mon Mar 18 20:48:52 EDT 2024
Fayette-
Including the city of Lexington
848 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Chance of
sprinkles and flurries early in the evening. Lows in the mid 20s.
West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Not as cool. Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Not as cool. Clear. Lows in the upper
30s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Colder, clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the north 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in
the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain
showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the
morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 60s. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Mon Mar 18 23:11:26 EDT 2024
Jackson-
Including the cities of McKee and Annville
1111 PM EDT Mon Mar 18 2024
.REST OF TONIGHT...Becoming mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.
West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. West winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 20s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming north 5 to 10 mph
late.
.THURSDAY...Sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain
overnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain.
Lows around 40.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.