Chris Bailey's Kentucky Weather

Good Sunday everyone. What a weather weekend we are wrapping up across central and eastern Kentucky. Thermometers hit the middle 80s for most of our region on Saturday and we should be in the same ballpark again today. The warmth out there is impressive, but may pale in comparison to what’s ahead for Memorial Day Weekend.

Partly to mostly sunny skies will be with us today as temps hit the mid and upper 80s. Some low 90s may show up across the western part of the state. Just like Saturday, an isolated storm or two will show up into the heart of the afternoon. Much of the action will be across the south and west.

Your daily dose of weather trackers:

Current Temps

Monday will feature a weak front working in from the west and this should touch off a better chance for some storms. This front shows up well on the NAM:

Some slightly cooler air will work in behind the front for Tuesday as some sunshine returns. This ” cool” air will be short lived as mother nature cranks up the heat for the end of the week into Memorial Day Weekend. Odds favor temps hitting 90 or better across much of our region for the unofficial start to summer.

Speaking of Summer…

That is Tropical Storm Alberto that formed just off the South Carolina shoreline Saturday. This is the first storm of the Atlantic season that hasn’t even started yet. Have I mentioned before that extreme is the new normal?

Have a great Saturday and take care.

Good Saturday and welcome to the weekend. It’s a weekend that will have many of us thinking we are in the heart of summertime. Temps continue to run well above normal over the next few days and that’s a sign of things to come. Thermometers may get even hotter as we get closer to Memorial Day Weekend.

High temps today will hit the middle 80s for most of the region today under a mostly sunny sky. Humidity levels will be on the increase today as well and that may help to pop a scattered shower or thunderstorm.

Current Temps

We will replay this same forecast for Sunday and may even add a degree or two to thermometers.

Our thunderstorm chances will kick it up a notch as we roll into Monday and Tuesday. The GFS:

Temps will come down a few degrees and be closer to 80 for highs due to clouds and scattered storms.

The pattern for the end of next week into Memorial Day Weekend is looking HOT. A huge heat ridge is going to build into our region and this could mean we hit 90 degrees for the first time this year. Here’s the European Model showing the dome of heat:

Mother Nature is gonna make ya sweat! Have a great Saturday and take care.

Good Friday everyone. We have made it to the end of the week and just about to jump into the weekend. The weather has been rather warm this week and that trend looks to ramp up a notch or two over the weekend. It is going to look and feel a lot like summer over the coming days.

Thursday’s weather was fantastic. We had a blue sky with mild temps and low humidity levels. All three of those will undergo a decent change today with temps hitting the lower 80s with an increase in humidity levels. We will also be watching for an isolated storm trying to go up… especially in the south and east.

I have your tracking needs taken care of:

Current Temps

That chance for a pop up shower or storm will hang around through the weekend as temps spike up some more. Readings in the middle 80s will be likely for Saturday and Sunday and some areas could see an upper 80. Sounds like summer to me!

A slight change will be with us early next week as we increase the storm threat. The GFS shows this very well for Monday:

That’s still a warm and humid pattern to start the week leading up to the big Memorial Day Weekend. Odds strongly favor a very warm holiday weekend with temps equal to what we are seeing right now… at least.

Enjoy your Friday and take care.

Good Thursday everyone.  We have a fantastic weather day taking shape across the bluegrass state today as mild air and sunshine takes over. The mild temps are one and done as we are about to go into a pattern that will have the look and feel of summertime. All of this just in time for the upcoming weekend. Yippee!

High temps today will run in the middle 70s for most of the region under a mostly sunny sky.  Follow the temps from where you live:

Current Temps

Friday will be the beginning of a very warm period across much of the eastern half of the country. Readings will hit the lower 80s for many areas and we will also ramp up the humidity levels. This may bring about an isolated or two during this time.

The low 80s will turn into middle 80s by Saturday and Sunday as the summer feel kicks in. That trend may carry us into early next week as we try to increase thunderstorm chances. The European Model has an unsettled look to it:

The overall look to the pattern appears to be a very warm one for the rest of the month. That may bode well for our Memorial Day Weekend that is closing in fast. Wow… summer is basically here!

Have a great Thursday and take care.

Good Wednesday to one and all. Temps continue to slowly inch upward across the bluegrass state and that trend will continue into the weekend. There may be a slight pause in the warmer action on Thursday behind a cold front that arrives on the scene later today.

We will see a mix of sun and clouds today as southwesterly winds pick up ahead of our front. This front will touch off a line of scattered storms that drops in from the north and you can track it here:

Highs today will warm close to 80s in the south and into the middle and upper 70s for the rest of the area.

Slightly cooler air works in for Thursday as our temps stay in the low and middle 70s. Skies look mainly sunny as our takes on a gorgeous look and feel.

Readings on Friday will warm toward the low 80s by the afternoon and that is a sign of things to come. Take a look at your weekend high temps from the GFS:

Humidity levels will also be on the increase during this time and that’s a setup that can lead to some pop up storms each and every day. These should be few and far between and similar to what we see during the summer months.

Enjoy your Wednesday and take care.

Good Tuesday everyone and thanks for dropping by the blog. Our thermometers are about to take a walk on the mild side over the next several days. The mild will become downright warm by the time we hit the upcoming weekend. Mother Nature owes us one after what we had to endure this past weekend.

Today will feature a mix of sun and clouds with more clouds across the east than west. I can’t rule out a pop up shower or thunderstorm during the heart of the afternoon. If it’s there, you will find it on regional radar:

Highs today will hit the mid and upper 70s for much of our region.

Wednesday will be another day with temps into the same temp range. Winds will also pick up ahead of a weak front dropping in from the northwest. This front may have a broken line of showers and storms with it by the end of the day and that’s something to keep an eye on.

A little cooler air works in for Thursday as readings settle into the low and mid 70s with mostly sunny skies. That drop in temps will be rather brief as thermometers take off by the upcoming weekend.

The GFS looks pretty toasty:

Temps should have no problem topping out in the low and middle 80s during this time. We will also notice an increase in humidity levels and that could spark a scattered storm or two to go up.

Enjoy your Tuesday and take care.

Good Monday everyone. Mother Nature showed no mercy on the moms across Kentucky on Sunday as 1″-3″ of rain fell. Some of these rains will linger into today before we start slowly drying it out and warming it up later in the week.

Scattered showers will continue out there today as low pressure works just to our east. Some breaks in the clouds will be possible the farther west you live and this may help temps out some. Readings may have a tough time cracking 70 again in several spots.

Your Monday trackers:

Current Temps

I can’t rule out a stray shower on Tuesday as a mix of sun and clouds returns to the area. Temps will be back into the 70s for highs.

A weak front tries to drop in from the north late Wednesday into Wednesday night. Temps will make a run at 80 ahead of this front under partly sunny skies. A broken line of showers and storms will be possible as this front gets nearby.

Much warmer air then floods in for the end of the week into the weekend. Here’s the European Model:

Highs in the 80s will be possible during this time. We will also see a spike in humidity levels and that may cause an isolated storm or two to pop.

Have a great start to the new week and take care.

Good Sunday and Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. One would think Mother Nature would be on their side and deliver them some awesome weather. One would be wrong.  We have a soaking rain falling across the state today and the rain totals will add up.

Heavy rain and thunderstorms will work across our part of the world today. Many areas will pick up 1″-2″ of rain through tonight with more showers and storms hanging around into Monday.

The rain today will keep temps in the low 60s for many areas.

Here’s your daily dose of weather trackers:

Current Temps

Happy Mother’s Day and take care.

Good Saturday and welcome to the weekend. Things are getting started off on a very nice note across Kentucky early today. Looks can be deceiving and things are going to head downhill quickly with showers and thunderstorms becoming widespread later tonight into Mother’s Day. Sorry Mom.

High temps today will warm into the mid and upper 70s for most areas. We will see a mix of sun and clouds with a few showers and thunderstorms trying to pop up into the afternoon and evening.

Your Saturday trackers:

Current Temps

Showers and storms will really begin to pick up from southwest to northeast overnight and this carry us into Sunday. The NAM Simulated Radar shows just how widespread the action may be:

Rains may be heavy at times and that trend should last into Monday. Some areas could receive more than an inch of water during this time. Scattered storms may hang around into the middle of next week.

Have a great Saturday and take care.

Good Friday everyone. We have finally made it to the end of the week and we’re ready to kick off the weekend on a much warmer note. The warm air may bring an uninvited guest to our weekend party. Scattered thunderstorms may be roaming about the bluegrass state over the next few days.

The weather for today is nothing short of fantastic. Temps will run in the low 70s for afternoon highs as we bask in plenty of sunshine. We will add a few more degrees onto your back porch thermometer for Saturday as highs reach the mid and upper 70s. You will notice a hint of some clouds developing during the afternoon and these clouds may spit out an isolated shower or storm.

The NAM simulated radar shows just how sparse this action may be:

We will keep the 70s around for Mother’s Day on Sunday to go along with a mix of sun and clouds. We will have a little better coverage on the thunderstorms. Back to the NAM we take you:

You can definitely see we have a better pipeline of moisture setting up from the Gulf of Mexico into our region. That should hang tough into early next week as we continue our scattered storm threat into Monday and Tuesday.

Enjoy your Friday and take care.