Category: Unseasonably Warm
Highlights:
- Big time heat and humidity through late week
- Watching storm chances Wednesday night
- Briefly drier air Saturday
- Summer-like pattern continues next week
The big weather story over the second half of the week will be the heat and humidity. Many will reach, or exceed, the 90 degree mark Wednesday and/ or Thursday. We’ll keep a close eye on the northern portions of the state for storms to initialize Wednesday afternoon/ evening. Those at greatest risk for strong to severe storm potential will be from areas along and north of the I-70 corridor Wednesday evening. Damaging winds and hail are of biggest concern.
A cold front will slide into the area Friday and provide better coverage of showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon and night. Latest model runs then deliver a briefly drier surge of air Saturday and we’ll lean in that direction with our Saturday forecast for now. Don’t get used to the drier air as heat and humidity will be plentiful early next week, along with renewed shower and storm chances.
Upcoming 7-Day Rainfall Potential: 1″ – 1.5″
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Highlights:
- Stormy tonight for some
- Heat builds this week
- Better storm chances return for the weekend
A cold front remains off to our northwest as we type this and big storms are firing across northern portions of the state. We’ll keep a close eye on those as they move southeast tonight and begin to pick up more forward momentum in the coming hours. They’ve had a history of producing damaging hail. Remain weather-aware this evening.
Thankfully we’ll begin to inject a drier air mass (briefly) into the region Tuesday. A nice day is coming with lower humidity. Most of the second half of the work week will also remain dry, but as humidity increases we have to mention the threat of an isolated to widely scattered storm. The big story will be the heat as highs push into the 90 degree territory. Prepare to sweat!
Better chances of showers and thunderstorms will push back into the region over the upcoming weekend. We’re not forecast a complete washout either Saturday or Sunday, but with a very humid air mass in place, any shower or storm that develops will have the capability of producing torrential downpours.
Upcoming 7-Day Rainfall Potential: 1.5″ – 2.5″
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A cold front will slice into a hot and humid air mass Sunday evening. The daytime hours Sunday are expected to provide plenty of sunshine to go along with that hot and increasingly humid air mass (courtesy of strong southwest winds), but things will turn stormy Sunday night. We’re growing close enough now to begin to bracket the most likely time for potentially strong to severe thunderstorms and focusing in on the hours between 10p and 2a. Damaging straight line winds are of greatest concern, but large hail and a quick spin-up tornado can’t be totally ruled out. It’ll be important to set those weather radios before going to bed tomorrow night, or have a means of getting the latest watches and warnings.
Forecast radar 11p Sunday
Forecast radar 2a Monday
Forecast radar 8a Monday
The line of storms will weaken in rather dramatic fashion as they continue to push south into the lower Ohio Valley and Tennessee Valley Monday morning.
Stay tuned.
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June has opened chilly. In fact, the past couple days have felt more like fall than summer. That said, warmer days are ahead. After highs today in the 70s,…
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Highlights:
- Unseasonably chilly air begins to moderate
- Dry weather returns
- Eyeing the next cold front late in the weekend
The past couple of days have felt more like late spring or fall rather than the first day of meteorological summer (June, July, August). No need to fret, however, as milder air will return beginning Tuesday afternoon…after another very chilly start. The next couple of days will feature plenty of sunshine! Enjoy! Moisture will slowly begin to increase to end the week and an isolated to widely scattered storm chance will accompany the warmer, more humid air. Best rain and storm chances look to come Sunday as a cold front moves closer. Drier and cooler air will work back into the region Monday evening.
Upcoming 7-Day Rainfall Potential: 0.50″ – 0.75″
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