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 1000pm EST, Saturday December 02, 2023
Across Kentucky...temperatures are near 45 degrees west, near 53 degrees central, and near 56 degrees east. Current sky conditions are cloudy west, heavy rain central, and fog east. In the west, relative humidity is near 89%, and the dew point is near 42 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 93%, and the dew point is near 51 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 100%, and the dew point is near 56 degrees. Current drying conditions are poor west, poor central, and poor east. Tobacco stripping conditions are favorable west, favorable central, and favorable east. There is patchy fog central. Visibility is less than one mile east. Winds are from the west at 5 mph west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the northeast at 7 mph central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to heavy rain. Winds are calm east, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to fog. 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 59 degrees at Somerset. The lowest temperature is 44 degrees at Henderson.
WESTERN KY AREA (including Paducah)
CENTRAL KY AREA (including Lexington)
EASTERN KY AREA (including Jackson)
Sat Dec 2 20:31:16 EST 2023
McCracken-
Including the city of Paducah
729 PM CST Sat Dec 2 2023
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Patchy
fog. Lows around 40. North winds around 5 mph, becoming south
after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Highs in
the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 50s.
Lows in the upper 20s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
40s. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain after midnight.
Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain in the morning,
then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Sat Dec 2 20:49:17 EST 2023
Fayette-
Including the city of Lexington
849 PM EST Sat Dec 2 2023
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog through the night. Rain
showers and chance of drizzle early in the evening. Chance of
rain showers after midnight. Near steady temperature in the lower
50s. North winds around 5 mph. Chance of showers 90 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A 40 percent chance of rain showers in
the morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph
increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Colder. Partly cloudy in the evening then
becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Chance of rain in the morning, then
slight chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs around 50.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the
morning, then chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the upper 40s. Chance of showers 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Not as cool. Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with slight chance of rain showers
in the evening, then mostly cloudy with chance of rain showers
after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of showers
30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the upper 50s.
Sat Dec 2 22:35:20 EST 2023
Jackson-
Including the cities of McKee and Annville
1035 PM EST Sat Dec 2 2023
.OVERNIGHT...Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY...Patchy fog early. Mostly cloudy with a chance
of showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
Highs around 50. South winds around 5 mph, becoming west in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in
the evening. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds around 5 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers in the
morning, then a chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows in the lower 30s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers
in the morning, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 40s. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming sunny.
Highs in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers in
the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers
overnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the lower 60s.