Spring-like Weather Just Around the Corner

I hope you all have enjoyed this first day of spring! Doesn't feel much like spring though, does it? We just made it into the 50s today (around 10° below normal) with stray showers and cloudy skies. There is a distinct lack of daffodils on the hillsides of Western Kentucky University. So when will spring actually show up? Well, we got an early taste last week with some upper-60s and even a couple days above 70°. Will we see some more temperatures like those soon? The answer is yes.

Say hello to high pressure and goodbye to the clouds. The evening was still mainly overcast but clouds will begin to dissipate overnight. The early rains may provide the chance for some patchy fog in the pre-dawn hours, so just be on the lookout. However, once the sun rises, the curtain will be pulled back and mostly sunny skies will make their return to south-central Kentucky. This will remain the case throughout the day. Conditions will be very pleasant with a few passing clouds and temperatures up into the upper-60s. Maybe the first day of spring just came one day too early.

Simulated satellite image valid tomorrow at 2 PM from the NAM-4KM model (via WeatherBell Analytics)

A bit more cloud coverage will arrive tomorrow night but Sunday should still be partly sunny to partly cloudy with continued comfortable temperatures. There looks to be quite a bit of rain possible in Dixie Alley Sunday night into Monday, but there will actually be a cold front moving through the area from north to south on Sunday. It will likely go unnoticed as it passes through, but it will also help to compress the rain to points south of here. Enjoy what looks to be a pleasant and dry start to next week!

Tonight: A bit of patchy fog possible with a low of 40°. Calm winds and mostly cloudy skies.
Saturday: Mostly sunny with a high near 68° and winds from the west around 5 mph.
Saturday night: Low around 44° with partly cloudy skies. Light winds.

Thanks for reading!
- Caleb Chevalier