Feeling More Like June

It was cool and cloudy across south central Kentucky today.  As shown in the graphic below, some showers moved through the area yesterday and last night.  During the day today, rain was not much of an issue.  However, the cloud cover was very persistent.  Partially thanks to all those clouds, high temperatures only made it into the mid 60s today.  Highs were only in the upper 60s yesterday, so June has not been off to a particularly warm start.  Our normal high temperature this time of year is 83°, nearly 20° warmer than today’s high.

24-hour rainfall totals from 6:00AM CDT Monday, June 1st to 6:00AM CDT Tuesday, June 2nd courtesy of NWS Louisville.

For those of you missing the summerlike weather, we have good news!  Sunshine and warmer temperatures will both be returning to the forecast this week.  As shown below, depending on how much sunshine we see, we are expecting temperatures to warm into the upper 70s and possibly even flirt with the 80° mark tomorrow.  Highs will be in the low to mid 80s the rest of this week.  So, it will be much more seasonable than the past couple of days have been.

Forecasted high temperatures for Wednesday, June 3rd courtesy of the National Weather Service.

We do have a very slight chance of some isolated showers and storms Thursday afternoon, but those will likely stay to our east.  We will also have another chance of showers and storms late Friday and into the weekend as a weak low pressure system moves through the area.  However, overall, the next couple of days will consist of just a mix of sun and clouds, and any rain we see later in the week will likely be rather hit or miss.

We will have more details on those rain chances later in the week.  For now, the weather for the next couple of days looks rather pleasant.  Get out and enjoy it if you can!

Forecast:

Tonight:  Mostly cloudy skies, lows near 58°, and light winds out of the northeast.

Tomorrow:  Partly sunny skies, highs near 78°, and winds out of the northeast at around 3-6 mph.

Tomorrow Night:  Mostly clear skies, lows near 60°, and light winds out of the northeast.

Thursday:  Mostly sunny skies, slight chance of isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms, highs near 84°, and winds out of the northwest at around 3-6 mph.

Thanks for reading, and have a great night!

-Arden Gregory