Hot & Humid Wednesday, Cooler & Drier Thursday

It has been a sultry day across south central Kentucky.  Bowling Green reached an official high of 89°.  However, when you factor in the humidity, it felt much hotter with heat index values in the triple digits at times. 

The good news is that we will only have one more day of this oppressive heat and humidity.  The bad news that we still have to get through one more day of these hot and muggy conditions.  Hang in there!

Forecasted heat index values for 4:00PM CDT on Wednesday, July 29th courtesy of the National Weather Service.

As shown above, tomorrow will be rather similar with highs in the low 90s and heat index values over 100°.  With this kind of heat and, more importantly, such high humidity, some scattered showers and thunderstorms are to be expected.  There is only a marginal threat for severe weather, but a strong or severe storm is possible.

Forecasted surface conditions for 7:00PM CDT on Wednesday, July 29th courtesy of the Weather Prediction Center.

Wednesday afternoon and evening will be our best shot at rain ahead of a cold front that will make its way through the region as illustrated above.  Following that cold front will be some relieving cooler, drier air.  On Thursday, temperatures are going to be in the upper 80s.  However, as shown below, the much lower humidity will cause it to actually feel like the upper 80s and heat index values will not be a concern.

Forecasted heat index values for 4:00PM CDT on Thursday, July 30th courtesy of the National Weather Service.

Looking further ahead, we will see highs in the upper 80s and low 90s Friday and on through the weekend.  After Thursday, we will be dry with plenty of sunshine on into the start of next week.  Our normal high for this time of year is 90°, so this weekend actually looks quite seasonable for late July.

Forecast:

Tonight:  Mostly cloudy skies, a 30% chance of scattered showers and storms, lows near 74°, and light winds out of the southwest.

Tomorrow:  Partly sunny skies, a 30% chance of scattered showers and storms, highs near 92°, heat index values near 102°, and winds out of the northwest at around 3-6 mph.

Tomorrow Night:  Mostly cloudy skies, a 40% chance of scattered showers and storms, lows near 74°, and winds out of the northwest at around 3-6 mph.

Thursday:  Mostly sunny skies, a slight chance of isolated AM showers and storms, highs near 88°, and winds out of the north at around 5-10 mph.

Thanks for reading, and have a great night!

-Arden Gregory