First thing to notice is that skies are starting to clear across western KY. There are still some high cirrus clouds hanging tight down there, but for the most part the sun is beginning to shine again and instability is on the increase. A little farther west, in Missouri, you can clearly see the low and it's associated front kicking up some thunderstorms already. A Watch will likely be issued soon to cover that area, as severe thunderstorms will likely move across MO, AR, western TN, and western KY later this afternoon.
What remains to be seen is how far eastward this activity will make it before sunset tonight. If we can get storms to fire again in western KY this afternoon, the clearing skies should provide enough instability to sustain them for a while and we could see storms roll into our area by tonight. It's a long shot...but it bears watching. Keep an eye to the sky tonight.
For the remainder of the weekend, it continues to look like very cool and damp weather will be with us. In fact, the latest model runs are hanging up multiple cut-off lows on the eastern seaboard through the middle of next week...and that means Kentucky could see cool, rainy, cloudy, depressing weather for several days. Good for those gardens....but bad for the spirit.
-Shawn
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