Good afternoon everybody. We are enjoying a gorgeous week weather-wise as fall gives us a real taste of what’s to come. Lawrenceburg bottomed out at 49°F this morning, while the KY Mesonet site in Frankfort hit 47°F! It was a chilly ride to work with the top down on the Jeep to say the least. Our afternoons have been seeing 70s and just perfect conditions with low humidity. What a treat this week is.
On Friday, the models have been advertising a cold front sweeping in from the northwest. Over the last several runs of the GFS model, the trend seems to be that this front should wash out a little bit as it moves into Kentucky. I am not expecting any severe weather with this, and I also do not expect heavy rain in central KY. This should be a 12 hour window of clouds and scattered showers and then it’s gone. Check out the latest GFS model run hot off the press:
Friday night:
Saturday morning:
Saturday night:
As you can see, the GFS model takes the front through Friday night and Saturday morning. Only 0.1” of rain max is predicted with this frontal passage. By Saturday afternoon, we’re drying out and by Saturday night we are possibly sunny and cool! Perfect football weather for the UK vs. WKU game at Commonwealth Stadium.
The one, and only one, bad thing about this crisp cool weather and low humidity is that this is when weeds get busy pollinating. Ragweed pollen, in particular, is running very high this week. The dry and cool air helps the pollen to distribute easily, and allergy sufferers like myself are miserable during this time of year. Conditions should improve in the next 3-5 weeks.
Take care and enjoy this beautiful weather. And GO TOPS!!!
-Shawn
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