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KEY MESSAGES
- Mainly dry conditions will prevail for the next several days as temperatures climb back to above normal levels.
UPDATE
Issued at 1228 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
A few small showers have cropped up along a line of building cu in southeast KY. Have added a 20 percent POP downstream of their location for this afternoon.
UPDATE Issued at 853 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
Have incorporated satellite imagery to better capture areas waiting for fog and low clouds to dissipate this morning.
UPDATE Issued at 725 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
No significant changes were made to the forecast with mainly just the inclusion of the latest obs and trends for the T/Td/Sky grids. These minor adjustments have been sent to the NDFD and web servers along with a freshening of the zones. The sps for areas of dense valley fog has been extended through 9 am.
LONG TERM
(Saturday night through Thursday) Issued at 425 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
The most current model data sticks with the idea of broad 5h ridging covering much of the southeast quadrant of the country through the weekend and well into the new work week. Any model differences seem to be confined to the northern international border region - too far away to have an impact on the weather for eastern Kentucky. Some weakness in the large ridge with time could allow for convection to return to the forecast by mid-week - mainly in the higher southeastern terrain initially then possibly a chance for the entire area on Thursday. Regardless, the end of the month and start of September will be primarily remembered for its warmth and mainly dry conditions.
AVIATION
(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Saturday afternoon) ISSUED AT 1248 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2026
Very isolated showers will affect a few locations near the VA border this afternoon, possibly resulting in sub-VFR conditions. Valley fog is expected late tonight into Saturday morning, bringing localized IFR or worse conditions, including a few TAF sites. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail through the period.
JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.
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