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KEY MESSAGES

- Low humidities are expected this afternoon and Sunday afternoon. - Temperatures average 5 to 15 degrees above normal through Saturday, and 15 to 20 degrees above normal for Sunday to Wednesday.

- A cold front is forecast to bring isolated to scattered showers tonight into Saturday, but average rainfall from these are expected to be meager.

- Low chances for showers and thunderstorms return for Monday and persist through much of next week as the area will be on the far eastern/southeastern periphery of an active storm track from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes region.

UPDATE

Issued at 601 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026

The forecast is on track, with no changes needed except to update the latest hourly observations.

LONG TERM

(Saturday night through Thursday) Issued at 434 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026

A slightly negative-tilted upper ridge axis extending from the Southeast CONUS north through the Great Lakes region Saturday will quickly become positive-tilted and extend from the Gulf of America northeast up the East Coast for much of the rest of the week. Meanwhile, a persistent upper trough over the Western CONUS will eject a series of disturbances from Texas northeast to the Great Lakes for much if not all of the long-term period. Eastern Kentucky will reside on the far eastern periphery of the active storm track across the central part of the country for much of next week.

After a warm and dry Sunday, a decaying cold front will push a band of showers and thunderstorms toward the area Monday, with additional lower chances for showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through Thursday as disturbances push precipitation toward the area. However, in most if not all cases the best lift and upper support will have already outrun any precipitation, limiting the potential for any significant impacts from the precipitation as eastern Kentucky falls deeper into drought conditions.

Temperatures will be well above normal for the period, with highs in the 80s expected each day, with a few 90-degree readings possible on the warmest days beginning Tuesday.

AVIATION

(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Saturday morning) ISSUED AT 723 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026

VFR conditions are expected through this evening, with high thin cirrus giving way to thickening low and mid-level clouds from the northwest after 00z this evening. The potential for MVFR conditions increases after ~04z to 06z from the northwest, with the low potential for a few isolated showers impacting northern terminals.

With an approaching front this evening, west to southwest winds will pick up this morning at 5 to 10 mph with some higher gusts possible through the afternoon. Winds will decrease with the loss of daytime heating but will veer to a more northerly direction at ~6 kts or less behind the frontal passage.

JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.