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KEY MESSAGES

- A very dry air mass will settle over the region, dropping afternoon humidity levels into the 10 to 20 percent range on Tue, and still sub-30 percent for most areas on Wednesday.

- Temperatures will soar to 15 to 20 degrees above normal on Thu. A strong cold front will then bring numerous to widespread showers and a chance of thunderstorms late Thu night into Fri.

- Much colder air returns behind the front this weekend, bringing the potential for widespread sub-freezing temperatures Fri and Sat nights.

UPDATE

Issued at 140 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026

Partly cloudy skies and chilly temperatures will continue through the early morning hours. Still expect low temperatures ranging from the upper 20s in the colder northern hollows to the lower and middle 30s elsewhere.

UPDATE Issued at 945 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026

Hourly temperatures were freshened up based on recent observations and trends. The min T forecast is still on track and sheltered valleys locations should reach the upper 20s to around 30 in stark contrast to min T from a couple of days ago. Otherwise, high pressure is ushering in a dry airmass (on the order of the 7th to 20th percentile PW for this time of year) and daytime mixing will lead to dew point temperatures in the upper teens to low 20s for most of the area on Tuesday afternoon. This will result in some many areas reaching sub 20 rh with sub 15 percent rh in some places and this will result in areas of elevated fire danger despite rather light winds.

LONG TERM

(Wednesday through Monday) Issued at 230 PM EDT MON MAR 23 2026

Moisture will slowly return with a light southwesterly breeze on Wednesday, then increase a bit more on Thursday ahead of another strong cold front. The southwesterly winds may gust to 20 mph Thursday afternoon while temperatures rise to near 80 degrees.

Showers with a few storms will increase with the approach of the front Thursday night into Friday, with temperatures behind the front only reaching the 50s on Friday. Lows will dip to near or below freezing both Friday night and Saturday night as high pressure builds into the region. This will result in dry weather through the weekend.

AVIATION

(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday night) ISSUED AT 145 AM EDT TUE MAR 24 2026

VFR conditions are expected at the TAF sites through the period as high pressure builds across the OH Valley and settles along the mid Atlantic coast by the end of the period. Only some high and mid level clouds are anticipated from time to time across eastern Kentucky. In this pattern, northeast to easterly winds at less than 10 kts are forecast through the TAF period.

JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.