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KEY MESSAGES

- Persistent and breezy southwesterly winds will continue advecting a warmer-than-average and seasonably moist air mass into eastern Kentucky through the remainder of the work week.

- Expect several consecutive days with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s, and mild overnight temperatures bottoming in the 50s and 60s. - Expect daily chances for showers and storms until a stronger cold front moves through the region later this weekend.

- Those showers and storms will produce some needed rainfall across the forecast area.

UPDATE

Issued at 1105 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026

Quiet weather is still expected across most of eastern Kentucky through the overnight. However, a stalled boundary near I-64 could continue to be the focus for on and off showers (perhaps a rumble of thunder) through the early morning hours, primarily near and north of the Mountain Parkway. It will be mild everywhere with widespread low temperatures in the lower to middle 60s (upper 50s in the northern cooler spots).

UPDATE Issued at 757 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026

Convection is gradually diminishing this evening with the loss of diurnal heating. Once convection ends south of the Mountain Parkway later this evening and overnight further north, quiet conditions can be expected through the remainder of the night.

LONG TERM

(Friday through Wednesday) Issued at 400 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026

The models remain in good agreement with amplified flow carrying through early next week. A closed low will move from the northern/central Rockies to the Upper Midwest Friday into Saturday, before reaching southeastern Canada by early Sunday. Northern stream energy moving in from south central Canada will help reinforce mean troughing east of the Mississippi River into early next week, while a ridge axis is positioned from the northern Rockies through the Desert Southwest. Model spread increases more notably thereafter, as additional eastern Pacific energy moves onshore, with varying timing and amplitude differences affecting downstream details.

Sensible weather will feature a continuation of the well above normal temperatures, along with more diurnally influenced convection across the area Friday into Saturday. Highs will top out in the low to mid 80s, with lows in the 50s and 60s for Friday night. The main cold front looks to move through Saturday night, allowing for a more widespread rainfall across the area. Temperatures will cool off to the 40s and 50s by early Sunday morning, with readings warming about 10 degrees during the day on Sunday under brisk west northwest winds. As skies clear out Sunday night, temperatures will dip into the 30s, with a potential for frost, as winds calm. Mainly dry weather with near to slightly below normal temperatures will hold on through the middle of next week, with additional nights of potential at least valley frost if trends hold.

AVIATION

(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday evening) ISSUED AT 757 PM EDT WED APR 1 2026

Aside from isolated to scattered shower and thunderstorm activity mainly north of the Mountain Parkway, VFR conditions prevailed at all TAF sites at forecast issuance. This lingering activity will dissipate through the early overnight. Widespread, locally dense river fog is possible in sheltered valleys overnight but will mix out toward 14Z/Thursday. Gusty southerly winds are forecast to ramp up Thursday late morning/afternoon.

JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.