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KEY MESSAGES

- Expect one last day with highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. - Look for a small chance for showers and storms into the afternoon until a fairly strong cold front moves through the region later this evening and overnight.

- Cooler temperatures arrive on Sunday and settle in through the start of the new week.

- Showers and storms through Sunday are expected to provide some needed rainfall for all of eastern Kentucky.

UPDATE

Issued at 725 AM EDT SAT APR 4 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.

LONG TERM

(Sunday night through Friday) Issued at 433 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2026

The long term period opens Sunday evening with the area siting in the remaining northwesterly flow of an exiting trough. A shortwave embedded in the exiting trough aloft will feature a dry cold front which will push through Eastern Kentucky Monday night. This will lead to slightly cooler temperatures Tuesday. High pressure builds into the area Tuesday and beyond leading to a steady warmup in temperatures Wednesday through Friday.

Sunday night through Tuesday night temperatures in the low to upper 30s could lead to frost development. In fact, if skies remain clear Tuesday night, some valleys could drop into the upper 20s. During the day, Monday will feature temperatures in the 60s, cooling into the 50s from the dry cold front on Tuesday, before returning to the 60s and 70s Wednesday and Thursday. Some areas may see low 80s on Friday.

AVIATION

(For the 12Z TAFS through 12Z Sunday morning) ISSUED AT 810 AM EDT SAT APR 4 2026

VFR conditions were holding across the area at the 12Z issuance. Variable mid and high level clouds can be expected for the first part of the morning with light southerly winds. Winds will pick up out of the southwest by mid morning at 8 to 14 knots with gusts up to 20 or 25 knots through the remainder of the day as a cold front approaches. This boundary will then push a band of showers and thunderstorms across the aviation forecast area from west to east through the evening. Expect conditions to fall into the MVFR and IFR conditions with the convection. Lower CIGs follow in the IFR range late tonight - post frontal - as the rain ends from west to east.

JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

None.