What a spring-like day in our area! Temperatures climbing into the low 70s this afternoon will have no problem doing so due to winds that are going to continue to climb through the rest of the day and tonight. Wind gusts during the daytime are expected to climb up to around 30-35mph.
Due to that strong wind, a high temperature record should be set today as long as we get above 70. The main show, however, arrives tonight.
A strong cold front starts to slide into our western communities between 7PM – 9PM tonight. Storms along that front will be at their strongest for our western communities and should be slowly weakening the further east that they go. There is a lot of wind energy to help these storms, but fuel is limited.
The line arrives in the Louisville area between 8PM – 10PM tonight. Again, most storms have weakened by this point, but some could still pack a punch with just a little bit of fuel left over. The main impact along the front and in any shower/storm will be the potential for damaging wind gusts.
That line should be out of our hair by midnight, and the winds should subside a little bit, but not completely slack off once the front rolls through…