Beshear appeals FEMA denial, seeks additional aid for counties hit by storms

Gov. Andy Beshear is asking federal officials to reconsider parts of Kentucky’s disaster assistance request following deadly storms and flooding that struck the state in June.

Temperatures drop across South Central Kentucky

Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Weather Alert: 50 Drop Ahead, Isolated Tornados Possible Oct 15

NWS identifies damaging winds and an isolated tornado as the main threats near the I-64 corridor.

Chilly weekend, with frost possible tonight

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Temperatures plummeted yesterday, and we are in for a cool weekend. The good news is that once skies clear, there will be plenty of sunshine for over a week. Shivery Saturday. Today will be the coolest day for at least a week, with afternoon highs in...

Temperatures tumble by the afternoon

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - After record heat earlier this week, temperatures are going to drop today. We will start the day with clear conditions and comfortable temperatures, but a jacket will be needed this afternoon. Cold Front Arrives. The high temperatures for today were reached at around midnight, with Lexington...

Temps Crash Ahead of Weekend Frost

Good Friday, everyone. It’s a day of massive changes across Kentucky as a stout fall cold front blasts through the region. Temps tank out there today as gusty, chilly showers kick in. Behind this boundary comes frost and, perhaps, a light freeze this weekend. Temps this morning are in...

FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Weather whiplash as a cold front brings a chilly weekend

HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - Mother Nature is throwing Central and Eastern Kentucky a curveball as a strong cold front ushers in much colder temperatures for the weekend. After one more relatively mild day, rain, a sharp temperature drop and potential frost will bring a big taste of late fall. Today...

Jet stream dip brings dramatic fall temperature drop to South Central Kentucky

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - If you’ve been enjoying the unusually warm fall weather, get ready for a dramatic shift. A significant dip in the jet stream will send a strong cold front through south central Kentucky Thursday night into Friday morning, dropping temperatures from the upper 80s and low 90s down to the low and mid 60s by the weekend.

Paducah, KY Weather: 30° Temperature Drop Today, Oct. 16

PADUCAH, KY – A dramatic temperature drop is sweeping across western Kentucky and surrounding portions of southern Illinois, southeastern Missouri and southwest Indiana Friday, October 16, as a strong cold front brings significantly cooler air, gusty winds and scattered showers.

New report: Kentucky is warming at less than half the national rate

A new climate assessment for Kentucky shows that there is no “climate crisis” in the Bluegrass State. Kentucky has warmed by just 0.6°F since 1900, which is less than half the national average. The number of extremely hot days has declined over that period, as well, according to a new state-by-state climate assessment from The Heartland Institute.

Alexa Minton’s Forecast |Rain chances persist through the rest of the work week

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky wakes up to dense fog Thursday morning, but a dramatic pattern change is right around the corner. After one more warm afternoon, a strong cold front will send temperatures plummeting Friday and bring the season’s first frost chances this weekend. Fog slows the morning...

Tennessee Valley Weather: Alabama-Mississippi Warmth Favored Oct 20-24

Nashville, Birmingham and Huntsville face a warm outlook as rainfall probabilities vary across the valley.

Ohio Valley Weather: IN-KY 60-70% Warmth Odds Oct 20-24

Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Louisville face a warm late-October outlook, with drier odds farther east.