After a stormy finish to the weekend with a strong to severe line of thunderstorms rolling through Central and Eastern Kentucky late Sunday and into the early hours of Monday, we got a chance to catch our breath a bit on the final day of March. There were scattered reports of wind damage throu gh the region, but the worst of it appeared to be just to our west. With the frontal system responsible for all the severe weather making eastward we saw cloudy and breezy conditions along with cooler temperatures Monday as temperatures dropped into the upper 40s here in the Bluegrass with mid to upper 60s in the far southeastern part of the state just ahead of the departing cold front. We’ll kick off the month of April on a pleasant note Tuesday (no foolin) with plenty of sunshine and afternoon highs working back into the low-60s, which is right around average for the first day of April. This should be our nicest day for quite awhile given what is on the horizon so you’ll want to enjoy it while it lasts. Heading into the mid-week our active weather pattern cranks up again with a potential repeat performance of what we saw across the area on Sunday night. As a strong area of low pressure approaches from the west, a warm front will arc through the area on Wednesday pushing much warmer air into the region. With gusty southwest winds over 40 miles per hour at times along with some sunshine, afternoon highs will surge into the upper 70s and even low 80s so it will feel like summer again. The majority of the day looks dry before the chance for strong to severe storms ramps up into the evening hours. It will be another “Weather Impact Day” with the potential for damaging winds and a spin-up tornado or two as another squall line of storms moves through the region Wednesday night and into Thursday. The Storm Prediction Center has much of the commonwealth in a Level 3 severe weather risk (out of 5) so you’ll need to stay weather aware mid-week. One thing that could possibly play to our advantage in the overnight arrival when the instability won’t be as high, which may help weaken the storms somewhat as they approach the I-75 corridor so that’s something to monitor in the coming days. The frontal system is forecast to stall out over the commonwealth late this week and with several waves of energy expected to ride along it, the threat for heavy rain and legitimate flooding looks to be on the table. With lots of rain running over the same areas from Thursday through the weekend, rainfall totals could be in the 4″-6″ range here in Central Kentucky with Western Kentucky and areas along the Ohio River possibly seeing 8″-10″ of rain with locally higher amounts. This would create some significant flooding issues, but localized and for area rivers and streams. There is still the chance for a few strong storms on Thursday with much of the commonwealth being south of the front in the warm sector but the front should waver a bit into the weekend keeping the heavy rain the main focus. Right now it looks like Eastern Kentucky may avoid the heaviest rain, which is good news given all the past flooding events but we are still a few days out so things could change and bear watching. Of course a Flood Watch is out for much of Central and Western Kentucky from Wednesday evening all the way through Sunday morning. Afternoon highs will be in the upper 60s and low 70s late in the weekend before the front finally gets pushed out of the region into early next week bringing drier weather and cooler temperatures. In fact the long term data shows some unseasonably cool air settling in for a few days next week with temperatures expected to be several degrees below average for the early part of April. ABC 36 Storm Team 3-Day Forecast: Monday Night: A few clouds, breezy and chilly! Lows in the mid-30s. Wind: N 10-15 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant. Highs in the low-60s. Wind: E 5-10 mph. Tuesday Night: Scattered clouds and milder. Lows in the upper-40s. Wind: E 5-10 mph. Categories: Featured, Local Weather Headlines, Storm Team Weather Blog, Weather, Weather Forecast Tags: ABC 36 Storm Team Weather Impact Day, active weather pattern, Chief Meteorologist TG Shuck, flood watch, heavy rain, Kentucky weather, Level 2 Severe Risk, Level 3 Severe Risk, Lexington, March 2025, Severe storms, significant flood threat, weather forecast, Weather Video ...read more read less