Triple digit temperature readings have been commonplace recently in the southwest, particularly a state like Texas. That high heat is forecast to move due east in the days ahead, but not too far north. Jackson National Weather Service Meteorologist John Pelton said the Commonwealth is feeling the effects of other weather makers.
“And then we’re kind of further north and removed from that on the outer fringes of that. So, we’re kind of getting affected by some systems passing through the area and bringing us occasional cloud cover and air that’s more, you know, coming from a westerly direction versus maybe the southwest where the core of that heat is,” said Pelton.
With that said, Pelton said some communities in far western Kentucky have seen temperatures threatening the century mark in the last few days. Meanwhile, portions of eastern Kentucky have been particularly dry.
“There were some areas at the time a week ago that were in the kind of moderate drought or the D-1 category. Kind of along the Tennessee border there from like McCreary County to Bell County and also areas near Lexington and kind of arcing around toward Flemingsburg and the Ashland area,” said Pelton.
Pelton said that includes some areas north of Ashland in northeast Kentucky. The meteorologist said, for the year, some parts of eastern Kentucky are three inches or more shy of the average moisture level.
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