Severe alert level overnight

Severe alert level overnight

Chief Meteorologist Jay Cardosi talks about the danger of strong to severe storms at night and when temperatures can be expected to reach triple digits

Updated: July 29, 2024, 6:45 p.m. EDT

NOW YOUR WLKY WEATHER WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGY MAN JAY CARDOSI. OKAY. WEATHER WISE, BOY, IT’S CALM OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. IT’S WARM AND HUMID, IS IT NOT? THIS HUMIDITY IS JUST UNMATCHED. IT’S GOING TO STAY THAT WAY, BY THE WAY. THE HUMIDITY IS SO HIGH FOR THE REST OF THE WORK WEEK. SO, LATER TONIGHT, WE’RE TALKING LATE EVENING INTO NIGHT. WE’VE GOT THE CHANCE FOR STRONG AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS RIGHT NOW. THERE’S A LOW RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THIS YELLOW SHADE COVERS THE ENTIRE WLKY VISIBILITY AREA. ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5, THAT’S A B. So it’s not absolutely impossible, but it’s something to keep an eye on. I believe there’s a very high chance of showers and thunderstorms late evening. Tonight into the night. And that’s also the time period that we’ve marked as a severe warning. First north of the metro, late evening. That’s 10:00 to 11:00, and starting at midnight and after that, I believe there’s going to be showers and thunderstorms in the metro and the rest of the Commonwealth. Like I said. SOME OF THEM COULD BE STRONG TO STRONG PRIMARY THREATS WHEN THE ENERGY GETS HERE, CAUSING DAMAGING STRAIGHT-LINE WIND AND HEAVY RAIN STORMS AS WELL. AND AGAIN, THEIR TIME IS LATE EVENING INTO THE NIGHT RIGHT NOW. BOY, THE RADAR LOOKS GREAT. THERE’S NOTHING TO SEE IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA. WE HAVE A FEW VERY LIGHT RAINS FORMING SOUTH OF THE PARKWAYS. OTHER THAN THAT, IT’S PRETTY CALM THROUGHOUT THE VISIBILITY AREA. AND JUST BECAUSE OF THE HIGH HUMIDITY, THERE MIGHT BE ONE OR TWO INDIVIDUAL RAINS. BUT I’M EXPECTING CALM SKIES AT LEAST UNTIL LATE EVENING AND THEN LATE TONIGHT. WE’LL SEE HOW THINGS CHANGE. SO HERE’S THE BIG PICTURE. LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT’S GOING ON. NOTE THAT SOME OF THIS SHOWER ACTIVITY IS FORMING NORTH OF INDY TO NEAR CHICAGO. THESE ARE THE EARLY PHASES OF THIS THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX. THAT’S WHAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE SOME THINGS THAT ARE REALLY COMING TOGETHER. THAT’S THE INSTABILITY OR THE FUEL. YOU NEED THUNDERSTORMS SO YOU SEE THE BRIGHTER COLORS, THE YELLOWS, THE ORANGES, THE REDS, EVEN SOME PURPLES. THAT’S EXTREME INSTABILITY. AND THAT’S WHAT’S AFFECTING THIS GROWING THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX. AND THERE’S A LITTLE JETSTREAM ENERGY FROM THE NORTHWEST. THAT’S SOME GOOD INGREDIENTS FOR A THUNDERSTORM OUTBREAK THAT WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO THE NIGHT. SO HERE’S THE FUTURECAST FOR TONIGHT AT 7 PM. IT’S STILL CALM. WATCH WHAT HAPPENS AFTER 10 PM. TO THE NORTH OF THE WATCHING AREA THE STORMS WILL REALLY START TO GET IN FULL INCREDIBLE. THEN THESE WILL RACE FAST TO THE SOUTHEAST AND LIKELY APPROACH THE OHIO RIVER IN THE METRO AFTER MIDNIGHT, AND THE REST OF THE COMMONWEALTH AS WELL DURING THE NIGHTTIME. IF THESE STORMS GET OVER A SINGLE LOCATION THERE’S A CHANCE OF DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND ALSO SOME HEAVY RAIN STORMS UNTIL TOMORROW BY DAYTIME, THEN WE’RE DONE. IT’LL CALM DOWN AND THAT’S IT. NOW WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON, ESPECIALLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LOTS OF HEAT AND LOTS OF HUMIDITY. YOUR DETAILED 12 HOUR FORECAST: CALM UNTIL 8 PM TONIGHT. Storm chances increase late tonight in the north metro and then move back across the Commonwealth through the night. At that time, some of these could be strong to severe. Right now it’s a calm 30 degrees. Humidity is up 61%. So it feels like 35 degrees at this point, here’s your forecast. It’s going to be very warm and humid for the next few hours. Then the severe warning will be above 27 degrees late this evening and through the night. For the next few hours. By daybreak tomorrow, these storms will subside. Lots of heat, lots of humidity. TOMORROW AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO JUST 30 GR. THE HEAT INDEX WILL APPROACH THE TRIPLE DIGITS FOR RAIN, MAYBE A LITTLE HIGHER. AND YOUR SEVEN DAY FORECAST PROMISES LOTS OF UNPLEASANT WEATHER WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AND AN OCCASIONAL RISK OF STORMS AS WELL. WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. HIGHEST CHANCES AFTER TONIGHT, THE WEEKEND WILL BE A LITTLE BETTER, CALMER, AND ALSO A LITTLE LESS HUMID. A KIND OF HUMIDITY.

Severe alert level overnight

Chief Meteorologist Jay Cardosi talks about the danger of strong to severe storms at night and when temperatures can be expected to reach triple digits

Updated: July 29, 2024, 6:45 p.m. EDT

Chief Meteorologist Jay Cardosi talks about the danger of strong to severe storms at night and when temperatures can be expected to reach triple digits

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —

Chief Meteorologist Jay Cardosi talks about the danger of strong to severe storms at night and when temperatures can be expected to reach triple digits