A heat wave is coming to Kentucky next week. How hot will it get?
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- National Weather Service forecasts Kentucky temperatures well above average next week.
- NWS says heat index values should exceed 100 degrees multiple days.
- Forecast: highs in the 90s Monday–Thursday, with 97°F expected Wednesday and Thursday.
Temperatures in Kentucky are expected to be well above average next week and headed into the Fourth of July weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
The heat will quickly follow a very wet weekend: Multiple rounds of heavy rain showers are expected to occur in Kentucky through Saturday, creating chances of flash flooding. Lexington and other parts of Northern and Western Kentucky are under a flood watch through Saturday morning in anticipation of flooding. Once the rain chances dry up Monday, the NWS says there will be a “potentially dangerous” heat wave that could last beyond the holiday weekend.
Temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s multiple days next week, and there is a 30-40% chance that temperatures in urban areas such as Lexington could go above 100 degrees Wednesday and Thursday.
The heat index values should exceed 100 degrees multiple days during the heat wave, according to the NWS.
The NWS’ seven-day forecast for Lexington predicts high temperatures in the 90s starting Monday and going through at least Thursday. The predicted high temperature on Wednesday and Thursday is 97 degrees.
The NWS’ Climate Prediction Center is expecting above average temperatures from July 1-9.
