Atmospheric River in California; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central Plains

An atmospheric river will continue to bring gusty to high winds, moderate to heavy rainfall, and potential flooding to California through Saturday. Dry, gusty winds will bring elevated fire weather conditions to parts of the central and southern High Plains Friday. Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

If you think it's been unusually hot lately, that's because these temperatures are more typical of July! Average temperatures through the first week of October were around 15 degrees above normal. Lexington, KY recorded its warmest first week of October on record. Meanwhile, it was the second warmest first week of October on record at Louisville, Frankfort, and Bowling Green.

Lexington's previous warmest first week of October on record occurred in 1941, when the average temperature was 77.1 degrees. Louisville's warmest first week of October on record had an average temperature of 79.5 degrees in 1884.

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Atmospheric River in California; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central Plains

Lexington, KY Records Its Warmest First Week of October on Record