Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Middles, KY

SHORT TERM
(Today through Saturday)
Issued at 415 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026

A passing disturbance will push a cold front south into eastern Kentucky this evening. The upper trough will quickly outrun the front and thus stall its movement Saturday before increasing southerly flow aloft pushes the boundary back north as a warm front Saturday night.

Warm and dry conditions can be expected today, with increasing westerly winds this morning through the afternoon. Highs will reach the upper 70s to lower 80s. Clouds will gradually increase as the cold front approaches, and dew points will slowly rise this afternoon into tonight. The front will have limited moisture to work with, thus only isolated showers and perhaps a thunderstorm expected this evening through Saturday. Ridge-valley splits were added tonight, but valleys will not be as cool as previous nights, with mid to upper 40s in the coolest locations, but most locations in the 50s. With increased moisture and instability and the cold front situated across the area, expected cooler highs in the lower 70s north, but upper 70s to near 80 degrees nearer to the front across the south. Drier air moves back into the area from the south Saturday night as the warm front lifts north.


LONG TERM
(Saturday night through Thursday)
Issued at 434 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026

A slightly negative-tilted upper ridge axis extending from the Southeast CONUS north through the Great Lakes region Saturday will quickly become positive-tilted and extend from the Gulf of America northeast up the East Coast for much of the rest of the week.
Meanwhile, a persistent upper trough over the Western CONUS will eject a series of disturbances from Texas northeast to the Great Lakes for much if not all of the long-term period. Eastern Kentucky will reside on the far eastern periphery of the active storm track across the central part of the country for much of next week.

After a warm and dry Sunday, a decaying cold front will push a band of showers and thunderstorms toward the area Monday, with additional lower chances for showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through Thursday as disturbances push precipitation toward the area. However, in most if not all cases the best lift and upper support will have already outrun any precipitation, limiting the potential for any significant impacts from the precipitation as eastern Kentucky falls deeper into drought conditions.

Temperatures will be well above normal for the period, with highs in the 80s expected each day, with a few 90-degree readings possible on the warmest days beginning Tuesday.

AVIATION
(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Saturday)
ISSUED AT 145 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2026

VFR conditions will hold through the period with just passing high clouds, mainly on Friday. Light and variable winds tonight will pick up from the southwest on Friday at 7 to 13 mph by afternoon with some higher gusts possible.

A weakening cold front will approach from the northwest Friday afternoon and cross the area Friday night. Cigs will thus lower from northwest to southeast to low-VFR between 00z/Sat and the end of the TAF period.

JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
None.