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Showers continue tonight, Trending drier Thursday

Chief meteorologist Jay Cardosi talks about continued rain chances tonight with a brief break in the wet weather coming Thursday

Showers continue tonight, Trending drier Thursday

Chief meteorologist Jay Cardosi talks about continued rain chances tonight with a brief break in the wet weather coming Thursday

EXPECTED TO RUN IN THE BELMONT STAKES. NOW, YOUR WLKY WEATHER WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST JAY CARDOSI. OKAY. LOTS OF WET WEATHER OUT THERE. AS YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THIS WEDNESDAY. WE’RE GOING TO HOLD ON TO THE IMPACT WEATHER FOR A GOOD CHUNK OF THE NIGHT. I MEAN, NOTHING HEAVY, REAL HEAVY, NOTHING SEVERE CERTAINLY, BUT OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. YEAH. THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE. CERTAINLY THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT UP UNTIL TWO THREE 4:00 IN THE MORNING. AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO TREND DRIER. A LOT OF CLOUDS TOMORROW. DON’T LOOK FOR BRIGHT SUNSHINE AND WARM CONDITIONS. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE CLOUDS WILL KEEP IT COOL, BUT AT LEAST IT WILL BE DRIER AS WE MOVE THROUGH TOMORROW. TRY TO ENJOY THAT BECAUSE ANOTHER WAVE OF IMPACT WEATHER SLATED TO MOVE IN AS WE WRAP UP THE WORKWEEK ON FRIDAY. LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT REAL QUICK. SEE THIS MOISTURE HERE IN TEXAS? ANOTHER WAVE OF ENERGY RIDING THE JET STREAM NOW KICKING OFF SHOWERS AND STORMS. THAT’S THE ENERGY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OFF TO THE EAST NORTHEAST, RIGHT TOWARDS THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY. SO WHEN YOU WAKE UP FRIDAY MORNING, YOU HAVE THE UMBRELLAS READY TO GO ONCE AGAIN. I KNOW THIS WET WEATHER PATTERN JUST ROLLS ON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST. A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER BEGINNING FRIDAY MORNING AGAIN AND LASTING RIGHT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AND ALSO THE EVENING. THE GOOD NEWS IF THERE IS SOME TO REPORT, A LOT OF THIS ENERGY WILL START PUSHING AWAY. FOR THE FIRST TWO THIRDS OF THE UPCOMING LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND. SO RIGHT NOW, THE WAY IT LOOKS FOR YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND FORECAST. YEAH, A LOT OF MOISTURE AROUND. SO I CAN’T RULE OUT A SHOWER OR TWO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BUT I THINK THERE’S GOING TO BE LOTS OF DRY TIME AND EVEN SOME PARTIAL SUNSHINE. AND THOSE TEMPERATURES UP AROUND 80, MAYBE A LITTLE BIT BETTER ON MONDAY FOR THE HOLIDAY ITSELF. MEMORIAL DAY, WELL, MORE IMPACT WEATHER SLATED TO MOVE IN. THE RAIN CHANCES WILL BE ELEVATED ON MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK. SCATTERED STORMS BACK IN THE FORECAST. I’LL WATCH A CLOSE. THINGS COULD STILL CHANGE AS WE’RE STILL, YOU KNOW, THREE, FOUR, FIVE DAYS AWAY. OUTSIDE. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES, A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT RAIN AROUND TOWN. IT’S TURNING COOLER. WE’RE IN THE MID 70S FOR AFTERNOON HIGHS. WE’RE DOWN TO 69. A NORTH BREEZE IN HERE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MILES AN HOUR. OUTDOOR PLANS THIS EVENING TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE. A COUPLE OF ERRANDS. HAVE THE UMBRELLAS READY TO GO. WE’RE GOING TO HOLD ON TO THE SHOWER CHANCES AND THE IMPACT WEATHER AT LEAST UNTIL TWO 3:00 IN THE MORNING BEFORE WE SLOWLY TREND DRIER. LATE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES COOL IN THE MORNING. WE’RE GOING TO WAKE UP TO MIDDLE AND UPPER 50S. SO HERE’S THE WET WEATHER WE’VE HAD THROUGHOUT THIS WEDNESDAY. THAT TRAIN OF MOISTURE JUST CONTINUES TO COME UP FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST. ADD TO THAT A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH, KIND OF LATCHING ON TO THAT MOISTURE, LIFTING IT, AND THE END RESULT, THE CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR FUTURECAST AS WE ROLL THROUGH THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING. YEAH. MORE SHOWERS, CERTAINLY IN THE FORECAST, AT LEAST UNTIL TWO 3:00 IN THE MORNING. AND THEN A LOT OF THIS WILL START PUSHING OFF TO THE EAST. WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING, SHOWER CHANCES REALLY STARTING TO DROP OFF, BUT DON’T EXPECT A LOT OF SUNSHINE MIDDAY NOR TOMORROW AFTERNOON EXPECTING MAINLY CLOUDY SKIES. AND AS A RESULT, IT’S GOING TO BE COOL. TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW AVERAGE TOMORROW, JUST MIDDLE AND UPPER 60S. WE SHOULD BE AROUND 80 FOR AN AFTERNOON. HIGH, MIDDLE AND UPPER 60S ON YOUR THURSDAY, WE’RE LOOKING AT 68 HERE IN TOWN. HERE’S OUR FORECAST THIS EVENING. CLOUDY. COOL, OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, TEMPERATURES DROPPING THROUGH THE 60S. TOMORROW WE WAKE UP TO 50 IN THE MORNING. ANY SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE SHOULD BE TAPERING OFF EARLY. OTHERWISE, MAINLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A COOL HIGH OF 68. SEVEN DAY. MORE IMPACT WEATHER. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS. RAIN LIKELY FRIDAY. THOSE CHANCES DROP OFF SOMEWHAT SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. GOOD TO SEE. OTHERWISE. THEY DO RETURN THOUGH RIGHT NOW FOR MONDAY, MEMORIAL DAY. SO WE’LL WE’LL WATCH THAT CLOSELY. HOPEFULLY HOPEFULLY HOPEFULLY THAT RAIN CHANCE ON MONDAY WILL DROP OFF AS WELL. THAT WOULD BE NICE.
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Updated: 6:55 PM EDT May 20, 2026
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Showers continue tonight, Trending drier Thursday

Chief meteorologist Jay Cardosi talks about continued rain chances tonight with a brief break in the wet weather coming Thursday

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Updated: 6:55 PM EDT May 20, 2026
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Chief meteorologist Jay Cardosi talks about continued rain chances tonight with a brief break in the wet weather coming Thursday

Chief meteorologist Jay Cardosi talks about continued rain chances tonight with a brief break in the wet weather coming Thursday

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