Overview
- Kentucky saw widespread showers Wednesday with totals ranging from under 0.5 inches to more than 1 inch as a cold front pushed through and rain began moving out by evening.
- National Weather Service forecasts and regional outlets say showers will expand Thursday into the Mid‑Atlantic, New York/New Jersey and New England with the most organized rain expected on Friday.
- Models show localized heavier bands — roughly up to 2 inches in parts of southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape — producing a low but real risk of poor‑drainage flooding and isolated flash flooding.
- A few stronger showers or isolated thunderstorms could bring brief wind gusts near or above 40 mph, and rainfall will be beneficial for drought‑stricken areas of southern Kentucky.
- Behind the front a marked cooldown will arrive this weekend with highs falling into the 50s, overnight lows into the 30s in inland spots and the chance of patchy frost as drier, more seasonable air moves in.