Its looking like a soggy 4th of July holiday weekend for portions of the Ohio Valley. A cold front that will blast the Midwest with heavy thunderstorms later this evening will move southeast into the region by tomorrow night. The front will begin to feel the effects of an area of high pressure to the east that will slow it down to a crawl by Friday afternoon.

This front will become the focal point to numerous showers and thunderstorms as it seperates very warm and humid air to the south from cooler air to the north. A series of disturbances will ride along it bringing reinforcing shots of precpitation over the next several days.

Where the front lies will play a huge role in who gets wet this holiday weekend and who doesn't. As of now it looks like the front will stretch from the Central Plains Sates eastward along the Ohio River and up along the Mason Dixon Line. So within a hundred miles or so in both directions expect to see some rain.

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BOWLING GREEN 

FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, especially late in the day. High 82

SATURDAY....Leftover heavy storms during the pre dawn hours. Sun and clouds by afternoon. High 86

SUNDAY...Sun and clouds, warmer. High 88

LOUISVILLE 

FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. High 81

SATURDAY...Early morning showers and thunderstorms give way to partly sunny skies by afternoon. High 84

SUNDAY...Partly sunny and warmer. High 87

LEXINGTON

FRIDAY... Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. High 80

SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and storms, especially early. High 83

SUNDAY...Sun and clouds, warmer with a chance of a shower. High 86

PADUCAH

FRIDAY...Cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. High 81

SATURDAY....A slight chance of storms very early (near dawn) then clouds and sun. High 85

SUNDAY...Sun and clouds, very warm. High 91