All eyes are on Ian this weekend, or at least what's left of it. After making a second U.S. landfall along the South Carolina coast Friday it will rapidly weaken as it drifts north/northwest. The remnant low will approach eastern Kentucky Saturday, our best chance for rain this weekend. We're drying out again in the Commonwealth and could use a widespread, soaking rain. This won't be it. Expect a sharp gradient from west to east with I-75 as the dividing line. West of Lexington will stay more or less high and dry with showers more likely the farther into eastern Kentucky you go. Extensive high and mid-level cloud cover combined with a gusty northerly wind will keep highs very cool. We'll drop from the low 70s Friday to the low to mid 60s Saturday and Sunday.
A Glancing Blow from Ian this Weekend
Best Chance for Rain Over Far Eastern Kentucky
![](https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/453/93a4878cfc9b474598be8dfc4ae03e4c/4536c73f16e744aaa5e71930d7d54b50/poster_f1e2b8c0855c42d0b389d95c88c5e840.jpg)
Expect a sharp gradient from west to east with I-75 as the dividing line. West of Lexington will stay more or less high and dry with showers more likely the farther into eastern Kentucky you go. Extensive high and mid-level cloud cover combined with a gusty northerly wind will keep highs very cool. We'll drop from the low 70s Friday to the low to mid 60s Saturday and Sunday.
![](https://x-default-stgec.uplynk.com/ausw/slices/453/93a4878cfc9b474598be8dfc4ae03e4c/4536c73f16e744aaa5e71930d7d54b50/poster_f1e2b8c0855c42d0b389d95c88c5e840.jpg)
![1.jpg](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7ca9df4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ffa%2Fd3%2Fdbbc77924456b3b214be6aa36fa3%2F1.jpg)
![2.jpg](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0b0084f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9e%2F50%2F73e9b61c412ba13cd010cf3d0f5b%2F2.jpg)
![4.jpg](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/37d7193/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F24%2F9b%2F8a8512b348b5b2cf309ca9a3d049%2F4.jpg)
![3.jpg](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a229fef/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd1%2F4f%2Fbf546fd5429e822e3a148ef85c91%2F3.jpg)
![5.jpg](https://ewscripps.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1de83f7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fewscripps-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F41%2Fe1%2F5b73f9c94af093ff3c33f2c996cc%2F5.jpg)
Posted
and last updated
Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.