LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - We continue to gear up for a big time blast of early fall weather across the state as we head into the closing days of August. This blast is coming on the heels of the pretty darn nice weather we have out there to start the weekend.

Temps over the past few days have been below normal for many areas with today finding temps getting closer to the normal middle 80s. Skies look good and this bodes well for high school football action this evening.

Saturday will find temps going up a few more degrees on a strong southwest wind. There’s also a plume of moisture creating showers and storms across areas of southern and eastern Kentucky with the potential for some locally heavy rains.

With our big fall cold front sweeping in on Sunday, it’s time to upgrade to a full blown

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