Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Kentucky Weather Podcast — it's Thursday, February 26th.

That rain tapping your window? It's wrapping up soon. Right now we're sitting at 43 degrees under gray skies, but sunshine and 60s are waiting just around the corner.

Eastern Kentucky is taking the biggest soaking this morning. Rain and patchy fog hang around through midday with temperatures near 47 degrees. A Flood Advisory stays in effect until 7:30 A.M. For Bell, Harlan, Knox, McCreary. And Whitley counties. Over an inch has already fallen there.

South Central Kentucky sees the rain taper off by 9 A.M. Highs reach 54 degrees with gusts up to 24 miles an hour.

North Central Kentucky gets a quick rain and snow mix between 8 and 10 A.M. Nothing sticks on roads, but bridges could be slick during the morning commute. Highs top out at 51 degrees.

Central Kentucky wraps up the rain by late morning. Partly sunny skies this afternoon with a high near 48 degrees.

Tonight brings clearing skies and temperatures dropping into the low 30s statewide. Patchy fog develops in the valleys.

Friday and Saturday deliver the payoff. Sunny skies, highs in the 60s both days. South Central Kentucky could touch 69 degrees Saturday. That's about 30 degrees above normal for late February.

Here's your week ahead. Sunday night into Monday brings our next system. A cold front stalls over the region, setting up a potential wintry mix. Freezing rain becomes likely Sunday night. Rain and snow continue Monday. Keep that on your radar if you've got Monday morning plans. Tuesday through Wednesday, temperatures rebound back into the 50s with scattered rain showers.

We're gaining over two minutes of daylight each day now. Sunrise at 7:20 A.M., sunset at 6:34 P.M. Spring equinox is just three weeks away.

Enjoy the calm before Sunday's arrival.

That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.