Cooler Temps Forecast for Derby Week
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Although a lot can change over the next 11 days, the early forecast for Kentucky Derby Day, May 3, is calling for a high temperature of 63 degrees, with morning showers.
According to Accuweather.com, there is a 61% chance of precipitation in Louisville, Ky., on the day of the 140th Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), and that would be in the form of early-morning showers. The wind could gust up to 23 miles per hour that day.
Accuweather is forecasting cool temperatures all week, with clouds and chances of thunderstorms several days. The high temperature for the week is expected to come Monday, when the thermometer reaches 72 and there is a strong possibility of a thunderstorm. There will periods of rain and a thunderstorm Tuesday, April 29, followed by two days of clouds.
On Friday, May 2, for the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), the forecast is calling for a high of 62, with intervals of clouds and sun and a thunderstorm possibility. The overnight low will be a brisk 42 degrees.