The winter that wasn't keeps on chugging Wednesday with highs soaring into upper 70s. This will not only break Lexington's record high, 70° in 1922, but also challenge our all-time February record high, 80° in 2018 and 1996. What's driving this unseasonable winter warmth? A gusty southerly wind. So gusty we have a wind advisory in effect until early Thursday morning. Expect peak gusts in the 40 to 50 mph range late Wednesday afternoon into the evening. A few morning showers and isolated t-showers will fade with an afternoon break followed by more scattered showers in the evening. We're still very warm and windy Thursday with highs well into the 70s. A dry cold front tracks east later in the day, tanking the temperature with much colder air building in for the weekend.
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