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Let the Model Wars Begin

Today low pressure is moving northeast into the northeast which is still providing for some cloud cover today with fair skies overall and a nw flow with highs in the lower 70′s. Tomorrow skies should...

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Cool weekend ahead with chances of rain on Sunday

A meridional flow is presently residing over the United States, a ridge axis in the west extending through Idaho and Nevada is allowing warm, dry air to make its way into the western portion of the...

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Weekend of great weather

Today is the same story as has been the past few days.  Clear skies with warm, comfortable temperatures in the low to mid 70′s.  A high pressure is parked out over the central plains and is bringing...

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Cool Sunday

If you have been keeping up with the blog the past two days, you’ve seen that the models have been disagreeing on the chance of showers making its way into the area for Sunday. Well we can disregard...

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Cool today…frost tonight?

Currently, upper level low is still situated over the West Virginia and Ohio border and is still dominating our weather as it has for the last few days. Temperatures have remained below normal for much...

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Frost Advisory tonight….Warm up ahead.

Last night frost was widely scattered but was reported at some locations, especially low lying areas. Here is a graphic of last nights temperatures that reflect this idea. Graphic taken from NWS...

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Hope you like warm weather….

After this morning’s patchy frost, temperatures should moderated quickly. The pesky upper level low that has been dominating the east coasts weather is finally being moved via a 500mb shortwave. High...

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Continued warm and dry weather…some relief ahead?

The latest 250mb Velocity plots show a very clear split flow in the jet stream as of late, with the Mid-South caught in the middle of it, which usually leaves the area high and dry, and that is not the...

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Isolated to scattered showers, today

With a low pressure system sitting over Missouri and Kansas and moving southeast, the Mid-South is going to see some isolated to scattered showers, today. The main reasons for the lack of rain with...

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Rain Chance This Afternoon, Cooler Weather Ahead

Yesterday brought the first rainfall of October for Bowling Green, with 0.08 inches recorded at the airport and 0.14 inches at the Mesonet station south of town. Today will feature another good shot at...

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Low pressure moving into New England.

The low pressure system that brought the cold front through our area is now located over New York, and both the NAM and the GFS are expecting it to slowly drift over New England for the next couple...

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The CONUS is quiet, for the time being.

Weather patterns across the country are fairly quiet for the moment. The shortwave trough moving out of the northwest has greatly decreased the amplitude of the ridge over the western US, helping to...

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High pressure and fall colors make for a beautiful weekend.

High pressure has settled in for the weekend along much of the country, making this weekend a perfect weekend to go out and view the autumn colors. Both the GFS and the NAM are forecasting the...

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Winter forecast 10-11

He is my winter forecast for 2010-2011. the regular rotation of daily forecasts will return Monday. First let’s start with an overview of recent events we have very warm and dry weather in recent...

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Historic Storm? Rainy next couple of days…

An upper level tough exists over the region and will allow for some convection to our west through the morning hours, allowing for rain chances before noon.  However most of the heavy precipitation has...

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Severe Weather Update for Tuesday

Tomorrow there is a good chance that the storms rolling through around midday will be severe, straight line wind damages will be the main threat as winds will be sustained at around 20 mph.  Gusts...

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It may very well be fall…

Sunny skies are deceiving as temperatures have begun to fall in Southern KY. A reinforcing shot off cold air from Tuesday system has arrived in the form of a cold front as Cold air advection is...

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Hard freeze tonight?

Today should be a nice fall day, with weak cold air advection still taking place from yesterdays frontal passage. Temperatures today should see a high of 59 with light winds out of the WNW topping out...

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Mild weekend …cool nights.

This weekend should be excellent weather for fall festivities. The surface high pressure that was responsible for many of SE KY’s freezing temperatures has translated east toward the carolinas, and...

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Cooler Weather Continues

With the current jet stream pattern the way it is and the expected evolution of the jet stream as projected by the NAM and GFS, cooler temperatures can be expected throughout the week, with a more...

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