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1. Our dry streak across the region continues. However we have a low pressure system moving across the great lakes today which will bring with it a week cool frontal passage through the region....
View ArticleStatus report on La-Nina
Right now la-nina conditions are present in the pacific ocean. Modeling suggests that the la-nina will become moderate to strong by the start of winter before returning back to moderate by the end of...
View ArticleRemnants of Hermine may bring some rain this way…
The remnants of tropical storm Hermine is located over the western portion of Arkansas and is bringing showers and storms into that area at the moment. As the low pressure slowly progresses its way...
View ArticleRain looks to continue
Persistent rain looks to stick around for much of the day today, with little chance of strong storms. However right now Saturday afternoon looks like instability is in place for some severe activity...
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A possible stormy afternoon
Mother nature looks to be giving us a break today as the severe threat this afternoon has minimized. A warm front will pass through the area late morning, allowing some warm moist air to advect ahead...
View ArticleCool nights… warm days ahead.
Today’s weather is dominated by a northwest flow aloft, with a jet parked over the mid-west. This upper level feature will keep any cool air bottled up over the great lakes. At the surface, a high...
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Another nice day..storms for thurday?
Today’s weather will be similar to yesterday with the exception of a few 500mb shortwaves traveling through the flow. Visible satellite imagery shows this in the form of mid to high level clouds...
View ArticleAnother nice day today, Thursday storm chances?
Today will be much the same story as yesterday, with the exception of slightly warmer temperatures as winds have shifted out of the south. Bowling Green should reach 90 today with a low tonight of...
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Storms today? Weekend weather.
A low centered about over Lake Michigan is bringing Bowling Green area much of the Mid-South some rain and thundershowers this morning. Indications from the SPC, yesterday, showed a Slight Risk for...
View ArticleSevere potential diminishing, but not gone.
The 17Z GOES Skew-T sounding shows much greater CAPE than earlier, just shy of 4000, as well as a lifted index of -7. The SWEAT index was also close to 300 as well in this sounding. At the same time,...
View ArticleSummer-like pattern is setting up for drought conditions.
The passage of the cold front early this morning has left the area with much cooler and drier air in place, but the heat shall return for the weekend and well into next week. The main reason for this...
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More of the Same
With a broad ridge of high pressure still parked over the mid-South and the jet stream well to the north of the area, conditions are forecast to stay dry and warmer than normal for the next several...
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Relief in Sight, Along With Slight Rain Chances
High pressure will continue to dominate the area over the next few days, keeping the hot and dry weather around. Temperatures are forecast to top out in the mid 90s on both Wednesday and Thursday....
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Weekend Cooldown Still on Track
Hot conditions will continue for the next few days, and Bowling Green even has a shot at breaking its record high of 98 today. On Friday, the cold front should finally approach the area, bringing a...
View ArticleRed Flag Warning till 8pm
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Warren County for more click here.
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Is Autumn finally arriving?
For the past several days, we Kentuckians have been stuck with the same aggravatingly hot conditions generated by this more or less stationary ridge over the southeast. Bowling Green started off fall...
View ArticleFront moves through, brings in cooler temperatures.
At long last, the summer heat has broken! The dominant ridge that has been sitting in place over Kentucky for the past several days has been replaced by a trough, bringing in substantially cooler...
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Yesterday’s squall line dropped 0.11 inches of rain at the WKU Farm with a maximum wind gust of 27.5 miles per hour. While certainly not the most impressive total, this was the first time in nearly...
View Articlemajor pattern change in progress
Overall we have low pressure moving up the east coast with a nice pipeline of tropical moisture. Low clouds and light showers will be present on the backside into Tuesday. Also NW flow will be in place...
View ArticleWKU Meteorology blog makes Top 50 list
The WKU Meteorology blog was included in a list of “50 Scholarly Blogs for Climate Science Students” put together by the website Onlinecollege.org. The WKU Meteorology Blog was among 22 “Climate,...
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