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Unseasonably warm temperatures to stick around….
As we start another week and head into the Thanksgiving holiday, conditions across the area are expected to be unseasonably warmer. A fast zonal upper air flow continues across much of the eastern...
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Thanksgiving Forecast….
One more warm and sunny day is expected across the area for the Thanksgiving Holiday before a cold front brings a big temperature change for the Ohio Valley region. For today, high pressure currently...
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More Cold Weather This Week
We are currently in the return flow of a surface high pressure system with a weak cold front draped diagonally across central Illinois and Missouri. The strengthening upper level support will help to...
View ArticleWelcome in December with Beautiful Weather
For the past couple of days, we have been under a dominant surface high pressure system. Currently, the upper level flow is zonal and the models show this pattern persisting into Sunday. Thus, we are...
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Highs in the 70s…. It is December Right???
Yes, you read your calendar correctly, though it may not feel like it outside, it is indeed December. Highs of 68 (Rec: 71) on Saturday and and high of 72 (Rec: 76) on Sunday challenged daily records...
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Wet Weekend Ahead!!
Rain today, rain tomorrow will be the general theme of this weekend. This is due to several disturbances passing through our area between now and Monday when a strong cold front will finally pass...
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From Sunny & Warm to Rainy, Windy & Cold
After a brief lull in forecasts here on the blog last week during WKU final’s week, we are back and will continue providing you up-to-date weather information here on the WKU meteorology blog...
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Nice Saturday, Wet Sunday Evening & Snow Possible Mid-Week
What a wild weather day! From 60 and heavy rain to 35 and light snow; the biggest story of the day however… the wind! Bowling Green had sustained winds up to 35 mph and the peak wind gust was 53 mph!...
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Cloudy Cool Christmas… Rain or Snow Christmas Night?
It’s been a nice first weekend of winter here in south-central Kentucky. As a matter of fact yesterday’s high of 55 in Bowling Green put us about 10 degrees above average for this time of year....
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Heavy Rain Tonight… Snow Tomorrow!
Christmas has turned out to be cold and cloudy here in south-central Kentucky, but at least the cold weather makes it feel more like Christmas right? The clouds are ahead of a major winter storm now...
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More Rain & Another Winter Weather Tease
As Wednesday’s major winter storm was wrapping up across the area, light snow fell and officially a trace of snow fell in Bowling Green; just a winter weather tease so to speak. Behind the system also...
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A Cold & Rainy Start to the New Year
Another “trace” of snowfall was recorded over the weekend for Bowling Green, but there has still been no measurable snowfall this winter. Despite a very cold upcoming week to start the new year, any...
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Calm but Cool Weekend Ahead
The sun has made a return to south-central Kentucky after a few days of clouds and rain to start the week. Temperatures have slowly warmed as well and it seems as though highs will trend to being in...
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Rain, Rain, Rain… Winter Weather?
We’re back! For those that noticed the lack of forecasts this past week it was because 11 WKU meteorology students (including your forecaster) traveled to Austin, TX for the 2013 American...
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Students Attend Annual AMS Meeting: Present Research
As mentioned 11 WKU meteorology/land, weather, climate majors traveled to Austin, TX for the Annual American Meteorological Society (AMS) meeting. Dr. Mahmood, WKU professor of geography/meteorology,...
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Rounds of Wintry Mix in Southern KY
After a weekend of warm temperatures and rain we now find ourselves in the low 30s with sleet falling in the area. A very strong cold front blasted its way through the commonwealth yesterday bringing...
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Potential Ice/Sleet Storm Tonight
As mentioned yesterday we would have to keep a close eye on the temperatures here in south-central Kentucky to see what type of precipitation would fall tonight. Temperatures have risen to 35 at the...
View Article3rd longest consecutive rainfall streak at Bowling Green
The recent 8-day streak of measurable rainfall (0.01″ or more) from 1/9 – 1/16, 2013 at Bowling Green tied for the 3rd longest since 1893. The longest rainfall streak of 10 days occurred three times,...
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From a Warm Up to a Major Cool Down… Temperature Roller Coaster!
Since Tuesday night’s ice potential the weather has gotten much calmer with the sun finally deciding to join us again. Luckily during Tuesday night’s system temperatures had a very hard time falling...
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Very Cold to Start the Week!
The nearly 60 degree weather we had on Saturday is all just a distant memory now as much colder air has spilled its way south into the Ohio Valley. Yesterday highs still managed to reach the upper-40s...
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