WKU Meteorology

1. This looks like a half and half weekend for the mid south with more sunshine Saturday and more clouds Sunday.

2. I expect Saturday to feature high pressure over the Ohio Valley with sunny skies and light winds. Temperatures should be near40 at the start of the day and around 60 by days end. The one wrinkle for Saturday is for early morning fog Saturday due to high relative humidities and light winds in the morning. Nam model image for Saturday afternoon.

3.  Sunday will feature a wave heading from the gulf coast northeast up the eastern seaboard for us this likely means an increase in clouds with the slightest shower chance. Lows should be in the lower 40’s with highs kept down in the mid 50’s due to presence of more cloud cover. Nam model image Sunday evening.

4. An update on the last post, I still think there is a chance of snow flurries either early thanksgiving morning or later on in the evening with a upper level impulse coming thorough and model projections of lows close to freezing. My thinking is based off model runs, while other organizations use a different forecasting method called MOS which forecasts temperatures primarily off normal values that is why they have highs near 50 to end out next week.   A longer look into December shows A NAO trending negative, A positive PNA and a negative AO that could set the stage for a cold stormy pattern across the mid south for December.

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The majority of the models used to predict the weather for the past several days led by the GFS have been hinting at a quick cool shot for late thanksgiving week with a low pressure system over the east coast or upper great lakes putting the mid south in a nw flow pattern with some wind and well below normal temperatures. Read the rest of this entry »

1. The first part of the month has been very dry across the mid south with many locations having only trace amounts of rain. However, with a large surplus heading into the month we’re still above normal in terms of annual precipitation. Read the rest of this entry »

After a quiet week weather wise, you can expect a quiet weekend as well. If you don’t have any plans for the weekend I would recommend doing something outdoors. This weekend is going to be warm and beautiful. Today highs will reach the mid 60’s and the low tonight will will drop to near 40 degrees. The remainder of  today should  remain mostly sunny. For Saturday and Sunday expect sunny skies with highs  near 70 degrees thanks to a south wind that will be warming our area. The lows shouldn’t be as cold for Saturday and Sunday night, with a low on Saturday of around 46 and Sunday 49 degrees. Get out and enjoy the weather this weekend. Thanks for checking your weekend forecast.

Look for the rest of the week to remain very quiet. Our next chance of rain looks like it won’t come till early next week. With clear skies it will get a little chilly tonight with lows dipping down to  around 37 degrees. Tomorrow and Friday both look to be bright blue sunny days, thanks to the influence of high pressure over our area. We can expect highs on Thursday around 60 and a high on Friday near 65 degrees. The weekend is shaping up to be a good one, come back Friday for your complete weekend forecast.

There is not much going on in our area this week.  Most of the week should remain pleasant and dry with the exception of a slight chance of showers on Tuesday. Your Monday should remain mostly cloudy with high temperatures around 70 degrees and a low around 50.  Tuesday’s rain chances are associated with a cold front  passing over are area and an increase in gulf moisture thanks to tropical storm Ida. Tuesday we can expect a high around 67 and a low around 47 degrees.  The cold front will not drop the temperature too much with temps in the lower 60’s on Wednesday and temperatures rebounding as the week progresses. This weeks big weather news is tropical storm Ida. Read the rest of this entry »

Not too much going on in the weather world. Nice pattern of partly sunny skies and fall like temperatures have keep up a repetition through the early parts of the week.  Things should remain calm throughout our area, with surface high pressure dominating the Ohio valley. Zonal flow is also expected to continue throughout the week. Temperature today will hit the lower 60’s before dropping to a low of 40 tonight. A bit cooler tomorrow with a high of only 52, followed by another chilly night with a low hitting right at freezing.

After a soggy evening overnight tonight, the current storm system should continue to advance on to the northeast, leaving clear and sunny conditions behind.  Read the rest of this entry »

While stubborn overcast conditions remain over the area this afternoon and evening, the skies should clear out tonight for a generally nice Thursday afternoon ahead of more rain and thunderstorms tomorrow night.  Read the rest of this entry »

After a nice Monday that saw temperatures climb into the upper-60s, rain showers will enter the area on Tuesday evening. Read the rest of this entry »