WKU Meteorology

Wednesday Forecast

Good morning! I hope everyone has had a great week up to this point. For your Wednesday, it looks like another beautiful day across the midsouth. In Bowling Green today, the high will be 74°F, and our low tonight will be 55°F. Across the region, highs will reach the low to mid 70s, and lows will dip into the mid 50s. We can expect NE winds today at around 5 mph.

This stretch of incredible weather is caused by a 1032 mb high pressure system spinning across eastern Canada, pushing the dryer, cooler air into our neck of the woods, and I don’t think too many people are complaining about it. This high will also hold off rain chances throughout tomorrow, and likely for your Thursday as well.

Thursday Forecast

Speaking of Thursday, it looks just about the same. Here in Bowling Green, our high on Thursday will be 73°F, and our low will be 56°F. Regionally, highs on Thursday will be in the lower 70s, with some areas farthest west seeing the 80s. Lows will reach the mid to upper 50s across most of the Midsouth. Winds tomorrow will be N at around 6 mph. Once again, thanks to our high-pressure system covering much of this portion of the country, precipitation will stay away again for tomorrow, giving us another clear, cooler fall day.

National Weather Headlines

There is not a whole lot of news happening across the US in the weather world. However, over the weekend, Lake Michigan saw nearly 20 ft waves across the lake, all brought on by winds from a strong low-pressure system moving north of the region. Also, the east coast was just affected by a nor’easter moving up the coastline and is now currently heading out to sea.

That is all for the next few days, hope everyone has a great Wednesday, and Thursday!

Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday! Today will be a mostly sunny day across Bowling Green and the Mid-South. A high temperature of 72°F is expected around 3 in the afternoon, and the low near 43°F is expected overnight moving into Wednesday. No precipitation is expected. Northerly surface winds should prevail and sustain under 5 miles per hour.

Taking a broad look at the weather across the United States, an expansive 1035 millibar high pressure system continues to meander across the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, extending down along the Gulf Coast. A developing Rex block pattern– where a high-pressure system sits directly north of a low-pressure system– is visible off the coast into the Atlantic Ocean. This pattern allows for weak meridional flow over Kentucky, keeping the cooler air over the region. Since the advancing cold front last Friday, a majority of the country has been starved of moisture. This suppression will continue given the subsidence and surface heating across Kentucky.

This pattern will continue to persist in our region throughout the week. That’s all for now, have a nice day!

Good morning everyone! After a chilly few nights, we are in store for a warm and dry week ahead of us. With a strong high pressure system locked into place, temperatures will be able to warm rather efficiently throughout the day with a high of around 72 degrees for today but overnight lows around 40 degrees. Winds will be out of the northeast at around 5-10 mph for today and over the course of the next few days.

By mid-week, more of the same can be expected with virtually no rain in sight, which unfortunately isn’t good news considering most of south-central Kentucky is designated as D1 Moderate Drought. So, drought conditions may worsen over the next week. Temperatures will be rather consistent with highs in the 70s.

good morning/afternoon and happy Friday, today we will see a cold front that stretches from New York to Texas cross our area bringing us some fall temperatures. Cooling the air enough to drop today’s high to 60, and the low to 44. Cold fronts often deliver rain on the leading edge of the front, however for us there is only chances for small, isolated storms. The low-pressure center is far enough from us that we lack the capability to mix the cold air coming in with the already warmer moist air here. As well as a dry nose drove moisture out around the same time the front gets here. Winds are predicted to be around 13mph throughout the day due to how intense and deep that northeast low pressure is, tight gradients and fast wind barbs show easily the cold front can bulldoze the current air mass.

As for the weekend we will see similar cooler temperatures persist on Saturday before slowly climbing back up to warmer temps. High on Saturday will be 59 and the low will drop to 39, even further than Friday night as no cloud cover is predicted to trap heat at the surface at night. Sunday will return us to 66 as our high, and again the low will drop to the upper thirties because of the clear night skies.

No rain over the weekend, so enjoy the taste of fall while it’s here.

Wednesday Forecast

Good Wednesday morning everyone! I hope that everyone is having a great week. We’re getting over that midweek hump, and it looks like we will have some changes to look ahead to over these next few days. Starting off, temperature wise here in Bowling Green, we will see much of the same. Highs today in BG will peak at 88°F, and low will be 68°F, which will likely be around the time that this is posted. Tonight, temperatures will reach 72°F for your evening. Across the rest of the Midsouth, highs will reach the mid to upper 80s. Some areas in the far southeastern portions of the region could even make a run at 90°F. Dewpoints across the regions will begin the day in the mid 60s in the west and increase with dewpoints across the western and central areas of the region reaching 70° dewpoints before the days end.

As mentioned, we could be looking at some changes over the next several days. The first of those changes coming later today. Rain chances look to be on the table later this afternoon. A system has been making is way across the plains and is now bringing some changes to our forecast. As the system moves closer to us, the ones well put together line of rain and storms is going to break apart. Many parts of the Midsouth will likely see rain, with more in the western part of the region, but the storms will continue eastward, bringing much needed rain and storms. The timing looks best in the early afternoon hours.

Thursday Forecast

Looking ahead to your Thursday, in Bowling Green, we are looking at a high of 85°F, and a low of 70°F. For the rest of the regain, we can expect highs in the mid to upper 80s, some local 90s are possible. Our lows for the Midsouth will dip into the mid and even low 60s. This will be later tomorrow night. It is also the sign of our cold front moving into the region. Some spotty showers are possible once again tomorrow, but nothing widespread is expected.

This is where we will really begin to see a fall like feel come into the mix, at least for a few days. The low from the system that will bring us some rain today, will move north of us, across central Illinois, and Indiana. This is being pushed on by a strong high-pressure system that is going to make its way in the country, bringing cooler, and much dryer air behind it. So be on the lookout for that near the end of this week, and into our weekend.

That is all for the next few days. Have a great couple of days everyone!

Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday! After a brief period of cooler weather, the heat has come back with a vengeance. Thankfully, the air will remain fairly dry with intense afternoon mixing. Today will be a sunny day with a high temperature of 91°F around 3 pm. The low temperature will stay around 70°F overnight into Wednesday morning. No precipitation is expected. Surface winds will veer from the southwest and promote gusts up to 15 miles per hour through the morning.

An interesting surface and synoptic pattern is present across the United States. The main driver for the continuous warm temperatures is a ~1002 millibar low pressure system moving through Michigan and Ontario, funneling warm air from the Midwest and Plains into Kentucky. However, a ~1018 millibar high pressure is stationed across the southeast United States, preventing the gulf moisture from reaching into Kentucky. Looking aloft near the tropopause, a strong ridge extends from the Southern United States to the northeast through Kentucky. This will prevent the flow from the cutoff system from moving due east. The adiabatic process from this high pressure results in dry, sinking air moving into Kentucky, allowing for pleasant conditions on Tuesday into Wednesday.

However, the pattern will start to change across our region going into Wednesday with strong moisture advection reaching into Kentucky. That’s the forecast for today, have a nice day!

Good morning everyone! After a dreary, rainy weekend due to the remnants of Hurricane Isaias, we will begin to dry out starting today and heat up those temperatures as well. Some areas, especially near Elizabethtown, were able to pick upwards of 1-3″ of rain, while most areas received less than an inch, including Bowling Green. Still, any rainfall that was received was beneficial to the ongoing dry conditions across south central Kentucky.

This morning, there are some areas of fog, especially along and east of I-65, so, if commuting in that direction, be sure to allow extra time and use those low-beam headlights! Any fog found across the area will lift within a few hours after sunrise. Looking at today, a 1020mb ridge of high pressure will continue to build and strengthen over the southeast. This will allow for temperatures to rise to a high of around 85 degrees for today and overnight lows to fall to around 60 degrees. It will also be slightly humid with 60 degree dewpoints.

The heat unfortunately looks to stick around for the first half of the week with temperatures possibly nearing 90 degrees by Wednesday but luckily a cold front will continue to work its way slowly to the southeast by the latter half of the week, giving us more consistent fall-like temperatures.

As always, be sure to stay tuned for the latest forecast updates!

Happy Friday y’all, we have one last day of good feeling weather before the rain arrives tomorrow. High of 86 and a low of 61, which is typical compared to these past few days. With tropical storm Isaias about to make landfall this afternoon, we are eager to see what direction it decides to follow. Utilizing a 300mb map of wind speeds, we can see a ridge downstream of the tropical storm where we will likely use the southeast winds to guide this storm into the southern US and shift eastward. It will take till the afternoon for Isaias to reach to Bowling green, and when it does it will have already been slowing down in intensity and cooling down since hurricanes are warm cored. But that doesn’t mean we won’t get any rain, we will, and some parts of Kentucky can see more than 0.75″ of rain. In addition, the rain will persist until Sunday afternoon. Rainwater can easily flood this time of year due to how dry the ground is, which can sound counterintuitive; this is because when high amounts for rainfall reach the ground it will take time for the ground to soak up the water, and this could obviously lead to flooding in some areas. We are not in a current flood warning, but it will take time for this event to reach us, so be mindful to check watches and warnings within the next two days.

Stay safe and stay dry.

Wednesday (10/7)

Good morning! I hope all WKU students had a great fall break. Our stretch of beautiful weather looks to continue for a few more days. In Bowling Green for today, highs today will reach 84°F, and lows tonight will be 65°F. Across the rest of the midsouth, general highs will reach the upper 70s, and low to mid 80s as you look farther west. Lows across the Midsouth will be in the mid to upper 60s.

For precipitation on your Wednesday, there is not much to see. Synoptically, there is not a whole lot happening across the US. The main synoptic feature across the country is a trough digging into the northern plains, and the Midwest. This will not affect the Midsouth in terms of precipitation or could cover. So tomorrow looks like another wonderful day.

Thursday (10/8)

For our Thursday in Bowling Green, the high will be 83°F, and the low will be 62°F. For the rest of the region, highs will range from the upper 70s to low 80s in the east, and as you make your way west, highs will be in the mid to upper 80s, with some local areas making a run to 90. Lows will reach the mid 60s across the central and eastern parts of the region, and mid to upper 70s farther west.

Precipitation on Thursday also looks nonexistent. The 500 mb jet streak associated with our trough will clip some of our region, but will not have any effect on the temperature, cloud cover, or precipitation, as the strongest upper-level winds will move to our north.

National Weather Headlines

After a record-breaking hurricane season across the Atlantic and the Gulf, it looks like our time without a hurricane is about to come to an end. Tropical Storm Isaias has formed in the Gulf and is expected to be a hurricane at landfall along the Gulf coast of the United States. This could have an effect on our weather later this week and throughout our weekend.

That is all for today and tomorrow. Have a great few days everyone and enjoy this wonderful weather!

Good morning and happy Fall Break! The sunshine will continue to dominate this week of weather; today will be a sunny day with a high temperature around 81°F in the afternoon. The low temperature is expected to reach around 52°F during Wednesday morning. No precipitation is expected. Northeasterly surface winds will remain throughout the day while sustaining below 5 miles per hour.

At the surface, a ~1020 millibar Northeastern high will amount to stable conditions and early morning cold air advection across Kentucky with subtle ridging aloft. In the afternoon, the relative humidity is expected to stay around 30%, making for a comfortable day. The atmosphere will remain warm and dry until low pressure and its associated cold front moves into the region later this week.

That’s the forecast for today. Enjoy the end of Fall Break!