Monthly Archives: October 2010

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 return flow out of the south has allowed for some … Continue reading

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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 about 7 mph. Tonight, … Continue reading

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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 currently taking place. It … Continue reading

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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 could be over 40 mph.  … Continue reading

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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 pushed its way on out of … Continue reading

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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 months as a transition of an el-nino to … Continue reading

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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 development of a moderate … Continue reading

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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 create a largely zonal flow pattern across … Continue reading

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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 days, dropping … Continue reading

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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 precipitation as a shortwave trough digs … Continue reading

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