Wednesday Forecast
Good morning and happy Wednesday everyone! We will have a little bit of action across the region today. An upper-level trough is taking aim at the Midsouth and will bring some rain and major changes throughout the next few days. We are currently just downstream of the main trough axis, but it plays a role in how today goes. A 1010 mb low is also currently spinning across southeastern Iowa. This low is going to propagate to the east, bringing a cold front along with it that will extend across the Midsouth, bringing rain and storms later on today.
For our high today in Bowling Green, we will see 71°F, and our low will be 39°F, which is actually right now. As this system moves through the area, showers and storms are expected to fire along the front in the late afternoon and evening hours. Severe weather is possible with this line of storms. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a marginal risk (1/5) for severe weather possible, along with a 2% tornado risk, a 5% hail risk, and a 5% wind risk. On paper, this system is not super impressive, that part will come after the front in the form of the coldest air that we have seen so far this season.
Thursday Forecast
Since our cold front will move through later on today, our high temperature will likely be in the early morning hours of Thursday. With that being said, our high on Thursday will be 55°F, and the low Thursday night will be 42°F. On Thursday, we will be seeing the setup for what a chilly Friday will be to say the least. Spotty showers are possible throughout our Thursday. Cloudy skies are also expected for most of the day. So, it does not sound like the most pleasant day for to be out and about, so I hope everyone has taken advantage of the last few days.
That’s all for the midweek forecast. I hope everyone has a great few days. Prepare those raincoats, umbrellas, and jackets.