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Wake me up when something happens
Boring Omega block pattern will keep things warm and pleasant through mid-week. Click here for a good discussion of an omega block. Is anything interesting on the horizon?
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When can we expect the first 90F day in KY?
With winter safely behind us, the next weather-related topic to look forward to is the first 90 degree day of the year. I did some research this afternoon and found that during the last 50 years for Bowling Green, the … Continue reading
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WKU Meteorology in the news
My April 12th post titled “Major League Baseball and cold April weather” has attracted some media attention. Jayson Stark of ESPN mentioned my article here (scroll down 2/3 of the way and look under “Cold Spell”). A sportswriter from the … Continue reading
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2007 Boston Marathon Nor’Easter – Update
Sunday 9:00 pm CDT update: What you see is what you get. No changes. See below for more details. Good luck!! Saturday 9:00 pm CDT update: No changes to the forecast. See the Friday update for more details. This has … Continue reading
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Sunday flurries for northern KY?
If highs today are stuck in the 40s across KY with a thickness of 540 dm and 850 mb temps of -3 then Sunday could be a blustery, raw day with highs from 43-48 over Bowling Green and 38-43 over … Continue reading
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Major League Baseball and cold April weather
The recent record-breaking cold April 6-9 that led to the cancellation of the Cleveland-Seattle series at Jacobs Field has had sportsradio people questioning why Major League Baseball schedules games at cold weather cities without a domed stadium during the first … Continue reading
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Sunday blizzard for Northeast?
Storm #1 is currently underway across the central portion of the United States. A couple of lines of thundershowers have moved across south-central KY Wednesday with several inches of snow occurring north of I-80 in the Midwest. For the latest … Continue reading
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Very cold and dry followed by cool and wet
Don’t put away the sweaters and winter jackets just yet. We have not seen the last of cold temperatures across the Midwest and Mid-South and areas near the Great Lakes have not seen the last of the white stuff either.
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Why is it so cold and how long will it continue?
I’ve been getting this question a lot from my Meteorology students. The culprit for the arctic blast is our very warm March . Whenever a large portion of the U.S. has such warm temperature anomalies, it means that Canada was … Continue reading
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April snow in Kentucky
The northern counties of Kentucky near Cincinnati may get a brief burst of snow during the Friday-Saturday time period as the trough bringing the coldest of the arctic blast moves across the state. While this is not going to be … Continue reading
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