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A warm and dry Thanksgiving will turn into a wet weekend.

Thursday:  Sunny with a high near 64° and a low near 35°. Friday:  Sunny with a high near 68° and a low near 42°. Saturday: Clouds increasing throughout the day.  Highs near 65° and lows near 40°. Sunday:  Rain showers … Continue reading

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Diminishing severe weather threat for Tuesday…

Looking at the 15z run of the RUC model, the severe weather threat for today seems almost non-existent.  An already rain-cooled air mass will not receive any extra convective energy from the sun as cloud cover will be extensive throughout … Continue reading

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Severe weather increasingly likely to start the week…

Over the last few days, operational models have been trending more and more towards solutions that show severe weather striking the area on Tuesday.  The Storm Prediction Center has now changed its forecasted “slight risk” area for Tuesday from an … Continue reading

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New look at Texas and Oklahoma drought conditions.

With La Niña conditions expected to stay at current strength or get stronger, the people of Oklahoma and Texas are rightfully concerned about their water conditions.  The map below is an interesting look at how many inches of rain are … Continue reading

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HPC has backed off of totals, but Texas and Oklahoma still wet this weekend.

As I mentioned yesterday, the HPC models tend to overdo forecasted precipitation totals, expecially for long-term periods.  The new 5-day totals still show a significant change to drought conditions in the north Texas/south Oklahoma areas, and also a significant flash-flooding … Continue reading

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Drought relief for Texas?

Over the weekend, the extremely drought stricken areas of Oklahoma and Texas could potentially get some help from mother nature.  Thanks to the blocking pattern that’s currently in place over the eastern United States, any storms that move into the … Continue reading

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Models continue to show potential tropical development around Florida.

The models are continuing to show development of a system along a quasi-stationary boundary located south of Florida.  The windy conditions and rip currents that much of the Sunshine State’s east coast is experiencing will likely sustain their current strength … Continue reading

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Next good chance for rain looks to be next Tuesday or Wednesday…

Under the influence of high pressure aloft and at the surface, the weather across the Bluegrass State is beautiful.  For the next few days, the conditions outside aren’t going to change much, if any at all.  Enjoy the nice weather … Continue reading

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Tropical Update and the Madden-Julian Oscillation

Now that we’ve finally passed the peak of the hurricane season and almost the entire eastern half of the country will experience nice weather for a while, it’s a good idea to take a look at the tropics to see … Continue reading

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Pleasant fall weather to continue for the next several days.

Bowling Green forecast for the next few days: Tuesday: High near 78, overnight low near 46.  Sunny. Wednesday: High near 81, overnight low near 49.  Sunny. Thursday: High near 83, overnight low near 51.  Sunny. Discussion: After a brief cool … Continue reading

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