Category Archives: Kentucky Weather

A number of factors lead me to believe that August 2007 may go down as one of the all-time warmest and driest Augusts across the Mid-South.

Back in my summer forecast, I predicted that the pattern for Summer 2007 would consist of ridges over the Southwest and Southeast and a primary storm track along the U.S.-Canadian border. As I mentioned in my mid-summer update, from a … Continue reading →

Back in late July the Climate Prediction Center made a fall drought forecast that suggest slight improvement for the Mid-South (Improving drought outlook for the Mid-South). Unfortunately, the most recent update to that forecast looks bleak.

In Kentucky, for July to be cooler than normal, there typically has to be a trough over the eastern United States that leads to several cold frontal passages that bring refreshing relief from the typical tropical air mass that resides … Continue reading →

The Weather and Climate Forums is a new way for citizens of Kentucky to communicate drought impacts that may affect agriculture, business and industry, the environment, and social and recreational activities. The website can be found at http://forums.kymesonet.org/ and is … Continue reading →

The drought status of the Southeast has not changed appreciably over the past several weeks as periodic rainfall has kept the drought from spreading or intensifying. As you can see from last week’s U.S. Drought Monitormap, the core of the … Continue reading →

Back on June 3rd I produced a post titled “Summer weather outlook for Kentucky” and promised to provide periodic updates throughout the summer. Since meteorological summer is officially half over (June-August), consider this the mid-summer review. I will break down … Continue reading →

Back in the first week of June I wrote here that Kentucky needed at least 4 inches of rain during June to either improve the drought conditions or maintain it at a moderate level. Unfortunately, much of Kentucky currently has … Continue reading →

As predicted in my summer forecast posted here, the Climate Prediction Center has changed their summer drought forecast to reflect my idea that… …I think the summer of 2007 could be the warmest since 1999 and I think drought conditions … Continue reading →

Bowling Green tentatively set a new record high minimum this morning with a low of 78 degrees, breaking the previous record of 76 degrees set in 1933. This record is only tentative since the temperature may fall below 76 degrees … Continue reading →