Category Archives: Kentucky Weather

The NWS, WNKY, and WBKO all mention that any snow that falls Thursday will mix with and possibly change over to rain during the afternoon. One reason they may be concerned about this is that as I mentioned in a … Continue reading →

Anyone out there who wants to be a meteorologist (especially a TV meteorologist) should always remember to check the records when dealing with extreme cold. I have not heard any of the local TV mets nor the NWS mentioning the … Continue reading →

As expected, in the past few hours, both WNKY and WBKO have joined the NWS in drastically lowering their temperatures for the Sat-Tues period. But interestingly, both WBKO and WNKY are downplaying the Thursday/Friday storm (both are predicting one inch … Continue reading →

As I was writing the previous post, the NWS has drastically lowered their temperatures for the upcoming Sat-Tues period, in agreement with my discussion from yesterday. As of Monday afternoon, they had high temperatures in the low 30s with lows … Continue reading →

Everything from Monday’s discussion is on track. The NWS is starting to get on board with just how bitterly cold it will be across the eastern CONUS this weekend. The Duluth, MN forecast office noted Tuesday morning that some parts … Continue reading →

The last time Bowling Green, KY had a low temperature below zero (-2) was January 24, 2003. The week of January 21-27 averaged 14 degrees below normal and featured an average high/low of 28/11 (relative to normals of 43/25). The … Continue reading →

After an anomalously warm start to the winter for the mid-south, seasonable temperatures (30s/40s) have returned since 1/16. So why have we remained snowless? The primary reason for that has been the pattern in the upper levels of the atmosphere. … Continue reading →