Category Archives: Kentucky Weather

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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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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Could Easter be colder than Christmas?

There is a good chance that Easter may be colder than last Christmas across south-central Kentucky. The core of the arctic blast that will keep temperatures around 15 degrees below normal through the beginning of next week will move across … Continue reading →

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Dry start to year in KY – summer drought to follow?

Bowling Green continued its streak of five consecutive months of below normal precipitation Saturday, March 31st. Since November 1st, Bowling Green has had a cumulative rainfall deficit of 8.63 inches, making it the 5th driest such period since 1893. March … Continue reading →

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Cold weekend for Kentucky

After a mild week, much colder air is expected to return to Kentucky for the weekend. I expect highs Saturday in the middle to upper 40s and highs in the low 50s for Sunday. Normal highs for this time of … Continue reading →

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Severe Weather Seminar in Paducah with Dr. Charles Doswell

From the Paducah NWS office website… On Friday, March 16, WFO Paducah will host the Infamous Tornadoes Severe Weather Seminar, which will review our nation’s deadliest tornado, the Great Tri-State Tornado of March 18, 1925, and our nation’s deadliest tornado … Continue reading →

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Snow Saturday night?

The models as well as the synoptic pattern both are suggesting the possibility of snow showers for much of Kentucky Saturday night. The GFS shows a fast-moving piece of energy rotating through the longwave trough overnight Saturday which will help … Continue reading →

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Last snow of the year???

The NWS in Louisville is predicting 1-2 inches of snow for much of Kentucky Friday night/Saturday. There is some concern that a more northerly track will lessen snow amounts across Bowling Green. Read more here. With the warmup coming next … Continue reading →

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Prescient Prediction

Way back on the first ever post on this blog (“The winter thus far“) I talked about the incredible warmth of December and early January and how some climate researchers were already claiming that 2007 would be the warmest year … Continue reading →

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Where will February 2007 rank?

At the halfway point of February 2007, the temperatures departures are quite impressive. Bowling Green is at -9.2 F, Louisville is at -12.3 F, and Lexington is at -13.6 F. Using the latest 7-day forecast from the NWS, by February … Continue reading →

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