Category Archives: Kentucky Weather

WKU Storm Chase – Day 4

Posted on May 19, 2018 by

After meeting for a FD at a local coffee shop in Ogallala, NE, the team decided to head south towards Lamar, CO given the set-up for the day. Initiation was expected to develop along the armpit of the lee-low that … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase – Day 3

Posted on May 18, 2018 by

After spending the previous day travelling north to get in place for the next weather set up, we woke up in Castle Rock, Colorado, which is just south of Denver. The forecast for this day would prove to be fairly … Continue reading →

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WKU Storm Chase- Day 2

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

We woke up in Amarillo, TX, to a slightly difficult decision. We could track south to Lubbock, TX, and possibly see some storms or we could track north toward Colorado to set up for the next day. After some deliberation, … Continue reading →

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Your Winter Break Weekend!

Posted on December 9, 2016 by

I have enjoyed forecasting the weather this week. It was interesting throughout and kept me on my toes at the beginning. It has been frigid cold the past couple days with lows yesterday getting down into the 20s. The Solomon … Continue reading →

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Mid-Finals Week Forecast

Posted on December 7, 2016 by

For the first time in a while we have seen the sun  today! Wouldn’t you know it?! After what seemed like a month of straight rain and gloom we finally get a sunny day. A sunny day right before what … Continue reading →

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Cold Finals Week

Posted on December 5, 2016 by

If you’re reading this and happen to be a student at WKU, happy finals week! If you’re not a student, I hope you have a good week. It is going to be cold. Keeping up with the forecast discussions released … Continue reading →

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Monday & Tuesday Storm System

Posted on November 27, 2016 by

The atmosphere will really be cranking up Monday evening and into Tuesday with the approaching trough of low pressure out of the NW United States. Currently this trough is merging the polar and subtropical jet streams in the Four Corners … Continue reading →

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Drought Conditions Upgraded, Rain Soon?

Posted on November 24, 2016 by

Another update to the drought conditions just released and puts a good portion of southeastern KY in the D3, or extreme drought, category. This came in just before that little bit of rainfall relief was received across the state yesterday, but simply … Continue reading →

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Dry KY Conditions, But Relief Coming

Posted on November 22, 2016 by

Drought conditions over the past several days haven’t had any improvement despite occasional light rain episodes, but it appears a more active jet stream will help to put a dent in the rainfall deficits across the state, starting tomorrow. A … Continue reading →

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Warm and Wet Today, Cool and Dry Weekend

Posted on November 18, 2016 by

Afternoon everyone! Another week has come and gone as have the temperature swings. As of this posting the current temperature ranges from 70 to lower 80s across the Mid-South region, particularly it is 77 degrees in Bowling Green (kymesonet.org). High … Continue reading →

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