Category Archives: Kentucky Weather

The remnants of tropical storm Hermine is located over the western portion of Arkansas and is bringing showers and storms into that area at the moment.  As the low pressure slowly progresses its way eastward, we start to increase our … Continue reading →

Right now la-nina conditions are present in the pacific ocean. Modeling suggests that the la-nina will become moderate to strong by the start of winter before returning back to moderate by the end of  winter. For us this likely means … Continue reading →

1. Our dry streak across the region continues. However we have a low pressure system moving across the great lakes today which will bring with it a week cool frontal passage through the region. Moisture return ahead of the front will … Continue reading →

1. Let’s start in the tropics first. Well unfortunately my thoughts on Hurricane Earl’s track shifting west looks to pan out and move just off the east coast. This will likely bring tropical storm conditions to eastern north Carolina and … Continue reading →

This meteorological summer Jun-Aug is the 3rd warmest on record. This summer will be noted for extremes in the number of hot days and the times it got above 100 in August.

This week portions of Western Kentucky are moving into moderate drought. The rainfall events we have had sinceMay have been have been less frequent than normal but the number of extremely heavy events is above normal in the Bowling Green region … Continue reading →

1. We have an area of low pressure near the Louisiana coast which will move northward over the next few days. With this some deeper tropical moisture will move around the edge of the ridge establishing it’s self in the upper lakes. … Continue reading →

Over the next few days a very strong ridge will build over the eastern great lakes. For us here in the Bowling Green region this means several things

1. Overall we have very good agreement between the gfs and euro models which  should make this an easy forecast. 2. Monday and Tuesday will be sunny and still hot with little wind and highs near 90 as weak high pressure will be … Continue reading →

A complex of showers and a few thunderstorms is moving east and southeast into the region well in advance of the front. As a result rain and storms are moving in a little sooner than expected today. Right now periods … Continue reading →