Category Archives: Kentucky Weather

Winter Storm Watch Issued

The NWS has issued a winter storm watch for the region. Periods of snow are likely from Friday morning into early Saturday with still a large spread in model data. Right now it appears between 3 and 7 inches will … Continue reading

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winter storm threat late week

a quick post to start the spring term. Right now the modeling suggests a winter storm will impact the region starting Thursday night and lasting into Saturday. An arctic front will move through the region Thursday with low pressure tracking … Continue reading

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forecast for the next week

I will be unable to post updates from wed-mon so i have posted a seven day forecast.  The one change in forecasting strategy I have made is to go a few degrees higher than the raw gfs which was to cool … Continue reading

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wet weekend for the region

1. Friday will see a weak cold front pass through with some low clouds and patchy drizzle this will be followed by some sun later with highs in the mid 50’s. 2. The main action arrives as low pressure rides up … Continue reading

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Bowling Green Finally rises above freezing

Yesterday thanks to a surge of warm air advection Bowling Green the temperature at Bowling Green finally went above freezing this month not counting the first few hours of the New Year. Temperatures for the month are about 14*F below … Continue reading

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cold to relax a little

1. Over the weekend the region ended up seeing more of a northerly flow off the great lakes which allowed for some light snow showers to continue into Saturday the total for the clipper and these snow showers was just … Continue reading

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Bowling Green and clipper systems don’t mix

Any student who has taken my synoptic meteorology course knows that there is a very good reason snowfall forecasts tend to bust for Bowling Green. Synoptically speaking, every good snowfall storm track tends to miss this region. The three primary … Continue reading

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winter storm watch in effect

A cold front with a wave of low pressure is expected to track just to the north of the region Thursday. This will spread a large area of snow throughout the region starting around dawn and lasting into the mid afternoon … Continue reading

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Historic cold snap underway

Today was the 3rd straight day with a high temperature under 32 F for Bowling Green. The forecast calls for sub-freezing high temperatures through at least Monday of next week which would fall just short of the all-time record of 11 … Continue reading

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Old Man Winter in Charge

1. This afternoon highs should be able to recover into the mid 20’s thanks to mostly sunny skies after a very chilly start.

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