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Field Methods in Weather Analysis and Forecasting…..its on again!

Hello readers, Now an annual event, yesterday 8 students and 2 professors embarked on a journey across the great plains to forecast and verify severe convection. This ‘storm chasing’ class is meant as a capstone experience for young meteorologists to … Continue reading

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Graduation forecast

1.  Friday will be a great day! Fair skies and highs from 70-75 after morning lows in the upper 40′s. 2. Saturday a low pressure system will develop along the gulf coast advecting clouds and moisture northward into the region. … Continue reading

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Storms Monday, Cool-down in sight!

1. Monday a front will move into the region. With this will bring a likelihood of showers and storms in the afternoon and night. instability will be sufficient for a few strong to severe storms with hail and gusty winds. … Continue reading

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The Storm Prediciton Center has released a new update for severe storms for parts of NW Kentucky. A weak front passes through this afternoon affecting areas primarily north and west of Bowling Green. The chance for storms will increase through … Continue reading

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Weekend forecast

Sorry for the break in coverage on the blog. However I will be forecasting for you till the close of the semester. 1. Today we have a Stationary front parked over the Ohio river and a cold front with low pressure over the … Continue reading

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Much Needed Rain on the Way

Bowling Green, along with much of the Mid South, continues to experience abnormally dry conditions.  Since the first of the year, Bowling Green is experiencing a rainfall deficit of 3.42 inches, 2.44 of that deficit being since the first of … Continue reading

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Quiet Weather Pattern in Place

An overall quiet weather pattern has been in place for the past few days, with the jet stream over the northern tier of states in the Contiguous United States.  In general this pattern reflects what is normally seen sometime around … Continue reading

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Fourteen-Year Anniversary of the Bowling Green Hail Storm

On this date fourteen years ago, April 16, 1998, the city of Bowling Green was devastated by a very potent supercell thunderstorm that produced baseball-size hail.  The storm developed in Logan County, and very quickly produced a tornado that would … Continue reading

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High pressure and northwest flow equals cooler temperatures

The weather across Bowling Green this week has been quite tranquil with high pressure in place.  The big story has been the change in temperatures with lows in the 30s and highs in the upper 50s to lower 60s.  Monday … Continue reading

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Frost expected Friday and Saturday. Highs back to normal for remainder of week.

Highlights: -Chance of precipitation Thursday -Much cooler temperatures expected Friday and Saturday morning -Highs returning to average Skies will be mostly cloudy to overcast for the duration of the night and morning as light to moderate showers continue to develop … Continue reading

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