WKU Meteorology

Welcome back to the Western Kentucky University Meteorology Blog! That seasonal trend will carry out through the start of the weekend, so expect fair skies, gentle breezes, and cooler temperatures. To put it simply, high pressure will be prominent in the Midwest, as shown in the graphic below. We won’t be expecting any disturbances until Sunday, where we may have a handful of showers move through the area.

Check out the photo below to see the water vapor content in the lower levels of the atmosphere. For reference, the warmer colors indicate lower amounts of moisture whereas cooler colors indicate the opposite. Right now, almost all of the country has little to no moisture to start out the season!

That’s all for today! I hope you have some free time to spend outdoors!

Good morning everyone! Hopefully you all are enjoying the beautiful weather we have been having. Things should remain as beautiful for the next few days. Temperatures today look to be a little warmer than what they have been the past couple of days with highs in the mid 70s. There will still be plenty of sunshine but will also be a little windy. As a cold front moves towards the area it will have winds around 15-20 mph ahead of it. There could be gusts up to 30 mph at times so be careful when driving.

The cold front shown above will pass through Thursday bringing cooler temperatures. With upper 60s on Thursday and dropping to lower 60s on Friday. Both days will be sunny and so will be beautiful days to go out for a walk and see some of the leaves that are starting to change colors.

There’s not much else to say but stay safe, stay healthy, and enjoy the rest of your week!

• SUMMARY:
  • Wednesday
    • High: 75
    • Low: 51
  • Thursday
    • High: 71
    • Low: 43
  • Friday:
    • High: 64
    • Low: 42

Tomorrow, we will no longer see those pesky showers that were rather consistent so far this week. We will have those all-too-familiar seasonal conditions return with sunny skies and comfortable breezes. As a warm front moves through our area, temperatures will reach the mid-70’s and lower to the upper-50’s. For the rest of the week, we will see this trend remain in the forecast.

The weekend was fairly dry and sunny but get ready to start the week off with some showers for your Monday morning. This is due to a cold front extended right over the Tennessee Valley. The high for today is 71°F and the low is 50°F. Southerly wind flow is priming our atmosphere for the rain chances today. Bowling Green is expected to see the start of light to moderate showers right around noon, with maximum precipitation values of .36 inches. Overall, grab that umbrella as you head out the door and be careful as you commute to and from your lunch plans! Have a good day!

Expect most rainfall from Beta to make its way east and out of the region this morning as we continue the day. The clouds will roll in but no rain is expected for the rest of the weekend. For the next couple of days, things are going to warmup before they cool down. According to the NWS statistics for Bowling Green, we were around 15°F above normal yesterday! The high for today is 77°F and will occur right around 3pm. The low is 63°F with winds remaining light and variable. Temperatures this weekend will creep into the lower 80’s with mostly sunny conditions. Showers will make a return for the start of the work week so definitely stay tuned as we prepare for lower temperatures for the remainder of the work week!

Do you have your pumpkin spice latte ready? Here comes fall!

Greetings! Welcome back to the Western Kentucky University Meteorology blog. All of the disruption to the pleasant flow this week can be blamed on post-tropical Beta moving through our region. More specifically, a trough extending out from her core created a boundary of pop-up showers for most of south central Kentucky.

Fortunately, we won’t have to worry about her for much longer. By the looks of it, the chance for showers will only stick around for the rest of tonight and into the early hours of tomorrow. So, if you are on your way to class or work at or before seven o’clock, we recommend you bring a raincoat!

By the afternoon, the clouds will move out and that familiar seasonal trend will return. We won’t see temperatures exceed the upper 70’s nor stoop below the lower 60’s. There will be little to no breeze, but conditions will be comfortable thanks to the lack of humidity.

That’ll do it for today! Get outdoors when you have the chance! Have a great rest of the week!

Good morning! As you got up and out this morning a few raindrops might have landed on you as post-tropical cyclone Betta made her presence known to us. The rain will continue off and on throughout the day but shouldn’t be anything more than a few sprinkles. With those clouds staying in the sky all day, temperatures will remain fairly low (not pushing past 70°).

Tomorrow we look to have about the same conditions with rain totals looking to be less than 1/10″ so do keep an umbrella handy. By Friday Betta will be finishing moving out of the way. There is a 20% chance of showers up until around 2 pm. Temperatures will be warmer Friday at around 77.

For viewing pleasure check out extra tropical Teddy as it moves towards Nova Scotia.

• SUMMARY
  • Wednesday
    • High: 70
    • Low: 58
    • Precipitation: Scattered sprinkles and showers throughout the day. <1/10″
  • Thursday
    • High: 71
    • Low: 59
    • Precipitation: Scattered sprinkles and showers throughout the day. <1/10″
  • Friday
    • High: 77
    • Low: 62
    • Precipitation: 20% chance of showers before 2 pm.

Be safe, be healthy, and have a great week!

Hooray to the start of a new season! We all know today was the official end of summer and start of autumn, but the colors of the leaves have given us the impression that the unofficial start was sooner. Today, we’ll focus on the predictions for autumn foliage for this year.

Below, the map shows the current state that the country is in as far as the foliage goes. For a better understanding of it, note that green stands for no change in the leaves, orange for a partial change, and maroon for peak change. So far, we have seen no change, but we are expecting to reach peak sometime between October 19th and 26th.

For more information, click the map and the page will redirect you to the source. There is a timeline at the bottom of the page that will allow for you to see how the foliage changes with the date that you choose.

That’s all for today! Make it a great one or not, that choice is yours!

Pleasant fall weather will continue as our region takes part in a surface high pressure system extending from the New England States. The high for today is 77°F and the low is 50°F with mostly sunny conditions throughout the day. The low level thickness models shows support for temperatures being lower than average in both the daytime and nighttime, so pack a light sweater as you head out after dusk.

The story changes later this week as a cold front approaches the Tennessee Valley. The next chance of rain comes Thursday with isolated showers, but we’ll keep you updated on that.

Prepare to enjoy one of the last weekends that summer has to offer as temperatures start to cool off as we head into the fall season. A cold front is pushing eastward from the Tennessee Valley this morning with the last of the rainfall moving through eastern North Carolina. Fair weather will set us up for a fairly dry weekend, as a surface high pressure rests over the great lakes, bringing with it some below average dew points for the summer season. The high for today is 73°F with mostly sunny conditions for most of the day. The low for today is 48°F.

Game day’s high will be 71°F and the low will be 47°F with still mostly dry and sunny conditions.

Sunday’s high will be 74F° and the low will be 50°F. This is going to be the main setup to kick of the beginning of the work week as well.

Stay safe and make sure you take advantage at some of our last tastes of summer!