WKU Meteorology

General Discussion: A cold front looks to sweep in from the west tomorrow, accompanied with a chance of showers and maybe a thunderstorm starting tonight and not ending until tomorrow night. This cold front looks to end our abnormally warm stretch that we have been in for the week so far. Cooler and drier weather looks to then filter into the area late in the weekend, and looks to last through at least early to mid next week.

Today has been a very mild and breezy day thus far, characterized with partly cloudy skies. The clouds should increase gradually in coverage throughout the afternoon hours ahead of that cold front.

Tonight: Low-63

Tonight looks to be a mild night for late October standards, as that southerly flow continues ahead of that approaching cold front. A 30% chance of showers mainly after midnight does exist for tonight, all associated with that approaching cold front.

Tomorrow: High-75 Low-59

Tomorrow and tomorrow night looks to be quite wet as that cold front pushes through the area. No severe weather is expected, due to lack of appreciable instability. Showers with maybe some embedded thunder and lightning here and there looks to accompany the front.

Looking Ahead:

General Discussion: A stout area of surface high pressure is still centered over the North Carolina and South Carolina general region. It looks to generally stay anchored over that region through late on Friday, then looks to lose its grip and move further east. A cold front then looks to sweep into the region from the west on Saturday, accompanied with some showers mainly during the day on Saturday. Behind this cold front, a cooler and more seasonable airmass looks to filter into the region on Sunday into early next week. This area looks to be located on the west side of this area of surface high pressure centered over the Carolina’s region through the rest of the work week, resulting in southerly flow and abnormally warm temperatures. Temperatures for the rest of the work week look to top out in the upper 70’s to maybe even 80 degrees in a few locations in our region.

Temperatures made it all the way up into the upper 70’s today areawide. This coupled with a light breeze and sunny skies made today a downright beautiful and enjoyable fall day to be out and about.

Tonight: Low-51

Tonight looks to be very nice with mostly clear skies and a light southerly breeze.

Tomorrow: High-78 Low-51

Tomorrow looks to basically shape up to be a carbon copy of today, though may be a degree or two cooler in some spots. Bottom line, tomorrow looks to be another abnormally warm and beautiful fall day in the area.

Looking Ahead:

General Discussion: A large area of surface high pressure is currently centered out to our east across the North and South Carolina region. It looks to generally stay anchored out over that region through the end of the work week, then looks to move off to the east as a cold front moves into the region by late week/early weekend accompanied with some showers and possibly a thunderstorm. This area looks to be on  the western side of this area of high pressure for the rest of the week, which puts our region in a southerly return flow pattern. This will result in a gradual warm up in temperatures throughout the work week from around 70 today to the upper 70’s by Thursday and Friday. Temperatures then look to cool down to seasonal normal values by the weekend behind this next cold front.

Temperatures have rebounded nicely from the middle 30’s this morning to around 70 this afternoon. Though, such significant diurnal temperature swings are common in very dry air masses, such as the one we are under the control of now.

Tonight: Low- 42

Low temperatures look to be a little bit warmer than they were last night, since that southerly flow has kicked in.

Tomorrow: High-72 Low-45

Tomorrow looks to offer up a basic carbon copy of today temperature and sky cover wise, though may be just a degree or two warmer. All in all, tomorrow looks to be in the low 70’s under mainly sunny skies, making tomorrow a beautiful day to get outside.

Looking Ahead:

Discussion:

It’s been rather chilly for the past few days, even more so in the mornings. Frost was an issues in the early morning hours for the past two mornings. It will still be chilly, but it will slowly start to warm up over the next few days. We will be staying mostly clear throughout the first of the week thanks to the lingering high pressure system. There isn’t much else going on in the region for this time period, so enjoy the sunshine and comfortable temperatures!

National Forecast Chart for Monday (10/19/15) (courtesy NOAA/NWS)

A Look Ahead:

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 6 mph.

Tonight: Areas of frost after 3am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 36. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Discussion:

Today was absolutely gorgeous! There is a chance for some scattered showers in the overnight hours as a cold front moves through. This will push our temperatures down over the next few days. We will be seeing the coldest air yet of the season. There is a chance that the overnight lows will be in the low to mid 30’s over the weekend. The high pressure that will move in behind the front will enhance the ability for the temperatures to drop since the skies will stay clear. This will definitely give us a chance for frost, so be sure to keep an eye on your outdoor plants and any other sensitive items outside.

Minimum Surface Temperature Forecast for Saturday (10/17/15)  (courtesy  Unisys)

Maximum Surface Temperature for Saturday (10/17/16) (courtesy Unisys)

The next few days will be nice and sunny with the high temperatures in the 50’s and 60’s. It’s forecasted to be clear through the weekend, but we will keep you up to date if anything changes.

A Look Ahead:

Tonight: Isolated showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night: Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night: Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Light north wind.

Sunday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59.

Sunday Night: Patchy frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Monday: Patchy frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 67.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71.

Discussion:

The cold front that moved through yesterday evening and last night brought us not only thunderstorms and rain, but also cooler temperatures. We’re about 2.5 degrees cooler tonight than we were 24 hours ago, we can absolutely see the difference that the front has made across the region.

24-Hour Temperature Change (courtesy Unisys Weather)

As far as the weather for the rest of the week goes, it will be quiet and beautiful. A high pressure system is moving in behind the front and should be totally over the region for the rest of the week. This will keep us with temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s during the day, but much cooler temperatures in the overnight hours. These conditions make this week a great one to go and enjoy outdoor fall activities such as pumpkin patches and corn mazes! We’ll keep you up to date as the week goes on.

National Forecast Chart for 10/14/15 (courtesy NOAA/NWS)

Looking Ahead:

Overnight the clouds hung around with a few scattered showers. Through the rest of the day showers will increase. The weekend will feature continued rain chances.

Today: October 2: High: 63

Today will feature mainly scattered showers but they will increase later this afternoon and into the evening. Temperatures will stay in the low 60s maybe in the upper 50s.

Tonight: Low: 50

As we head into the overnight tonight the showers will continue but they will still be scattered. Temperatures will reach the low 50s maybe the upper 40s.

Tomorrow: High: 61 Low: 52

Scattered showers will continue as we begin the first day of the weekend. Temperatures will cool off slightly.

Looking Ahead:

Sunday: High: 73, Low: 57. Scattered rain showers will still continue as we end the weekend. Temperatures will warm up a bit.

Monday: High: 77, Low: 55. Sunshine with some clouds will be around on the first day of the new week. Temperatures will warm up slightly more

Tuesday: High: 75, Low: 53. Sunshine will be back making for mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will cool just a degree or two.

Wednesday: High: 79, Low: 56. Sunshine will continue once again making for mostly sunny skies. Temperatures may just reach the 80 degree mark.

Thursday: High: 80, Low: 55. Sunshine once again just like Wednesday with similar temperatures.

Overnight the rain continued and this morning there has been a few light showers. Through the rest of the day the rain will be isolated. For the rest of the week we will keep the rain around.

Today September 30: High: 68

Today will feature scattered light showers. Temperatures may get into the low 70s but they will probably stay in the upper 60s due to the cold front moving through today.

Tonight: Low: 56

The light rain showers will start to move on and otherwise we will remain mostly cloudy.

Tomorrow: High: 67 Low: 53

Most of the day will be cloudy then isolated showers will return. Temperatures will remain cool as the front stalls to our east.

Looking Ahead:

Friday: High: 64, Low: 50. Showers will continue to hang around. Temperatures will cool off a little bit more.

Saturday: High: 63, Low: 49. Showers will still hang around the area. Temperatures will be near the same temperature as Friday.

Sunday: High: 66, Low: 52. Showers will once again stick around. Temperatures will warm slightly.

Monday: High: 69, Low: 54. Sunshine will start to make a return but a few clouds may be around.

Tuesday: High: 73, Low: 56. Sunshine returns making for mostly sunny skies and temperatures will warm up a bit more.

We have seen some light spotty showers as we woke up this morning. There may be more as we head through the afternoon. For the first half of the week we will see increased chances of rain and maybe a storm or two.

Today September 28: High: 81

This afternoon may hold a slight chance for a spotty shower. Temperatures will rise slightly above 80. A cold front will start moving in our direction this afternoon.

Tonight: Low: 68

Scattered showers will increase tonight as the cold front moves closer. Otherwise clouds will increase and we will remain mostly cloudy overnight.

Tomorrow: High: 76 Low: 63

Rain and possibly a thunderstorm or two for our Tuesday. Temperatures will cool down as the cold front moves through. Rain will continue through the night.

Looking Ahead:

Wednesday: High of 71, Low of 57. There maybe a few more showers as we head through the morning. Clouds will hang around making for mostly cloudy skies for the afternoon.

Thursday: High of 74, Low of 55. Temperatures will warm up slightly. Sunshine will return but there still may be some clouds hanging around.

Friday: High: 72, Low of 53. Temperatures will continue to stay in the 70s. Clouds will continue to hang around making for partly cloudy skies.

Saturday: High: 70, Low of 51. Temperatures may just reach 70 as our cool down continues. Partly cloudy skies will continue.

Sunday: High: 71, Low of 52. Temperatures will continue to stay fall like and pleasant. Slight rain chance otherwise partly cloudy skies continue.

The last full week of September comes to an end with some spotty showers and cooler temperatures into the weekend. These moderately warm temperatures will continue as we fully enter into fall this coming week. This weekend poses the strongest chance for rain over the region but amounts will be small.

Today September 25th: High 87

Our chances of rain today will increase as the day progresses and will continue into the night. Temperatures will decrease as a low pressure system near the Atlantic Coast edges towards the region which is responsible for the precipitation.

Tonight: Low 58

Rain will continue throughout the evening and will gradually end over night. Skies will remain cloudy throughout the overnight and into the early morning for Saturday.

Tomorrow: High 75 Low 60

Your Saturday will remain mostly cloudy with a chance of a stray shower throughout the day. Into the evening and overnight skies will partially clear with no chance of rain.

Looking Ahead:

Sunday: High of 79, Low of 61. There will be a chance of showers before the afternoon, and then skies will remain mostly cloudy for the remainder of the day, then partially cloudy for the night.

Monday: High of 85, Low of 65. Slightly warmer than the weekend with partly cloudy skies. Expect mostly cloudy skies for the evening which will allow temperatures to remain mild.

Tuesday: High of 83, Low of 60. Mix of sun and clouds for the day and night; very pleasant.

Wednesday: High of 82, Low of 58. Pleasant weather once again with partly cloudy skies clearing into the overnight allowing the temperatures to drop into the high 50’s.

Thursday: High of 80, Low of 50. Skies will be clear throughout the day with increasing cloudiness into the night.

In a nutshell:

Besides the chance of rain early in the weekend, the first full week of fall presents us with some amazing weather for outdoor activities such as hiking and looking at the fall foliage! Enjoy the weekend!