Cooler, Dryer Weather For Ohio Valley | Tropics Heat Up
Not surprisingly, changes in the weather are taking place this week across the country and Kentucky is in full participation. With the onset of September finally here, climatic changes usually start to...
View ArticleFall Cool Down is Here
Currently: Ridging has been persistent over the eastern portion of the contiguous US for quite some time now with little variations in the jet stream pattern as a whole. As a result, heat and high...
View ArticleUpper-level Low Persists Over Ohio Valley
Our first shot of fall-like weather came with a trough axis just a few days ago. Guidance at that time suggested this trough would detach from the polar jet stream, and it certainly did so. Dynamics...
View ArticleWarm Weather Trend Continues
Its a story that never seems to end, But warm weather is still in the trend. Maybe someday that cool air will come down, And make a smile, from a persistent frown. – Alex Sizemore Regardless of my...
View ArticleGOES-R Launch -> November 16th
GOES-R Logo Courtesy – NASA The long awaited, highly anticipated, and highly advanced GOES-R is finally about to make its departure from earth’s surface to an orbit of around 22,500 miles up. After...
View ArticleWarm Weekend in Ohio Valley
Persistent heat across much of the central US and the Ohio Valley region is continuing into the weekend and beyond, unfortunately. This means a warm weekend for Bowling Green and a warm start to our...
View ArticleDrought Conditions Upgraded, Rain Soon?
Another update to the drought conditions just released and puts a good portion of southeastern KY in the D3, or extreme drought, category. This came in just before that little bit of rainfall relief...
View ArticleMonday & Tuesday Storm System
The atmosphere will really be cranking up Monday evening and into Tuesday with the approaching trough of low pressure out of the NW United States. Currently this trough is merging the polar and...
View ArticleWKU Storm Chase- Day 8
Today was a day in which options had to be weighed during the morning’s forecast discussion. Storms were expected to take place across the Wyoming region and even slightly to the east and then drift to...
View ArticleFirst Major Hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic Season
Good morning! Another hot and humid day is on tap for parts of western Kentucky, with the possibility of scattered showers and storms as soon as early this afternoon. With southerly flow into Bowling...
View ArticleHurricane Florence Approaches the East Coast
Photos: Hurricane Florence viewed from the ISS at 9:30 am Wednesday morning, by Alexandar Gerst Wow. A truly terrifying yet breathtaking view, Hurricane Florence is on a path of destruction towards...
View ArticleSummer-Like Temperatures for the Next Few Days
Summer-like temperatures and pleasant conditions will dominate the area Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Temperatures for Friday will be a bit warmer than today as the center of an area of high pressure...
View ArticleSummer Takes a Final Stand
Happy Wednesday! Temperatures are back in the lower 90s yet again, as Summer continues to hold on tightly. As the first day of Fall approaches this weekend, when will actual Fall-like temperatures...
View ArticleHappy Frontal Passage Day!
What a relief! Thanks to a cold front approaching from the west, today will be cooler and much less humid than the past few weeks have been. Fall is here! In Bowling Green, we’ve likely already had...
View ArticleThe Warmth Continues…
Happy Wednesday! Unfortunately, today was yet another toasty Wednesday afternoon as Bowling Green reached a high temperature of 87 degrees. To make matters worse, the moisture content in our...
View ArticleWet Thursday and Friday
Good evening! With WKU homecoming this Saturday, it’s time to take a look at the weather. We’ll start with the Storm Prediction Center’s rainfall graphic for tomorrow through Friday. Remnants from...
View ArticleWeekend Nor’Easter
Another nor’easter is making tracks through New England for this weekend. It is currently bringing a lot of rain for Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey, and later into Saturday, will...
View ArticlesnOMG??!!
You’ve heard it by now- Cardi B and Offset are divorcing. Kidding! What I’m really talking about is the winter storm potential for this weekend. It’s already been all over the news (and likely your...
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