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Real-time Bowling Green Weather Radar
Yesterday’s Weather
Well, as we had well predicted for a few days, the weather yesterday truly got hot! Our high was 90 degrees, and it was just hot out. Luckily, dewpoints weren’t too high yet, so that kept the weather from being worse than it was.
That is coming, folks.
Forecast Summary
Today: Mostly sunny, with highs around 94°F. Overnight, partly cloudy skies are likely, with lows around 70°F.
- Wake up: ☀️ 65°F
- Lunch hour: 🌤 90°F
- Evening time: 🌤 86°F
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, with isolated storms during the evening. Highs around 93°F. Overnight, look for mostly clear skies, with lows around 71°F.
- Wake up: 🌤 70°F
- Lunch hour: 🌦🌩 90°F
- Evening time:🌩🌤 84°F
Monday: Partly cloudy, with scattered storms possible. Highs around 91°F. Overnight, look for partly cloudy skies with lows around 70°F.
- Wake up: 🌤 70°F
- Lunch hour: 🌩🌦 88°F
- Evening time: 🌩🌤 86°F
Discussion
Have I been on this soapbox enough? No? Well, I can’t vouch for this weather anymore after today. Why you may ask? Well, the past several days have just been hot. No real humidity to discuss, and that has been nice.
However, the inevitable dewpoint increase is upon us. That will be today. As you’re getting up and at ’em this morning, the temps will be in the 60s, but the dewpoints will also be in the 60s.
Mid 60s for dewpoints (fairly high) are looking likely to occur this afternoon in conjunction with the very warm temps across the region. We’ll be seeing highs around the mid 90s as the dominant ridge continues to build.
Overnight tonight, look for mostly clear skies, with lows around 70°F (that sounds horrible). During your day on Sunday, the weather doesn’t look to change much, as that ridge will still be dominating our weather.
However, things will get a bit interesting. Peak dewpoints are looking to be in the 70s tomorrow, with highs in the low to mid 90s. This combination will lead to some fairly high instability across the region. With a cold front moving in from the northeast, this will act as a lifting mechanism for isolated storms across the region.
It won’t be a wash out, but you gotta watch out for storms. Overnight, partly cloudy skies will remain possible, with lows falling into the lower 70s.
Monday looks a lot like Sunday, but may be a bit cooler. It won’t be significant, but just a tad bit cooler. The same frontal boundary will be located across the region still, and as temps rise up into the lower 90s again, isolated to scattered storms should develop.
Overnight on Monday, look for partly cloudy skies to remain with lows in the lower 70s.
Extended Outlook
In the extended outlook, it is actually looking a bit more optimistic in terms of a pattern that won’t bore us to death (and also one that won’t lead to drought).
The guidance has been consistently leaning towards an idea that this ridge will deamplify and weaken, allowing for shortwaves to move easily. I think after this weekend, the flow of the atmosphere is likely going to become a bit more variable, as many northern and southern stream shortwaves look to be moving through the US.
This gives some confidence to the idea of a weakening ridge, and the ridge forming to our west. Much of the additional signals that I look at for longer range forecasting also point to the ridge developing to our west and becoming stronger by late next week, into the following week. This will likely (in addition to the shortwaves) lead to multiple rounds of thunderstorms within northwesterly flow, which is common in the summertime.
Well, that is all I have for ya! Have a great day, and be sure to follow @WxOrNotBG on Twitter for the latest on Bowling Green Weather!