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Real-time Bowling Green Weather Radar:
Yesterday’s Weather
Howdy, Bowling Green! Shew, it was a scorcher out there yesterday! According to the Kentucky Mesonet, the high temperature in Warren county was 92°. The bad news? This heat doesn’t look to be slowing down any either.
Just as a side note, please be careful when doing anything outside when it is this hot. You might not realize it at the time, but dehydration and dizziness can set in very quickly if you are not careful. So, please stay hydrated and take regular breaks to make sure you don’t overheat your body!
Forecast Summary
Today: Sunny and hot, then slight chance for afternoon thunderstorm. Highs will be in the mid 90’s. Look for overnight lows to be right around 72°F under partly cloudy skies.
- Wake Up: ☀️72°F
- Lunchtime: 🌦🌩92°F
- Evening: 🌩🌤89°F
Tomorrow: Sunny and hot with highs in the low to mid 90’s, then slight chance for thunderstorm during the afternoon and evening. Lows will be near 73°F.
- Wake Up: ☀️75°F
- Lunchtime: 🌦🌩91°F
- Evening: 🌩🌤88°F
Tuesday: Partly sunny and a chance for storms with highs near 94°F. Overnight, look for lows to be around 74°F with a chance for thunderstorms.
- Wake Up: 🌦74°F
- Lunchtime: 🌦🌩93°F
- Evening: 🌦🌩87°F
Discussion
Got Heat? I sure do! It’s just been plain hot out there. Luckily, though, dewpoints haven’t been all that high, so we’ve stayed away from that sticky feeling. Unfortunately, that dreaded humidity is looking to rear its ugly head today…
Via Giphy.com
Dewpoints are forecasted to rise into the low 70’s today due to some added atmospheric moisture. With temperatures reaching the low to mid 90’s across the state and dewpoints rising into the 70’s, there will be increased atmospheric instability. A cold front moving through from the northeast will act as a lifting mechanism alongside the increased atmospheric instability. This will lead to some isolated thunderstorm chances across the state.
WPC Surface Map via NOAA, Valid 1 PM Sunday
Precipitation chances for tonight decrease drastically, leaving us with partly cloudy skies. Monday looks a whole lot like today, except maybe a degree or two cool down. It isn’t much, but I’ll take it! This same frontal system will still be in play across the state, acting as a sufficient lifting mechanism for thunderstorm activity. This, combined with daytime heating, will produce more isolated/scattered thunderstorms for the afternoon and evening.
WPC Surface Map via NOAA, Valid 7 AM Monday
See, I told ya that Sunday and Monday are almost identical!
Via Giphy.com
Precipitation chances will increase healthily for Tuesday, as quite a bit of atmospheric moisture from the Gulf looks to surge into the area. Highs for Tuesday will be in the mid 90’s, and lows for Tuesday evening will be in the mid 70’s.
Extended Outlook
The name of the game for the extended outlook is warm and muggy!
Via Giphy.com
It looks as though the upper-level ridge that we are currently under will deamplify and weaken, allowing us to get a little bit more interesting weather. Once this ridge begins to weaken a bit more, this will set us up for some shortwave troughs to move through. These troughs will likely cause us to see more rain and thunderstorms during the second half of the workweek and into the weekend.
That’s all I got! Remember to stay in touch with @WxOrNotBG for the latest real-time weather info. Have a wonderful day and stay cool!