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Yesterday’s Weather
There are some relative discrepancies on what the high temperature was yesterday. At the airport, the high was 92, which is way higher than my forecast was. But the high at the KY Mesonet station nearer to WKU was 89! I mean, I am not going to say which I prefer to use, but the Mesonet station is closer to my forecast value…
Forecast Summary
Today: Partly cloudy, with highs around 90°F. Overnight, look for mostly clear skies, with lows around 65°F.
- Bus stop: 🌤/⛅️ 71°F
- Lunch hour: 🌤 87°F
- School is out: 🌤 90°F
- Evening time: 🌤 88°F
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy, with highs around 89°F. Overnight, look for mostly clear skies, with lows around 66°F.
- Bus stop: 🌤 67°F
- Lunch hour: 🌤 86°F
- School is out: 🌤 89°F
- Evening time: 🌤 86°F
Friday: Partly cloudy, with isolated thunderstorms. Highs around 88°F. Overnight, look for partly cloudy skies. Lows around 68°F.
- Bus stop: 🌤 67°F
- Lunch hour: 🌤 85°F
- School is out: 🌤/⛈ 88°F
- Evening time: 🌤/⛈ 86°F
Discussion
As was the case yesterday, there is largely nothing going on in the world of meteorology currently.
I mean, a Tropical Storm did form over land yesterday…but that is another story to be told. In general, however, this is a very boring pattern that we are sitting within.
The first two days of this forecast period are really quite similar, as a relatively unamplified ridge will be positioned near or over us, propagating eastward through time. By Thursday evening, it will likely have amplified a bit, but compared to some recent ridges of high pressure we’ve seen? Ha. Haha. This is nothing, and as a result, temperatures likely won’t be as terrible.
I only expect highs today and tomorrow to reach up into the upper 80s and lower 90s. Dewpoints look to stay in check, with much of the guidance suggesting they don’t reach or go over 70 the next few days. This will make the temperatures much more bearable, which is all we all care about, right?
The overnight periods for both days will be similar, with skies remaining either mostly clear, or featuring just a few clouds here and there. Lows will likely end up in the mid 60s.
Friday is not much more interesting, but it was differentiated enough that I couldn’t discuss it with the other two days as a whole.
A relatively weak trough will be making its way towards the region by Friday evening, forcing a surface low across the far northern stretches of the Great Lakes states and into southern Canada. This will propagate eastward through Friday and Saturday, dragging a weak cold front towards the region. Additionally, it appears as if some weak shortwaves/wind maxima may propagate near the region within the mid-level flow on Friday, which adds in the potential for storms that I have.
It won’t be anything big more than likely, but it is just something to watch for on Friday afternoon. Look for highs to reach the upper 80s. Overnight Friday, look for another monotonous period of partly cloudy skies and lows in the upper 60s.
Extended Outlook
As I said yesterday, the forecast beyond Friday looks, well, interesting. And inconsistent. The models aren’t doing a good job of being consistent. However, ensemble guidance over the past few days leads me to believe that the atmosphere looks similar next week to this week.
Thats all I have for ya! Thanks for checking into WxOrNotBG this morning, and be sure to follow @WxOrNotBG and @WKUweather on Twitter and like Landon Hampton on Facebook for the latest Bowling Green Weather information. Have a great day folks!