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What is zonal flow? We refer to flow as the direction of wind current in the atmosphere. This is similar to the way water flows in a stream or river. Occasionally, you may see meteorologists and forecasters use the terms meridional, zonal, and split flow. I have already made a post about split flow, so […]
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Monday Bowling Green Weather Outlook
Real Time Bowling Green Weather Radar: Today 4/11 – Mostly Cloudy AM; PM Showers; Windy – High 73° / Tonight – Showers Ending – Low 41° Southwest flow aloft, as well as at the surface will lead to a nice warming trend throughout the day. Warming temperatures should occur despite thick cloud cover throughout much […]
Monday Morning Bowling Green Weather Update
Real-time BG radar: Today 3/9 – Iso’d PM Showers; Mostly Cloudy – High 56° / Tonight – Rain; Cloudy – Low 44° 6am 44˚ – 9am 45˚ – 12pm 51˚ – 3pm 56˚ – 6pm 54˚ Good morning, the main weather story this week will be the abundance of rainfall southern Kentucky will have to deal with […]
Dreary Bowling Green Weather
Real Time Bowling Green Weather Radar: Today 12/1 – Scattered Showers, Breezy – High 50° ↓ / Tonight – Mostly Cloudy – Low 37° 6am 50˚ ~ 9am 43˚ ~ 12pm 39˚ ~ 3pm 39˚ ~ 6pm 38˚ ~ 9pm 37˚ Believe it or not, today is the first day of meteorological winter. Mother Nature […]
Rainy Bowling Green Weather
Real Time Bowling Green Weather Radar: Today 11/3 – Partly Cloudy – High 65° / Tonight – Partly Cloudy – Low 44° 6 AM – 36° – 9 AM -47° – 12 PM – 61° – 3 PM – 65° – 6 PM – 53° Upper level ridging will begin to build across the […]
Tuesday Afternoon Weather Update
Real Time Bowling Green Weather Radar: This Afternoon – Mostly Sunny – High 76° / Tonight – Partly Cloudy – Low 48° 3pm 75º – 6pm 69º – 9pm 59º – 12am 53º – 3am 50º – 6am 48º Good afternoon, another absolutely gorgeous afternoon is in progress across southern Kentucky today. Temperatures are in the […]
Warming Up
Today 3/5 – AM Fog to Partly Sunny – High 43˚ / Tonight – Partly Cloudy – Low 30˚ 6am 20˚ ~ 9am 32˚ ~ 12pm 40˚ ~ 3pm 43˚ ~ 6pm 40˚ ~ 9pm 37˚ Today will be a much nicer day what we experienced yesterday, as temps climb well above freezing by the […]
Thawing out
Forecast not looking good for any snowmen… Today 3/4 – Partly Cloudy & Cold – High 31˚ / Tonight – Partly Cloudy – Low 14˚ 3pm 31˚ ~ 6pm 28˚ ~ 9pm 24˚ ~ 12am 21˚ ~ 3am 17˚ ~ 6am 14˚ The snow and ice is still around this afternoon as temperatures are struggling to even hit […]
Split Flow Pattern
The pattern we are sliding into over the weekend and coming week will favor active weather. This is because we are transitioning to a split flow pattern. So what is a split flow pattern? Below is a depiction of the Jet Stream placement around 6 AM Friday. The jet stream is a band of strong […]