Weekend Warmup is Underway

Happy Saturday! We have finally caught a break from the seemingly endless rain but wow has it been cold. WABBLES temperatures are in the low-mid teens as we wake up this morning. Fortunately clear skies and breezy southerly flow will lead to a weekend warmup. Temps will return back to normal today and we will […]

Saturday Morning Flurries, Active Pattern Will Continue

Well WABBLES, it finally looks a *little* bit like Winter out there! We’re starting our Saturday morning with flurries flying but rain returns Sunday through much of next week as an active pattern will continue. Today Folks who find themselves waking up at sunrise this morning may see a few more falling flakes as you […]

Wet WABBLES Weekend Continues

Happy Saturday! Don’t know if you’ve noticed but it’s been a wet start to the weekend, and…it’s going to stay that way for at least one more day. In other news, a brisk northwest wind has set up across pretty much the entire Ohio Valley bringing colder air with it, temperatures will linger in the […]

Most Accurate Winter Forecast?

Joe Bastardi and the WeatherBell Analytics LLC have made the most accurate winter forecast over the past several years. They may be on to something. Lets take a look at their upcoming winter forecast. John Belski from WLKY News out of Louisville summed up WeatherBells forecast nicely in his recent weather blog. “It will be […]

New Winter Forecasts Issued

NOAA and AccuWeather have issued their winter weather forecasts. It is always interesting to see what the big weather names are thinking winter will bring this far out. Here is what they had to say: NOAA’s Winter Forecast: NOAA is showing equal chances of above or below precipitation and temperatures across south central Kentucky. However, […]

Watch Out for Bogus Winter Forecast

It seems that every year around this time the Internet is flooded with long-range winter forecasts. These forecasts attempt to predict temperatures, precipitation amounts, and even precipitation types. Long-range forecasting involves trying to predict the overall jet stream pattern and meteorologists use teleconnections (El Nino, La Nina, NAO, etc.) to try and predict this pattern. […]