at 3:15 PM by Chris Johnson

Soggy Weekend For Bowling Green Weather

Real-Time Bowling Green Weather Radar:

 

This Afternoon – Mostly Sunny; Gorgeous – High 57º/ Tonight – Increasing Clouds; Cool — Low 41º

3pm 57º – 6pm 48º – 9pm 44º – 12am 42º – 3am 41º – 6am 41º

What an absolute gorgeous day we’ve had here in southern Kentucky. Surface high pressure has made its move northeastward from the Gulf States towards the eastern coast while providing wall-wall sunshine and unseasonably warm temperatures in the mid-upper 50’s.

The remainder of your afternoon and evening will feature rather quiet conditions. Temperatures will cool into the lower 40’s for Bowling Green weather as clouds begin increasing from our west. This will be ahead of our next system set to bring rain chances back into the Commonwealth for the weekend.

 

 

Sat – Mostly Cloudy; Rain Likely – High 55º / Sat Night – Mostly Cloudy; Rain Likely – Low 43º

The weekend will kick off what appears to be a soggy one. Mostly cloudy skies will settle in for Saturday as rain chances really ramp up. A low pressure system will work eastward across the Great Lakes Region while dragging its attendant cold front through the state. Southerly winds will continue to pump in plenty of moisture for this time of the year as precipitable water values climb near 1.3”.

Precipitable Water Value Map – Valid Sat Noon – College of DuPage
Precipitable Water Value Map – Valid Sat Noon – College of DuPage

Rain will develop to the southwest and move northeastward by late Saturday morning/early afternoon. There is good model agreement on this timing so expect a wet afternoon and if you have any plans, pack those umbrellas as well!

WPC Forecast Surface Map for Bowling Green Weather – Valid Sat 6pm – NOAA
WPC Forecast Surface Map for Bowling Green Weather – Valid Sat 6pm – NOAA

After this wave moves through, expect a lull in the activity late Saturday night/early Sunday morning. Overnight lows will be cool as temperatures drop into the lower 30’s

 

Sun – Mostly Cloudy; Sct’d Showers – High 44º / Sun Night – Mostly Cloudy; Sct’d Showers – Low 35º

Another surface low will develop to our south while working northeastward towards the Appalachian Mountains Sunday. This feature will provide another round of rain showers across southern Kentucky Sunday morning/afternoon.

WPC Forecast Surface Map for Bowling Green Weather – Valid Sat 6pm – NOAA
WPC Forecast Surface Map for Bowling Green Weather – Valid Sun 6am – NOAA

With that said, rainfall totals are not expected to be on the heavier side. However, the latest precipitation forecast shows totals near an inch for Bowling Green weather by early Monday morning.

WPC Precipitation Forecast Map – Valid thru Mon 6am – NOAA
WPC Precipitation Forecast Map – Valid thru Mon 6am – NOAA

Outside of the showers, look for highs Sunday afternoon to be much cooler than Saturday. Thanks to the passing cold front, cooler air will filter in from the NW as highs struggle to reach the mid 40’s. Rainfall is expected to taper off from the NW to SE by Sunday night as lows really cool down. Temperatures will dip into the mid 30’s by early Monday morning.

That does it for now, folks.  As usual, you can stay up to date with all your real time Bowling Green weather info @WxOrNotBG and @WarrenCountyWX on twitter. Have a great evening!