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 of the day. Highs will likely reach around 73. A cold front will be moving southward across the region during the afternoon hours, leading to widespread showers developing. A few rumbles of thunder will be possible as well.

WPC Forecast Frontal Positions - Valid 1 PM - NOAA WPC
WPC Forecast Frontal Positions – Valid 1 PM – NOAA WPC

Conditions ahead of the aforementioned cold front will quite windy. Sustained southerly winds around 15 – 20 mph can be expected, with gusts as high as 30 to 40 mph possible.

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Showers and thunderstorms should come to an end during the overnight hours as the cold front moves to the south of the region. Mostly to partly cloudy skies and northerly winds will lead to lows around 41. Rainfall amounts will likely be around 0.75 – 1″.

Tuesday 4/12 – Mostly Clear – High 59° / Tues Night – Mostly Clear – Low 37°

High pressure should settle in just north of the region on Tuesday. A fairly stagnant upper air pattern will take shape as the nation experiences more of a split flow pattern. Despite mostly clear skies, a slight northerly wind will likely keep highs out of the 60s on Tuesday. Will Spring ever come?

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Waiting on Spring is like waiting for your best friend to reply…but they never do.

Mostly clear skies are expected to continue overnight with a low around 37.

Wednesday 4/13 – Mostly Clear – High 65° / Wed Night – Partly Cloudy – Low 44°

On Wednesday, the stagnant upper air pattern will continue despite the formation of a weak, closed, upper level low. This upper level low will have almost no impact on our sensible weather for Wednesday. We’ll still be under the weak influence of northerly surface winds. However, highs will likely make it to the mid 60s.

NAM Model Forecast 500mb Wind Speed and Heights - Valid Wednesday Afternoon - PivotalWeather.com
NAM Model Forecast 500mb Wind Speed and Heights – Valid Wednesday Afternoon – PivotalWeather.com

Wednesday night will bring a slight increase in cloud cover as moisture from the upper level low begins to make its way northward. Lows will be in the mid 40s.

That should wrap up this forecast. Be sure to follow @WxOrNotBG on Twitter for the latest Bowling Green weather information. Have a great day!