Winter's Brief Return with More Wet Weather Ahead

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Yesterday’s Weather

Well, that was gloomy, wasn’t it? After a warm but wet day on Tuesday, Mother Nature kept it cool and damp. I’d show you the high temperature map but it’s a bit misleading because our high occurred at 12:15am (55ºF, by the way), but we did manage to top out in the mid-50s.

Forecast Summary

Today: Clouds decreasing throughout the day, a bit breezy at times with a high near 35ºF. Partly cloudy skies at night, with a low around 25ºF.

Bus stop: ⛅️ 32°F
Lunch hour: 🌤 33°F
School is out: 🌤 34°F
Evening time: 🌔/☁️ 34°F

Tomorrow: Plentiful sunshine as highs are all the way back up near 55ºF. Clouds increase a bit after dark, lows fall to around 45ºF.

Bus stop: ⛅️ 28°F
Lunch hour: ⛅️ 46°F
School is out: ⛅️ 53°F
Evening time: 🌔/☁️ 49°F

Saturday: Slight chance of showers during the day, increasing as we head into the overnight. Highs top out around 61ºF with lows at night staying steady around 60ºF.

Wake up: 🌧 55°F
Lunch hour: 🌧 59°F
Evening time: 🌧 60°F

Forecast Discussion

Ahhhh it feels refreshing outside.

And that refreshing feeling is thanks to a big old high pressure system sitting over the northern plains, allowing us to bask in sunshine and cooler northwest winds, drying us out and cooling us down considerably.

There's that big blue H over Iowa! (Pivotal Weather) — There’s that big blue H over Iowa! (Pivotal Weather)

And we’ll certainly feel the effects of it, with highs not making it out of the 30s during the day today, a stark contrast to the 50s and 60s of earlier this week.

Hi-Res NAM surface temperatures valid 3pm today. Brr. (Pivotal Weather)

Don’t worry however, things are going to warm up nice and quick and once again, we have the high pressure to thank. See, it’s moving to the south and east and will eventually work it’s way through our region, on it’s backside we’ll enjoy southwesterly winds, bringing us warmer weather from the Gulf of Mexico region for out day on Friday, luckily those skies stay sunny.

Hi-res NAM Surface Temperatures valid tomorrow at 3pm. For those of you scoring at home, that's difference of 20ºF. (Pivotal Weather) — Hi-res NAM Surface Temperatures valid tomorrow at 3pm. For those of you scoring at home, that’s difference of 20ºF. (Pivotal Weather)

But all good things must come to an end, and in this case, it’s quite wet.

Yep, really! h/t giphy.com — Unfortunately yes, Tom. h/t giphy.com

Coming up right behind that high pressure system as a weaker trough that’s going to act as a focus for more wet weather as we move into the weekend. The shower chances start off low on Saturday but gradually increase as the system draws closer.

NAM Simulated Radar showing showers scattered around the region, valid Saturday at 3pm. (Pivotal Weather)

The bigger rain chance comes to close out your weekend on Sunday and temperatures really cool down after that but we’ve got a while to watch that.

Today’s Key Points

Today features the return of sunshine and cooler temperatures.
Sunshine remains for Friday but temps warm considerably.
Rain chances increase during the day Saturday.
Sunday looks to be the rainier of the two weekend days.

That just about does it for me! 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. Hope you have a terrific Thursday!