Slight Warming Trend Continues

After Sunday's brief snow event, we had to put of with some shockingly cold temperatures. The early part of these week had been running well below normal in terms of temperatures. Those out in the mornings had to brave conditions in the mid-teens. According to the National Weather Service, it was the coldest snap this early in the year since the 70s! Fortunately, we don't have to put up with those readings any longer, at least for the near-future. We're gradually climbing out of the chilly hole. Today's high in Bowling Green was in the low 40s, but clear skies will help temperatures sink back into the low 20s tonight.

Infrared satellite imagery reveals almost no cloud cover over the Midwest tonight

Clear skies will remain with us tomorrow, though, and that should help boost the mercury. The 50s won't arrive just yet, but there will be much less wind, so there will be less of a wind chill to deal with. High pressure is moving in right now and will be located squarely located over the Ohio River Valley tomorrow morning. It should continue its trek eastward through tomorrow but this progression will help churn some warmer air our way for the weekend.

There is also a warm front to be watched to our southwest, which is barely moving northward. As it creeps along, the sloping air ahead of the front may produce some high-based showers for tomorrow night, but these chances are minimal at best. Better rain chances will be here on Saturday when streaming Gulf air will deliver some more moisture. The flip side of this is that we benefit from warmer air moving in. Precip chances for Saturday look to be more focused during the overnight hours into Sunday. Maybe we'll see some 60s on Sunday too? Stay tuned to the WKU Storm Team for up-to-date forecasts.

Tonight: Winds becoming calm under mostly clear skies. Low near 21°.
Friday: Generally sunny and warmer with a high of 47°. Winds from the east around 6 mph.
Friday night: A very slight chance of showers. South winds between 5-10 mph. Low around 40° with partly cloudy skies.

Have a good evening!
- Caleb Chevalier