Cool Down and Rain Chances Ahead

Today was rather seasonable with high temperatures in the upper 70s.  Bowling Green hit a high of 78°, and our normal high this time of year is 79°.  We are on a slow cooling trend that will continue through Thursday.  We saw highs in the mid 80s on Sunday, around 80° yesterday, and in the upper 70s today.  As shown in the graphic below, highs are only expected to make it into the mid 70s tomorrow.  We will just barely break the 70° mark on Thursday.  However, we will begin to warm back up on Friday and expect to be back in the low 80s for the weekend.

Forecasted high temperatures for Wednesday, May 20th courtesy of the National Weather Service.

As shown in the graphic below, we also have a chance of rain tomorrow night into Thursday morning as a low pressure system moves to our south.  We may see isolated showers late tomorrow afternoon.  Then, more scattered showers and thunderstorms will move through that evening before tapering off into light scattered showers as we head into the Thursday morning. The details could change slightly since there is still quite a bit of time between now and then.  However, overall, there is a slight chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms tomorrow evening through Thursday morning.

Forecasted surface conditions at 7:00 PM CST on Wednesday, May 20th courtesy of the Weather Prediction Center.

Looking ahead, conditions will clear as we head through Friday and Saturday.  The return of that sunshine will also bring warmer temperatures. Overall, Friday and Saturday should be rather nice.  However, we may see another chance of showers and thunderstorms at the start of next week.

Tonight:  Mostly clear skies, lows near 50°, and winds out of the north at around 2-4 mph.

Tomorrow:  Mostly cloudy skies, highs near 75°, and winds out of the northeast at around 5-8 mph.

Tomorrow Night:  Mostly cloudy skies, a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, lows near 52°, and winds out of the north at around 3-5 mph.

Thursday:  Mostly cloudy skies, a slight chance of AM showers, highs near 70°, and winds out of the northwest at around 5-10 mph.

Thanks for reading, and have a great night!

-Arden Gregory