Thursday, October 30, 2008

Thursday, October 30, 2008: 8pm

The weather made easy...

The polls have changed...the next 7 days will be dry with a high of 68, +/- 3 degrees. Some temps in the 70s are possible over the next week before our next storm system approaches late next week.

I will be at the Jeff/Floyd Central game tomorrow night, and the weather will be nice with temps in the lower 60s slipping into the 50s as the game goes on. Kickoff is at 7pm at Floyd Central HS.

Alex C.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008: 7pm

I love it when the forecast is so simple to make... :)

After a chilly, somewhat frosty start tomorrow morning, temps will rise into the lower 60s. On Friday-Wednesday, I will make a "political" temperature forecast. I will say that the temps over these 6 days, including Election day, with highs around 66 each day, with a margin of error of +/- 3 degrees! No major fronts are forecast over the next 7 days.

Alex C.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 8pm

FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT!!!

There will be a freeze tonight, with most areas outside of Louisville getting into the upper 20s for temps. This will end the growing season (NWS), so bring tender plants and vegetation inside!

The rest of the period appears to be dry, but there will be some disparity in temperatures. Tomorrow-Thursday will have highs near or around 60. Friday will have highs in the lower 60s, with middle to possibly upper 60s this weekend. We will moderate back into the lower to mid 60s for highs early next week and into Election Day.

The World Series, with Philadelphia leading Tampa Bay 3-1 in the series, played part of game 5 last night. However, the rain proved too much for the soggy, muddy field, so they had to suspend the game, which was tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 6th inning. They rescheduled it for today, but it was postponed yet again to tomorrow at 8:37pm.

Alex C.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Monday, October 27, 2008: 5pm

Yesterday was a warm and windy day with highs approaching 70, but today highs have not gotten to 50. Yet there was not a drop of rain while this cold front came through. This is because we had no moisture to produce rain. Later this week, temps could again reach 70 after a freeze early in the week. This caused me to wonder how we would "get" to winter without a huge storm system. I also wondered if this could cause severe weather. So, I emailed John Belski and Marc Weinberg to see what they had to say about this...

John Belski and Marc Weinberg both agreed that temperature swings like this are typical for this time of year and does not necessarily mean we will have a huge storm system that produces severe. Marc used the example of last night, as the temps have dropped over 20 degrees in 24 hours, yet not a drop of rain occurred. This could be the trend over the next couple of weeks as well. Friday night seems to have the same situation, as a cold front will come through dry because of a lack of moisture.

Marc used the example of sticking a cup of coffee in a freezer. If severe weather was as simple as cold and warm air masses colliding (like last night), you would make a tornado in your own freezer!!! The key is MOISTURE!!! Moisture that would be sufficient for severe weather is currently 1200 miles away!
Thanks to both John and Marc for contributing on this topic...

Onto our weather today...a cold, breezy day today wil lcontinue into tonight. Though temps may reach the freezing point, the wind will help to keep us from having a frost. Tomorrow wil lbe cold with highs only reaching the mid 40s despite some sun.

There is a FREEZE WATCH tomorrow night as the temps drop below freezing in most areas (upper 20s to lower 30s).

Wednesday-Friday will begin another short lived warming trend. Temps will be in the 60-64 degree range over these 3 days. The aforementioned cold front will come through Friday night, which will bring about temps in the lower to mid 50s for the weekend and into Monday.

Election Day forecast will have temps in the low-mid 40s in the morning and highs near 60.

Alex C.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Saturday, October 25, 2008: 11am

An exciting night of high school football in Indiana last night...

Jeffersonville (5-5) defeated Jennings Co. 41-9, and Floyd Central (6-4) beat Bedford-NL 23-14. They will play each other at Floyd Central next Friday at 7pm. New Albany will also play in that same sectional at 8pm at Castle.

In 4A: Madison and Jasper both won last night by convincing margins. Next week, Madison (2-8) will host undefeated Columbus East, while Jasper (9-1) will host undefeated Evansville Reitz.

In 3A: Charlestown beat North Harrison 33-15. Charlestown (7-3) will go on the road to Heritage Hills (6-3), who beat Salem last night.

In 2A: EHS, Clarksville, Providence, and Tell City's seasons all ended last night. Paoli (9-1) managed to win, and will play Mitchell (2-8) next week.

In A: West Washington beat Union 40-20, and Perry Central blanked Wood Memorial 45-0. Perry Central (10-0) will host N. Daviess next week, with West Washington (6-4) on the road at Linston-Stockton (10-0).

Today's college football games: Kentucky will play on the road at #6 Florida at 12:30pm (on WAVE-3). Louisville will play at home vs. #13 South Florida at 3:30pm (WHAS-11). Indiana will play at home against Northwestern at 12pm (Big Ten Network), Notre Dame will play on the road at winless Washington at 8pm (ESPN2), and Purdue will host Minnesota at noon (ESPN Classic).

Key NFL games tomorrow will have San Diego vs. New Orleans in London, England (1pm, CBS), Atlanta on the road at Philadelphia (1pm, FOX), Tampa Bay at Dallas (1pm, FOX), and the biggest game at 4:15pm, facing the New York Giants at the Pittsburgh Steelers (FOX). The winless Cincinnati Bengals play at home against Houston (1pm, CBS), and the Indianapolis Colts play at Tennessee Monday night (8:30pm, ESPN).

For more or college and NFL football, click on the ESPN logo on the side of the blog...

Alex C.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Friday, October 24, 2008: 6pm

After an inch of rain today, things will begin to clear out...

Tonight and tomorrow will have slight chance of a shower, but otherwise will be dry. Temps tomorrow will be in the middle 50s with clearing skies.

Sunday will be a MUCH warmer day with highs back into the lower to possibly mid 60s. Sunday will be a breezy day as well.

Another cold front (this one dry) will sweep through the area Sunday night. For this reason, Monday-Wednesday will have highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Tuesday-Wednesday mornings will have lows near 30, which will be freeze conditions.

Things will warm up for the end of next week, with temps in the upper 50s to near 60 with still no rain in sight.

Tomorrow morning, I will have a recap of today's Indiana High School football playoffs and a preview of college football games for Saturday...

Alex C.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Thursday, October 23, 2008: 8:30pm

Rain will begin after midnight and last for about 12 hours. 1" is possible in some areas. Some scattered showers will persist through Saturday. Highs tomorrow will be near 53 and Saturday in the mid 50s.

The rest of the early week will be dry. Sunday's highs will be in the upper 50s. Monday-Wednesday will have highs very cold in the upper 40s. Lows Tuesday-Wednesday will be near 30, so freezes will occur. Thursday will have temps in the low to mid 50s.

Alex C.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Tuesday, October 21, 2008: 10pm

There may be a frost overnight tonight...some areas to the east of I-65 may have temps fall into the mid 30s. Scattered frost is possible to the west...

Tomorrow-Thursday afternoon will be dry with temps in the lower 60s. Temps will cloud up late in the afternoon Thursday in approach of the next storm system.

Thursday night-Friday will be quite rainy. We could have rain amounts from 1-1.5". Rain could be heavy at times. This will not be a consistent rain, but there will some times where rain will be consistent. Temps will be in the middle 50s during this period. Scattered showers will continue through Saturday, with steady temps in the mid 50s.

Sunday-Tuesday will be dry, but temps will be cool and in the middle 50s.

Alex C.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Monday, October 20, 2008: 8:10pm

Nice cool weather to persist a while longer...

After a great day today, tomorrow will be cooler! The passage of a cool front will keep highs from reaching past 60 degrees tomorrow. It will also be breezy tomorrow, so temps will feel colder than 60.

It will remain dry for Wednesday, with a potential light frost in the morning. Some places may be in the middle 30s, but a light breeze should keep a moderate to hard frost from occurring. Highs Wednesday will be in the lower 60s.


Then the rain will come! Thursday will be cloudy with a chance of light rain in the afternoon. Temps will hold in the upper 50s to near 60. Then, Thursday night-Saturday morning, a slow moving system will meander through the area. This will cause off and on rain. According to the HPC, our area should expect anywhere from 1.25-2" of rain (map above). This rain will hold temps over this period in the middle 50s for highs.

After this ends, our temps will remain fairly steady. Sunday-Monday will be dry with temps in the mid to upper 50s.

I will note that Accuweather has us in the lower to mid 50s all next week, and thus frost and freeze opportunities...stay tuned...

Alex C.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Sunday, October 19, 2008: 9:30pm

Interesting period of weather ahead...

Tomorrow may be our last day of warm sunny weather for quite a while. Tomorrow will be sunny with hihgs approaching 70. Lows tomorrow will start out around 40.

A dry cool front will move through Tuesday morning. This will casue falling temps into the lower 60s for highs on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Thursday late afternoon and evening will begin the interesting weather for our area. A slow moving weather system will park over our area, bringing us shower chances from Thursday evening through Sunday morning. Shrouded in clouds, highs will only reach the mid to upper 50s during this period...


According to this map, we could get up to 1.5" of rain by Saturday...

So, as always, make sure to keep checking the blog for more on the weather...

Alex C.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Friday, October 17, 2008: 8pm

A nice streak of fall like weather ahead...

After a potential sprinkle this evening, things will clear out for a cool but beautiful mid August weekend. Temps tomorrow will be between 60-63, with highs Sunday topping out in the middle 60s. The dry weather will continue through at least Tuesday, with highs Monday and Tuesday in the upper 60s.

Wednesday and Thursday could bring another cooldown with it. A slow moving front is forecast to drag through the area, bringing about another chance of light rain. Highs will be in the lower 60s on these two days.

Friday will hold clearing skies, but highs will only reach the mid to upper 50s!!!

Again, I must mention the possibility for some rural areas to pick up a minor frost on Sunday morning as some places reach the upper 30s...

Tomorrow is college football Saturday!!! Local games of note include Louisville at home against MTSU at 3:30pm on WHAS-11. Kentucky will host Arkansas at 7pm on ESPNU. Indiana will play on the road at Illinois at 8pm on Big Ten Network. Purdue will be on the road at Northwestern at noon on the Big Ten Network. Head over to ESPN (sidebar) for all you need in college football...

Alex C.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Thursday, October 16th, 2008: 10pm


This is a picture of a tornado from the infamous April 3, 1974 outbreak. The NWS found this in 2007 and did not know where it was from. They posted it online and a man from Denmark identified it! This a picture from Kennland, IN, a town 35 miles east of Indianapolis. For the complete story, click HERE...

Our weather will look nothing like that anytime soon, for we will settle into a nice fall like pattern. The next 7 days should be dry. Friday and Saturday will have highs from 60 to the lower 60s. Expect some brief increasing clouds and possibly a sprinkle tomorrow night, but no steady rain is likely. Sunday-Monday will have temps in the 65-70 degree range. A dry cool front will move through Tuesday, which will force our highs Tuesday-Thursday to remain in the lower 60s.

There is a possibility that Sunday morning may hold our first frost for the area. Lows could dip as low as the upper 30s, with mid 30s in outlying areas. This will not be a freeze, but some plants may need to be brought inside because of it...

A quick drought update reveals that southern Indiana is in an abnormally dry period (D0), northern Kentucky as far south as Bardstown in a moderate drought (D1), central Kentucky to as far south as Somerset in a severe drought (D2), and southeast Kentucky in an extreme drought (D3).

Alex C.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Wednesday, October 15, 2008: 5:30pm

Small rain amounts possible tonight...

With the delay in the increase in cloud cover, temps have soared into the lower 80s. Tonight, with the approach of a cold front, showers, and possible a thunderstorm, will overspread the region tonight, mainly after midnight. This chance of rain will last until noon tomorrow...Rain amounts will range from .1" to .25"

It will stay mainly cloudy through Thursday night, with scattered sprinkles around. Temps tomorrow will be in the mid to upper 60s.

Friday will be a day of clearing. Because clouds will initially hold temps down, highs will only reach the lower to mid 60s. The dry, cooler weather will be a trend, with temps in the middle to upper 60s for the weekend as well as Monday. There will be a slight cooldown, with temps in the lower to mid 60s, for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Alex C.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Tuesday, October 14, 2008: 9:30pm

Small rain chance upcoming....

Most of tomorrow will be dry, but there is about a 60% chance of light rain Wednesday night. This will end Thursday morning, but remain cloudy after this until Friday late afternoon/evening. The reason that I'm not making a big deal of this is because it's not a big deal...light rain only. The HPC says we will have at most 1/4 inch of rain. Highs will be in the lower 70s Wendesday, and then the Thursday-Friday highs will range in the mid to upper 60s.

After this, it will be dry and quite fall like. Highs Saturday-Tuesday will be primarilly in the middle 60s.

Alex C.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Monday, October 13, 2008: 9:20pm

One more day of warm weather left!!!

Tomorrow will be the last day of warm weather. There will be increasing clouds in advance of the next storm system, but that will not prevent temps from getting to near 80 degrees.

Wednesday-Friday will be quite dull to say the least. Very overcast skies will lead to temps staying in the lower to mid 60s. A 30% chance of light rain exists Wednesday evening and again Thursday afternoon as a series of disturbances pass through. Friday should be dry, but still dull. However, as Friday wanes, clouds may begin to clear.

These weather systems will bring about some much cooler weather. It will be dry with very fall like temps in the lower to mid 60s.

Alex C.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Friday, October 10, 2008: 11pm

  • The next 4 days will be dry with temps in the lower 80s.
  • Wednesday-Thursday will have a small chance of rain with temps decreasing to the lower to mid 70s.
  • Then, a cooldown will follow, with temps falling into the mid 60s!!!

Alex C.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Thursday, October 9, 2008: 9pm

After the nice rain on Tuesday, get ready for some dry weather ahead. The next 7 days should be dry with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s.

Alex C.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Tuesday, October 7, 2008: 7:30pm

It's raining!!!

It's going to keep on raining off and on from tonight through tomorrow early evening. Some places could get over an inch before all is set and done tomorrow night. To see live radar and more, go to WLKY 32's Weather Room. There is a link on the side of the blog...

Thursday will be a day of clearing out the clouds, with temps held down in the low to mid 70s. Friday-Sunday will be dry with temps in the upper 70s to lower 80s.

Late Sunday night-Monday could bring another chance of rain. Temps will temporarily drop to the lower 70s to middle 70s during this possible rain.

Tuesday will be another clear out day with temps in the lower 70s.

Of note in the tropics, Tropical Storm Marco hit Mexico this morning with winds to 60mph...

Alex C.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Monday, October 5, 2008: 8:15pm

Rough weather pattern is beginning...

Though tomorrow will be for the most part dry, temps will be held to the upper 70s and lower 80s by some clouds. Tomorrow night and Wednesday will hold a pretty good chance of rain. 1/2 to 1 inch is possible by the time it all wraps up on early Thursday morning. The best chance of rain will be overnight Tuesday and late Wednesday afternoon. It will not be an all day rain on Wednesday! No severe weather is expected...Temps Wednesday will be in the rain cooled upper 60s to lower 70s.

After this, we will dry out Thursday afternoon, with temps in the low to mid 80s.
Friday-Saturday will also be dry, with temps warming into the upper 70s to near 80.

Late Sunday into Monday may bring another chance of rain into the area. It is hard to pinpoint amounts at this time. Temps Sunday will be in the upper 70s with Monday's highs around 70.

An asteroid will enter the Earth's atmosphere this evening over South Africa. If the skies are clear enough, you may be able to see a fireball for about 3 seconds, and then a flash as it explodes in the air. No one on earth should be at risk from this event...

Alex C.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Friday, October 3, 2008: 8:20pm

I will now forecast dry weather through Wednesday, with temps between 75-80 through the period...

Thursday and Friday, a 40% chance of rain will be introudced. The temps will be slightly lower with the clouds, with temps only reaching the lower to middle 70s.

Alex C.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Thursday, October 2, 2008: 7pm

The dry weather continues...

The next 6 days should all be dry with temps near 68 tomorrow, the low to mid 70s for the weekend, and the upper 70s to near 80 through Wednesday. A small chance of rain could be introuduced Thursday...

Alex C.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Wednesday, October 1, 2008: 9pm

Nice fall like weather continues...

Thursday-Saturday will have temps between 65-70 and Sunday-Wednesday will have temps in the 72-77 degree range. It will remain dry throughout this period...

Alex C.