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April 1, 2017: Welcome to APRIL!!!!

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This forecast update covers far southern Illinois, far southeast Missouri, and far western Kentucky. See the coverage map on the right side of the blog

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Friday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast
:  Partly cloudy.  Cool.  Patchy fog possible.
Temperatures:  MO ~ 38 to 44   IL ~ 38to 44    KY ~ 40 to 45    NW TN ~ 44 to 48
Winds:  North winds at 5 to 10 mph.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None.  Perhaps patchy fog.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High.  This forecast should verify.
Is severe weather expected?  No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph winds or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
What is the chance of precipitation
?  MO ~ 0%  IL ~ 0%    KY ~  0%   TN ~ 0%
Coverage of precipitation
:  None.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans?  No
Moonrise will be at 9:23 a.m. and moonset will be at 11:32 p.m. Waxing Crescent

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April 1, 2017
Saturday
Forecast Details
Forecast
:  A mix of sun and clouds.  Some data shows quite a few clouds.  I am hoping for partly sunny and perhaps full sunshine, at times.  Temperatures will be highly dependent on cloud cover departing.
Temperatures:   MO ~ 58 to 64     IL ~ 58 to 66    KY ~ 60 to 66   NW TN ~ 62 to 66
Winds:  North and northeast at 5 to 10 mph.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather?  None
My confidence in the forecast verifying:  Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
Is severe weather expected?  No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph winds or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
What is the chance of precipitation
?  MO ~ 0%  IL ~ 0%   KY ~ 0%   TN ~ 0%
Coverage of precipitation
:  None
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No.
Sunrise will be at 6:38 a.m. and sunset will be at 7:17 p.m.
Moonrise 
will be at 10:11 a.m. and moonset will be at -:– p.m. Waxing Crescent

Saturday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast
:  Mostly clear.  A few late night clouds.
Temperatures:  MO ~ 44 to 48    IL ~ 44 to 48    KY ~ 45 to 50    TN ~ 45 to 50
Winds:  NE/E winds at 3 to 6 mph.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Medium.  Some adjustments possible.
Is severe weather expected?  No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph winds or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
What is the chance of precipitation
?  MO ~ 0%  IL ~ 0%    KY ~  0%   TN ~ 0%
Coverage of precipitation
:  None.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans?  No.
Moonrise will be at 10:11 a.m. and moonset will be at -:– p.m. Waxing Crescent

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April 2, 2017
Sunday
Forecast Details
Forecast
:  Increasing clouds through the day.  Some showers possible, especially over southeast Missouri.  Perhaps into southern Illinois.  Lesser chances Kentucky and Tennessee.  Low confidence.
Temperatures:   MO ~ 65 to 70     IL ~ 65 to 70     KY ~ 66 to 72   TN ~ 68 to 74
Winds:  East and southeast at 5 to 10 mph.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather?  Perhaps wet roadways.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Low.   Significant adjustments possible.
Is severe weather expected?  No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph winds or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
What is the chance of precipitation
?  MO ~ 40%  IL ~ 20%   KY ~ 20%   TN ~ 20%
Coverage of precipitation
:  Perhaps some increase in coverage coming in from Arkansas.  Best chance would be over southeast Missouri.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Monitor radars and updated forecasts.
Sunrise will be at 6:36 a.m. and sunset will be at 7:18 p.m.
Moonrise 
will be at 11:05 a.m. and moonset will be at 12:37 a.m. Waxing Crescent

Sunday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast
:  Showers and thunderstorms becoming likely as the night wears on.
Temperatures:  MO ~ 52 to 56   IL ~ 52 to 56    KY ~ 52 to 58     TN ~ 52 to 58
Winds:  East and southeast winds at 5 to 10 mph.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Low.  Significant adjustments possible.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways
Is severe weather expected?  Not at this time
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph winds or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
What is the chance of precipitation
?  MO ~ 70%  IL ~ 70%    KY ~  70%   TN ~ 70%  Increasing % numbers the later you move into the night.
Coverage of precipitation
:  Scattered.  Monitor updates.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans?  No.
Moonrise  will be at 11:05 a.m. and moonset will be at 12:37 a.m.  Waxing Crescent

Additional showers and storms are likely on Monday into Monday night.  Perhaps again on Wednesday and Wednesday night.

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An explanation of what is happening in the atmosphere over the coming day

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Severe thunderstorm outlook.

Remember that a severe thunderstorm is defined as a thunderstorm that produces 60 mph winds or higher, quarter size hail or larger, and/or a tornado.

Friday and Friday night: Severe weather is not anticipated.

Saturday into Sunday:  Severe weather is not anticipated.  I will monitor the timing of Sunday’s rain chances.

Sunday night into Monday night:  Lightning is possible Sunday night into Monday night.  At this time, severe weather appears unlikely.

Tuesday and Tuesday night:  Severe weather is not anticipated.

Wednesday and Wednesday night:  Lightning is possible.  Monitor updates.

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Your day by day analysis

Friday night into Saturday night

A large upper level low brought clouds to the region on Friday.  A few light showers, as well.

Check out this beautiful satellite image.  You can see the counter-clockwise spin.

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The weather will be calm through Saturday night.  We deserve some calm weather.  It has been a rough 30 days.

Saturday should be a decent day.  I am anticipating temperatures into the upper 50’s to middle 60’s with a mix of sun and clouds.  Some of the models are showing rain on Saturday, but I tossed those out.  It appears we will remain dry.  Perhaps Saturday is the pick day of the weekend.

I am a little concerned about cloud cover.  The upper level low should be far enough away that we lose the thick clouds.  There is a lower confidence on cloud cover for Saturday.

Here is the NAM cloud cover graphics.  Blue represents clouds.  Hopefully the clouds will depart.  Keep it in mind.

This graphic is for 7 am Saturday (cloud cover in blue)

This graphic is for 10 am Saturday

This graphic is for 1 pm on Saturday

This graphic is for 4 pm

Clouds may increase late Saturday night.  Rain should hold off.

Sunday

There is quite a bit of debate about Sunday’s forecast.  Forecast guidance indicates another system will approach our region from the southwest.  This will spread clouds into the region on Sunday morning and afternoon.  The big question will be rain or no rain.

If rain were to occur then the best chance would be over southeast Missouri.  Whether the rain spreads further east and northeast is the question.  For now, subject to changes, I will mention rain showers for southeast Missouri.  Low chances elsewhere.  Monitor updates.  If the system approaches a little faster then the forecast will need to be update.

Rain chances increase area-wide Sunday night and Monday.  Some locally heavy downpours are possible.  Severe weather is possible to our south, but not in our area.  As always, monitor updates.

Areas that have recently received heavy rain will need to monitor rain intensity on Monday and Monday night.

Let’s look at some future-cast radar images from the NAM.  Remember, this is a model and not gospel.   These images represent what one model believes will happen.

It won’t be exact.  Take the general idea from these images.

This first image is for Sunday at 10 am

There is quite a bit of debate about the timing of rain.  I mentioned showers for southeast Missouri.  Let’s keep an eye on trends.

This image is for 4 pm on Sunday.

I will be monitoring the rain.  The NAM believes some showers will move into our southern and southwestern counties.

This image is for 7 pm on Sunday

This image is for 1 am on Monday

This image is for 7 am on Monday

Another system on Wednesday.  Perhaps some showers and storms

Here is that system.  Low winding up in Iowa.  Cold front back into Missouri.  Still some question as to how much moisture this system will have to work with.

The GFS model paints locally heavy rain in the region.

Keep in mind this is one model’s opinion.

There is some risk for a band or two of heavy rain.

Here is the current NOAA rainfall prediction.  This is through Tuesday morning.

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The latest 8-14 day temperature and precipitation outlook.  Note the dates are at the top of the image.  These maps DO NOT tell you how high or low temperatures or precipitation will be.  They simply give you the probability as to whether temperatures or precipitation will be above or below normal.

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I have studied weather in our region since the late 1970’s.  I have 39 years of experience in observing our regions weather patterns.  My degree is in Broadcast Meteorology and a Bachelor’s of Science.

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