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April 17, 2018
Tuesday Forecast Details
Forecast: Morning frost. Mostly sunny. Milder.
Temperatures: MO ~ 65 (north) to 70 (Poplar Bluff area) IL ~ 58 (north) to 66 (south) KY ~ 60 (NW KY) to 68 (SW KY) TN ~ 68 to 72
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 0% IL ~ 0% KY ~ 0% TN ~ 0%
Coverage of precipitation: None
Winds: South and southwest at 5 to 10 mph
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High
Is severe weather expected? No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph wind or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunrise: 6:17 AM
Tuesday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Increasing clouds.
Temperatures: MO ~ 53 to 56 IL ~ 45 (Mt Vernon area) to 55 KY ~ 53 to 56 TN ~ 54 to 58
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 0% IL ~ 0% KY ~ 0% TN ~ 0%
Coverage of precipitation: None
Winds: South and southwest at 5 to 10 mph early increasing to 7 to 14 mph and gusty after 3 AM
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High
Is severe weather expected? No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph wind or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunset: 7:31 PM
April 18, 2018
Wednesday Forecast Details
Forecast: Partly sunny. Windy. A slight chance of a light shower over southern Illinois and western Kentucky. Mild temperatures.
Temperatures: MO ~ 72 to 75 IL ~ 68 to 75 KY ~ 70 to 75 TN ~ 72 to 76
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 10% IL ~ 20% KY ~ 20% TN ~ 5%
Coverage of precipitation: None to isolated
Winds: Southwest at 8 to 16 mph with gusts to 30 (higher gusts possible)
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? strong winds.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High
Is severe weather expected? No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph wind or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunrise: 6:16 AM
Wednesday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Partly cloudy. A slight chance of a shower early. Cooler.
Temperatures: MO ~ 38 to 44 IL ~ 38 to 44 KY ~ 40 to 44 TN ~ 40 to 44
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 10% IL ~ 20% KY ~ 20% TN ~ 10%
Coverage of precipitation: None to isolated. Most areas will remain dry.
Winds: Becoming west at 6 to 12 mph with gusts to 18
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Most likely none
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High
Is severe weather expected? No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph wind or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunset: 7:31 PM
April 19, 2018
Thursday Forecast Details
Forecast: Mostly sunny. Cooler.
Temperatures: MO ~ 54 to 58 IL ~ 54 to 58 KY ~ 54 to 58 TN ~ 58 to 60
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 0% IL ~ 0% KY ~ 0% TN ~ 0%
Coverage of precipitation: None
Winds: Northwest 10 to 20 mph
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High
Is severe weather expected? No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph wind or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunrise: 6:14 AM
Thursday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Mostly clear. Cold. Frost possible.
Temperatures: MO ~ 35 to 38 IL ~ 34 to 38 KY ~ 35 to 40 TN ~ 36 to 38
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 0% IL ~ 0% KY ~ 0% TN ~ 0%
Coverage of precipitation: None
Winds: Mostly north at 6 to 12 mph
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Frost is possible.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High
Is severe weather expected? No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph wind or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunset: 7:32 PM
April 20, 2018
Friday Forecast Details
Forecast: Mostly sunny. Mild.
Temperatures: MO ~ 58 to 62 IL ~ 58 to 62 KY ~ 58 to 64 TN ~ 58 to 64
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 0% IL ~ 0% KY ~ 0% TN ~ 0%
Coverage of precipitation: None
Winds: North and northeast 5 to 10 mph
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High
Is severe weather expected? No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph wind or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunrise: 6:13 AM
Friday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Partly cloudy.
Temperatures: MO ~ 40 to 45 IL ~ 38 to 44 KY ~ 40 to 44 TN ~ 42 to 44
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 0% IL ~ 0% KY ~ 0% TN ~ 0%
Coverage of precipitation: None
Winds: Northeast and east at 6 to 12 mph
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Medium
Is severe weather expected? No
The NWS defines severe weather as 58 mph wind or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunset: 7:33 PM
Weekend: Another storm system should approach the region from the south and west. This will likely spread rain into the region. There remain some questions on timing. Saturday may remain mostly dry.
April 21, 2018
Saturday Forecast Details
Forecast: Increasing clouds. A chance of rain late Saturday night. Most of Saturday may remain dry. Monitor updates.
Temperatures: MO ~ 60 to 65 IL ~ 60 to 64 KY ~ 60 to 65 TN ~ 62 to 66
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 0% IL ~ 0% KY ~ 0% TN ~ 0%
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Medium
April 22, 2018
Sunday Forecast Details
Forecast: Cloudy with rain showers over the southern half of the region. Another storm system should approach the region from the south and west. This will likely spread some rain into the region. There remain some questions on timing and coverage. If the system drifts far enough south then portions of the region will remain dry through Sunday. Monitor updates.
Temperatures: MO ~ 60 to 65 IL ~ 60 to 65 60 KY ~ 60 to 65 TN ~ 62 to 66
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 40% IL ~ 30% KY ~ 40% TN ~ 40%
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Medium
RAIN TOTALS
Rain is unlikely today through Friday night.
A couple of stray showers may occur Wednesday/Wednesday night. I believe most of us remain dry.
Our next chance of rain will be Sunday and Sunday night. This is a southern storm. That places us on the cool side.
Rain totals should be light. Our far northern counties may remain dry from this event. This will depend on the track of the area of low pressure.
Here is the latest rainfall forecast. All of this falls Sunday and Sunday night.
Monitor updates. If the storm track shifts then so will the forecast.
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The National Weather Service defines a severe thunderstorm as one that produces quarter size hail or larger, 58 mph winds or greater, and/or a tornado.
Tuesday through Thursday: Severe weather is not anticipated.
Friday into Saturday: Severe weather is not anticipated.
Sunday into Tuesday: Severe weather is unlikely. I will be monitoring Sunday and Sunday night for a possible clap of thunder.
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Weather Headlines
- Milder today and Wednesday (Wednesday the warmest day)
- Watching weekend rain chances.
The weather remains quiet and that is the good news.
We had numerous snow flurries and snow showers Sunday night and Monday. It was also cold.
Nick Hausen, from WSIL TV 3, posted this stat.
The National Weather Service Office out of Paducah, Kentucky posted these numbers.
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And this one from Evansville, Indiana.
No surprise on the above. We all know it has been cold.
Here is a photograph from Paducah, Kentucky earlier this morning. This was posted by the NWS. Frosty morning.
We will have additional frost chances Thursday night as temperatures dip back into the 30’s.
The good news is that today and tomorrow will be milder.
We will have a bit of a temperature range today because of a warm front. Cooler north of the boundary. Warmer south of the boundary.
Here are today’s high-temperature numbers.
Wednesday will be warmer area-wide! Expect 70’s to be widespread by Wednesday afternoon. A day to enjoy!
Cooler weather returns by Thursday. Go figure.
Our next decent chance of rain will arrive Sunday and Sunday night. If this system shifts further south then we might avoid most of the rain. Still a bit early to bank on a forecast. For now, I have rain in the cast.
Timestamp upper left.
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Weather Brains episode number 638
Our guest WeatherBrain for this episode is Matt Solum. Matt is the Decision Support Services Program Manager at Western Region Headquarters of the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City, UT. Matt was in the California State Operations Center, basically the state EOC, supporting their full activation as a result of the fires in southern California. Their team was providing forecast information primarily for the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) and FEMA as it was a joint operation. They also provided weather information to other partners in the room including EPA, CalTrans, DOT, CalEPA, etc. He was deployed to both the October fires and the massive/prolonged December fires. Welcome to WeatherBrains, Matt.
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- Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
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I encourage subscribers to use the app vs regular text messaging. We have found text messaging to be delayed during severe weather. The app typically will receive the messages instantly. I recommend people have three to four methods of receiving their severe weather information.
Remember, my app and text alerts are hand typed and not computer generated. You are being given personal attention during significant weather events.
