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Calmer weather! Finally.
No heavy rain or severe weather in the forecast.

Today: No. Remember, river flooding continues. Avoid flooded roads from river flooding.
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Tomorrow: No. Remember, river flooding continues. Avoid flooded roads from river flooding.

Sunday: No. Remember, river flooding continues. Avoid flooded roads from river flooding.

Confidence rating explained.

High confidence is 70% to 100%. This means that the forecast is likely to verify.
Medium confidence is 40% through 60%. This means that there could be adjustments in the forecast.
Low confidence is 0% to 30%. This means that dramatic changes in the forecast are likely.

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Today through Sunday night.

Is accumulating snow or ice in the forecast? No.
Is lightning in the forecast? No
Is severe weather in the forecast? No
* The NWS officially defines severe weather as 58 mph wind or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
Is Flash flooding in the forecast? No. General river flooding will continue.

Monday through Thursday

Is accumulating snow or ice in the forecast? No.
Is lightning in the forecast? No.
Is severe weather in the forecast? No.
* The NWS officially defines severe weather as 58 mph wind or great, 1″ hail or larger, and/or tornadoes
Is flash flooding in the forecast? No. General river flooding will continue.

* The Missouri Bootheel includes Dunklin, New Madrid, and Pemiscot Counties
* Northwest Kentucky includes Daviess, Henderson, McLean Union, and Webster Counties
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March 15, 2019
Friday’s Forecast: Intervals of clouds. Windy.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High (80% confidence in the forecast)
Temperature range: MO Bootheel 44° to 48° SE MO 44° to 48° South IL 44° to 46° Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 44° to 46° West KY 45° to 48° NW TN 45° to 48°
Wind direction and speed: West and northwest at 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts likely
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 35° to 40°
What is the chance/probability of precipitation? MO Bootheel 0% Southeast MO 0% IL 0% Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 0% Western KY 0% NW TN 0%
Note, what does the % chance actually mean? A 20% chance of rain does not mean it won’t rain. It simply means most areas will remain dry.
Coverage of precipitation: None
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
UV Index: 3 Low
Sunrise: 7:06 AM

Friday night Forecast: Clearing sky conditions. A chilly night.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High (80% confidence in the forecast)
Temperature range: MO Bootheel 26° to 30° SE MO 26° to 32° South IL 26° to 32° Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 28° to 30° West KY 30° to 34° NW TN 30° to 34°
Wind direction and speed: Northwest at 6 to 12 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 20° to 30°
What is the chance/probability of precipitation? MO Bootheel 0% Southeast MO 0% Southern IL 0% Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 0% Western KY 0% NW TN 0%
Note, what does the % chance actually mean? A 20% chance of rain does not mean it won’t rain. It simply means most areas will remain dry
Coverage of precipitation: None
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunset: 7:02 PM
Moonrise: 1:03 PM
The phase of the moon: Waxing Gibbous
Moonset: 2:59 AM

March 16, 2019
Saturday’s Forecast: Mostly sunny.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High (80% confidence in the forecast)
Temperature range: MO Bootheel 52° to 54° SE MO 50° to 54° South IL 48° to 52° Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 46° to 50° West KY 52° to 54° NW TN 50° to 54°
Wind direction and speed: Northwest at 4 to 8 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 48° to 52°
What is the chance/probability of precipitation? MO Bootheel 0% Southeast MO 0% IL 0% Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 0% Western KY 0% NW TN 0%
Note, what does the % chance actually mean? A 20% chance of rain does not mean it won’t rain. It simply means most areas will remain dry.
Coverage of precipitation: None
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
UV Index: 6 High
Sunrise: 7:05 AM

Saturday night Forecast: Mostly clear. Light winds.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High (80% confidence in the forecast)
Temperature range: MO Bootheel 33° to 35° SE MO 30° to 34° South IL 30° to 34° Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 30° to 33° West KY 32° to 34° NW TN 33° to 36°
Wind direction and speed: Variable and light
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 30° to 34°
What is the chance/probability of precipitation? MO Bootheel 0% Southeast MO 0% Southern IL 0% Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 0% Western KY 0% NW TN 0%
Note, what does the % chance actually mean? A 20% chance of rain does not mean it won’t rain. It simply means most areas will remain dry
Coverage of precipitation: None
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunset: 7:03 PM
Moonrise: 2:05 PM
The phase of the moon: Waxing Gibbous
Moonset: 3:58 AM

March 17, 2019
Sunday’s Forecast: Partly cloudy.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High (80% confidence in the forecast)
Temperature range: MO Bootheel 55° to 58° SE MO 54° to 58° South IL 53° to 56° Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 53° to 56° West KY 54° to 58° NW TN 55° to 60°
Wind direction and speed: Variable wind direction increasing to 7 to 14 mph with gusts to 20 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 50° to 55°
What is the chance/probability of precipitation? MO Bootheel 0% Southeast MO 0% IL 0% Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 0% Western KY 0% NW TN 0%
Note, what does the % chance actually mean? A 20% chance of rain does not mean it won’t rain. It simply means most areas will remain dry.
Coverage of precipitation: None
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
UV Index: 6 High
Sunrise: 7:02 AM

Sunday night Forecast: Partly cloudy.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: High (80% confidence in the forecast)
Temperature range: MO Bootheel 36° to 38° SE MO 32° to 34° South IL 30° to 34° Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 30° to 32° West KY 30° to 34° NW TN 33° to 36°
Wind direction and speed: Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 28° to 34°
What is the chance/probability of precipitation? MO Bootheel 0% Southeast MO 0% Southern IL 0% Northwest KY (near Indiana border) 0% Western KY 0% NW TN 0%
Note, what does the % chance actually mean? A 20% chance of rain does not mean it won’t rain. It simply means most areas will remain dry
Coverage of precipitation: None
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? None
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Sunset: 7:03 PM
Moonrise: 4:49 AM
The phase of the moon: Waxing Gibbous
Moonset: 3:14 PM

Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the low to middle 50’s. Lows in the middle 30’s.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the middle 50’s. Lows in the middle 30’s.
Wednesday: Cloudy. A rain shower possible. Highs in the middle 50’s. Lows in the middle 30’s.

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Illinois

Kentucky

Tennessee

Wind forecast

Winds today will start to subside. We will still have some gusts above 20 mph.

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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.

Today and tomorrow: No severe storms.

Sunday through Thursday: Severe weather is not anticipated.

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Here is the latest graphic from the WPC/NOAA.

This map shows you liquid and does not assume precipitation type. In other words, melted precipitation totals.

48-hour precipitation outlook.

Here is the seven-day precipitation forecast. This includes day one through seven.

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Storm Prediction Center. Click here.

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Live lightning data: Click here.

Interactive GOES R satellite. Track clouds. Click here.

GOES 16 slider tool. Click here.

College of Dupage satellites. Click here

Here are the latest local river stage forecast numbers Click Here.

Here are the latest lake stage forecast numbers for Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley Click Here.

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Finally, some calm weather!
Dry and cool through the weekend.

Have there been any changes in the forecast over the last 24 hours?

No major adjustments.

Does the forecast require action?

Yes. Avoid flooded roadways.

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Forecast discussion.

Thursday was a busy day with numerous severe weather warnings.

At least two or three tornadoes touched down.

The NWS is performing storm surveys and they will be posting updates over the next few days.

The tornado that moved out of Carlisle County, KY into McCracken County, KY was likely an EF2.

The great news is that today will be calm. Calm weather into early next week.

Let’s all enjoy this quiet weather.

I am monitoring rain chances towards Wednesday/Thursday of next week. For now, this does not appear to be a heavy rain event. Severe storms are not anticipated. Both, great news.

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Model Future-cast Radars. What the models believe the radar may look like.

No storms to track today!

Enjoy the calm.

Current conditions.

These maps update several times a day. Occasionally, in between updates, you may see a duplicate day or one out of sync.

Forty-eight-hour temperature outlook.

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VIDEO UPDATES

These are bonus videos and maps for subscribers. I bring these to you from the BAMwx team. I pay them to help with videos.

The Ohio and Missouri Valley videos cover most of our area. They do not have a specific Tennessee Valley forecast but they may add one in the future.

The long-range video is a bit technical. Over time, you can learn a lot about meteorology from the long range video.

NOTE: These are usually not updated on Saturday or Sunday unless there is active weather.

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These are bonus videos.

I pay BAMwx to help with videos.

They do not currently have a Kentucky/Tennessee specific video.

The Ohio Valley video does capture our region.

The Ohio Valley video

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Long-range This video.

The Missouri Valley video (is usually updated during the late morning hours)

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Here is the latest WPC/NOAA 6 to 10 & 8 to 14-day temperature outlooks.

** NOTE: These graphics are from NOAA. Our own in-house outlooks can be found below these. Sometimes forecasters disagree on the long range forecast. **

The cool colors indicate below normal temperatures. The darker the blue the greater the chance of below normal temperatures.

The warm colors represent the probability of above normal temperatures.

Days six through ten temperature outlook

Confidence % that it will be above or below normal?

Days six through ten precipitation outlook

Confidence % that it will be above or below normal?

The darker colors represent high confidence in above normal precipitation.

Days eight through fourteen temperature outlook

Confidence % that it will be above or below normal?

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Days eight through fourteen precipitation outlook

Confidence % that it will be above or below normal?

The darker colors represent high confidence in above normal precipitation.

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I bring the following long-range outlooks from the BAMwx team. They are excellent long-range forecasters. These are more detailed than the images above.

Remember, long-range outlooks are always going to be a lower confidence level than short-term forecasts.

Long-range forecasting is not an exact science. There are many variables that determine the eventual outcome of a long-range forecast.

Outlook definitions
EC = Equal chances of above or below normal
BN= Below normal
M/BN = Much below normal
AN = Above normal
M/AN = Much above normal
E/AN = Extremely above normal

Normal high temperatures for this time of the year are around 58 degrees.
Normal low temperatures for this time of the year are around 36 degrees.

Normal precipitation during this time period ranges from 0.75″ to 1.00″

This outlook covers March 15th through March 21st

The precipitation forecast is PERCENT OF NORMAL. For example, if your normal rainfall is 1.00″ and the graphic shows 25%, then that would mean 0.25″ of rain is anticipated.

Normal high temperatures for this time of the year are around 60 degrees
Normal low temperatures for this time of the year are around 38 degrees

Normal precipitation during this time period ranges from 0.75″ to 1.00″

This outlook covers March 22nd through March 28th

The precipitation forecast is PERCENT OF NORMAL. For example, if your normal rainfall is 1.00″ and the graphic shows 25%, then that would mean 0.25″ of rain is anticipated.

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Outlook definitions
EC = Equal chances of above or below normal
BN= Below normal
M/BN = Much below normal
AN = Above normal
M/AN = Much above normal
E/AN = Extremely above normal

Normal high temperatures for this time of the year are around 59 degrees
Normal low temperatures for this time of the year are around 38 degrees

Normal precipitation during this time period ranges from 1.50″ to 1.90″

This outlook covers March 29th through April 11th

The precipitation forecast is PERCENT OF NORMAL. For example, if your normal rainfall is 1.00″ and the graphic shows 10%, then that would mean 0.10″ of rain is anticipated.

Outlook definitions
EC= Equal chances of above or below normal
BN= Below normal
M/BN = Much below normal
AN = Above normal
M/AN = Much above normal
E/AN = Extremely above normal

March temperature and precipitation outlook

April temperature and precipitation outlook

May temperature and precipitation outlook

Here is the preliminary March, April, and May temperature and precipitation forecast.

Temperature outlook

Precipitation outlook

Preliminary summer outlook

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