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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.
Wednesday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Partly cloudy. A chance for a few showers and thunderstorms. Perhaps the greatest chance will be over southeast Missouri early and then later over southern Illinois into western Kentucky/Tennessee. A disturbance will pass through the region.
Temperatures: MO ~ 56 to 62 IL ~ 56 to 62 KY ~ 56 to 62 TN ~ 56 to 62
Winds: East and northeast winds becoming variable at 4 to 8 mph.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Perhaps a few wet roadways and lightning. Many areas will likely remain dry.
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 ~ 50% IL ~ 30% KY ~ 30% TN ~ 30%
Coverage of precipitation: Perhaps widely scattered.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but glance at radars
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June 1, 2017
Thursday Forecast Details
Forecast: Partly cloudy. A few scattered showers and thunderstorms again possible. Many areas will remain dry.
Temperatures: MO ~ 84 to 86 IL 84 to 86 KY 84 to 86 TN 82 to 86
Winds: East and southeast 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 14 mph.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways and lightning.
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 ~ 50% IL ~ 40% KY ~ 50% TN ~ 50%
Coverage of precipitation: Widely scattered. Many areas may remain dry.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but check radars.
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Thursday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Partly cloudy. An isolated shower or thunderstorm possible.
Temperatures: MO ~ 62 to 66 IL ~ 62 to 66 KY ~ 62 to 66 TN ~ 62 to 66
Winds: South and southwest winds at 6 to 12 mph. Winds variable, at times.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Perhaps some wet roadways and lightning. Many areas may remain dry.
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 ~ 30% IL ~ 30% KY ~ 30% TN ~ 30%
Coverage of precipitation: Isolated to perhaps scattered.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but check radars
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June 2, 2017
Friday Forecast Details
Forecast: Partly sunny. Warm. Humid, at times. A few thunderstorms possible. Many areas may remain dry.
Temperatures: MO ~ 84 to 88 IL 82 to 86 KY 84 to 88 TN 84 to 88
Winds: South and southeast winds at 6 to 12 mph with gusts to 14 mph. Winds becoming south.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways and lightning.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
Is severe weather expected? Not at this time. Monitor updates.
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 ~ 30% IL ~ 30% KY ~ 30% TN ~ 30%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but monitor updated forecasts.
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Friday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Partly cloudy. A thunderstorm possible. Humid.
Temperatures: MO ~ 65 to 70 IL ~ 65 to 70 KY ~ 65 to 70 TN ~ 65 to 70
Winds: South at 6 to 12 mph with gusts to 14 mph.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways. Lightning.
Is severe weather expected? Not at this time, but monitor updates.
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 ~ 30% IL ~ 30% KY ~ 30% TN ~ 30%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but check radars.
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June 3, 2017
Saturday Forecast Details
Forecast: Partly sunny. A chance for a few thunderstorms.
Temperatures: MO ~ 84 to 88 IL 84 to 88 KY 84 to 84 TN 84 to 84
Winds: South and southeast winds at 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Perhaps wet roadways and lightning.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Low. Significant adjustments are possible.
Is severe weather expected? Monitor updated forecasts.
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 ~ 30% IL ~ 30% KY ~ 30% TN ~ 30%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Monitor updated forecasts.
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Saturday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Partly cloudy early with a chance for a thunderstorms. Becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mild.
Temperatures: MO ~ 64 to 68 IL ~ 64 to 68 KY ~ 64 to 68 TN ~ 64 to 68
Winds: South and southwest at 5 to 10 mph with gusts to 12 mph.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Low. Significant adjustments are possible.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways. Lightning.
Is severe weather expected? Unlikely, but monitor future updates.
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 ~ 30% IL ~ 30% KY ~ 30% TN ~ 30%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but monitor updated forecasts and radars
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June 4, 2017
Sunday Forecast Details
Forecast: Partly sunny. A chance for a shower or thunderstorm. Humid.
Temperatures: MO ~ 84 to 88 IL 84 to 88 KY 84 to 88 TN 84 to 88
Winds: West and southwest winds at 5 to 10 mph.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Perhaps some wet roadways and lightning.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Low. Significant 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 ~ 40% IL ~ 40% KY ~ 40% TN ~ 40%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but monitor updates moving forward.
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Sunday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Partly cloudy. A slight chance for a thunderstorm.
Temperatures: MO ~ 60 to 65 IL ~ 60 to 65 KY ~ 60 to 65 TN ~ 60 to 65
Winds: West winds at 4 to 8 mph.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways. Lightning.
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 ~ 30% IL ~ 30% KY ~ 30% TN ~ 30%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
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June 5, 2017
Monday Forecast Details
Forecast: Partly sunny. A chance for a thunderstorm.
Temperatures: MO ~ 82 to 86 IL 82 to 86 KY 82 to 86 TN 82 to 86
Winds: West and northwest winds at 5 to 10 mph. Gusts to 18 mph.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways. Lightning.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Low. Significant adjustments are likely.
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 ~ 30% IL ~ 30% KY ~ 30% TN ~ 30%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
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Monday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Partly cloudy. A chance for a thunderstorm.
Temperatures: MO ~ 56 to 64 IL ~ 56 to 64 KY ~ 56 to 64 TN ~ 56 to 64
Winds: West and northwest winds at 10 to 20 mph.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Perhaps some wet roads and lightning.
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 ~ 30% IL ~ 30% KY ~ 30% TN ~ 30%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
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June 6, 2017
Tuesday Forecast Details
Forecast: Partly sunny.
Temperatures: MO ~ 80 to 84 IL 80 to 84 KY 80 to 84 TN 80 to 84
Winds: West winds at 10 to 20 mph.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Most likely none.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Low. Significant adjustments are likely.
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: Most likely none.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
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Tuesday Night Forecast Details:
Forecast: Mostly clear to partly cloudy.
Temperatures: MO ~ 58 to 64 IL ~ 58 to 64 KY ~ 58 to 64 TN ~ 58 to 64
Winds: West and northwest winds at 5 mph.
My confidence in the forecast verifying: Low. Significant adjustments are likely.
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Most likely none.
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: Most likely none.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
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A severe thunderstorm is defined as a storm that produces quarter size hail or larger, 58 mph winds or greater, and/or a tornado. That is the official National Weather Service definition of a severe thunderstorm.
Wednesday night through Sunday: We will have on and off thunderstorm chances over the next seven days. See detailed forecast above. At this time severe weather appears unlikely. Lightning is a concern, as always.
Weather Analysis for the coming week:
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The main weather story over the next seven days will be the on and off spotty shower and thunderstorm chances.
Here is the latest WPC rainfall forecast. Typically, during this time of the year, slow moving thunderstorm can double or triple these numbers. These numbers represent average totals through the next seven days.
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North view of the seven day rainfall forecast
Trying to pin down the best time frame for precipitation is always difficult during the summer months. June 1st does begin meteorological summer.
This coming week or two will be no different.
Don’t forget, during the June through August time frame, we normally have 10% chances for thunderstorms on any given day. What does that mean? It means someone will have a 100% for a thunderstorm, but many areas will remain dry.
It is only when we have weak disturbances move through the jet stream flow that coverage increases. We aren’t quite there yet, to that pattern, but it won’t be long.
I will be monitoring northwest flow events. That is when the jet stream turns out of the northwest and delivers thunderstorm complexes. They move from the northwest towards the south and southeast. They typically surround the ridge of high pressure (during the summer months). We call these complexes, MCS’s. Mesoscale-Convective-Systems.
They can produce heavy rain and damaging winds. Frequent lightning, as well. They are not unusual. They are actually responsible for most of the crop rainfall during the summer months. They are a necessary evil.
Wednesday night:
A weak disturbance will push through the region on Wednesday night. Some scattered thunderstorms are possible, especially over southeast Missouri. Lightning is the main concern. Pea size hail.
Thursday into Friday:
A few scattered showers and storms will be possible during this time frame. At one time, it appeared Friday would deliver likely rain chances. That has been decreased down to scattered. Many areas may remain mostly shower-free.
Monitor updates. Fast moving disturbances could occasionally enhance rain probabilities. Lower than normal confidence on this topic. Monitor radars, if you have concerns.
Friday night into Sunday:
A stronger system will push through the region on Saturday and Sunday. Today’s guidance wants to continue rain chances into at least Monday. This is certainly a possibility.
I am just not sure how high rain chances should be this weekend. I keep going back and forth on this issue. Monitor updates. I would not cancel any plans.
Locally heavy downpours will be possible on Saturday. PWAT values (a measure of moisture in the entire atmosphere) will be high. That usually means some heavy rainfall totals. I certainly won’t promise everyone significant totals, but a few spots could top one inch of rain.
Dew points will be high, at times, on Friday into Sunday. Dew points are a measure of moisture at the lower level of the atmosphere. Dew points of 65 and above are humid. Once you reach a 70 degree dew point it is muggy.
Saturday 7 PM dew point forecast
Sunday afternoon and evening dew point map
I am monitoring a tropical depression off the coast of Mexico. This would be the Pacific Ocean basin. This tropical system could spread a bit more moisture into our region this weekend. If that were to happen, it would increase rainfall totals just a tad. It is something that I am closely monitoring.
At this time, the threat for severe weather appears to be fairly small. Perhaps not zero. We are entering that time of the year when storms can produce isolated down burst winds. Hail, as well.
Organized severe thunderstorms are unlikely. As always, monitor updated forecasts. They can and occasionally do change.
Temperatures will be warm over the coming days. Perhaps a bit above normal. Most days will deliver high temperatures in the 78 to 84 degree range. See details at the top of the blog post. A few days will deliver middle 80’s.
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The official 6-10 day and 8-14 day temperature and precipitation outlook. Check the date stamp at the top of each image (so you understand the time frame).
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The forecast maps below are issued by the Weather Prediction Center (NOAA)
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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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