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🌪️ Seven-Day Tornado Outlook ⛈️

October 16th through October 22nd

Current risk:  MONITOR

Current confidence level: Medium confidence in the forecast.

Comments:   I am monitoring the risk of severe weather on Saturday/Saturday night.  The Storm Prediction Center does have us in a level one and two risk.  The primary concern will be damaging winds and nickel-sized to quarter-sized hail.  The tornado risk is low, but not zero.

Here is a quick video concerning the threat of severe weather.

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Here is your bus stop forecast.

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This afternoon

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Good Thursday morning, everyone.  I hope you are having a nice week.

Bottom line:  If you have outdoor plans on Saturday and Saturday night, then carry an umbrella and a rain jacket.  Then, if it rains, you will be prepared.  Monitor your Beau Dodson Weather App (and other sources) for the latest watches and warnings.  A few of the storms could become severe with high wind gusts and quarter-sized hail.  The tornado risk is low, but not zero.

I know there are many outdoor events on Saturday, so we will hope for the best.

I did not make any significant adjustments to the going forecast.

Once again, today will be nice.  Tomorrow, as well.  Winds will begin to become a bit more gusty on Friday afternoon and night.  Gusty winds into Sunday.  Occasionally, gusts will top 20 mph.

Temperatures will be well above average today through Saturday.  That equals highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s today.  Then, low to mid-80s on Friday.

No significant weather concerns through Friday afternoon.

A strong cold front will approach the region on Saturday.  This front will bring warm temperatures, increasing humidity levels, higher dew points, and showers/thunderstorms.

There remain some questions on what time it will rain at locations X, Y, and Z.

I will receive higher resolution guidance today.  That will help with forecast confidence.

Most of the data indicates a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10 AM on Saturday over southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois.  That rain would then spread eastward as we move through the afternoon hours.

It is possible that my far eastern counties (Pennyrile area of western Kentucky) could remain dry through mid-afternoon.

I continue to monitor the risk of a few storms becoming severe with sixty mph wind gusts, quarter-sized hail, and even a short-lived tornado.

At this time, the Storm Prediction Center has outlined our region for a risk of severe thunderstorms on Saturday.  See that graphic and video at the top of the page.

There remain some questions about this event.  Instability may be lacking for widespread severe weather.  The higher instability levels may stay to our south and southwest.

Current data indicate at least a low-end severe weather risk.  Thus, the SPC has us in a level one and two risk (marginal and slight).

The primary time frame of concern will be 1 PM on Saturday through 11 PM Saturday night.  The risk is lower before 1 PM and after 11 PM on Saturday.

As mentioned, it likely won’t rain all day on Saturday, but there will be showers and thunderstorms dotting the weather radar throughout the day and night.

A few showers may remain in the region on Sunday.  It will turn cooler behind the cold front.

Rainfall totals of 0.7 to 1.4″ are anticipated.  Thunderstorms can enhance totals.

Some days next week may remain in the sixties for highs.  Highs in the seventies are a lock.  That will feel a bit more like autumn.

I do not have any frost or freeze conditions in the seven-day forecast.  A few locations may dip into the upper 30s next week.  For now, I kept temperatures in the forties for lows.  Locations that tend to be a bit colder on clear nights could dip below forty degrees.

Let’s look at the long-range model ensemble temperatures means.

This is the GFS ensembles.  The mean/average temperatures.  Highs and lows.

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.Average high temperatures for this time of the year are around 75 degrees.

Average low temperatures for this time of the year are around 50 degrees.

Average precipitation during this time period ranges from 1.00″ to 1.25″

Six to Ten Day Outlook.

Blue is below average.  Red is above average.  The no color zone represents equal chances.

Average highs for this time of the year are in the lower 60s.  Average lows for this time of the year are in the lower 40s.

Green is above average precipitation.  Yellow and brown favors below average precipitation.  Average precipitation for this time of the year is around one inch per week.

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Average high temperatures for this time of the year are around 73 degrees.

Average low temperatures for this time of the year are around 48 degrees.

Average precipitation during this time period ranges from 1.00″ to 1.25″
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Eight to Fourteen Day Outlook.

Blue is below average.  Red is above average.  The no color zone represents equal chances.

Green is above average precipitation.  Yellow and brown favors below average precipitation.  Average precipitation for this time of the year is around one inch per week.

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