Tuesday, March 21, 2023: Heavy rain concerns. Storms.

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Tuesday to Tuesday

1. Is lightning in the forecast? Yes. Lightning is likely Thursday into Friday night.

2. Are severe thunderstorms in the forecast? Possible. I am watching Thursday into Friday. Some storms could become severe with hail, high wind, and even a tornado. Peak time from of concern will be Friday. I will watch Thursday, as well.

3. Is flash flooding in the forecast? Yes. Locally heavy rain will occur Thursday into Friday. Monitor updates. Flooding will be possible. A widespread one to three inches of rain with pockets of three to five.

The Paducah, Kentucky, NWS issued this statement concerning the heavy rain event.

Hydrologic Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
159 AM CDT Tue Mar 21 2023

...Heavy Rainfall Forecast Thursday Night through Friday Evening...

After some light rains wet the ground early this week, a heavier
bout of rainfall will be moving in toward the end of the week.
Forecast average storm total amounts will be in the 2 to 3 inch
range by the time the rain chances end late Friday night.

This amount of rainfall falling on top of wetted grounds may lead to
flooding issues, especially where thunderstorms might locally
enhance those amounts to greater than 3 inches. WPC has the entire
region in a slight risk for developing flooding issues.

Stay tuned to updates and be ready for potential Watches and
Warnings for this late week rain event.

4. Will the wind chill dip below 10 degrees? No.

5. Is measurable snow and/or sleet in the forecast? No.

6. Is freezing rain/ice in the forecast? No.
Freezing rain is rain that falls and instantly freezes on objects such as trees and power lines

6. Will the heat index exceed 100 degrees? No.

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Confidence in the forecast? High Confidence
Tuesday Forecast: Thickening clouds. Showers developing from west to east.
What is the chance of precipitation?
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 80%
Southeast Missouri ~ 80%
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 90%
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 80%
Southern Illinois ~ 60%
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 40%
Far western Kentucky ~ 70%
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 40%
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 40%
Northwest Tennessee ~ 80%
Coverage of precipitation: Numerous northwest to scattered southeast
Timing of the precipitation: Any given point of time
Temperature range:
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 48° to 52°
Southeast Missouri ~ 50° to 54°
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 54° to 56°
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 48° to 52°
Southern Illinois ~ 53° to 56°
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 53° to 56°
Far western Kentucky ~ 53° to 56°
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 54° to 58°
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 53° to 56°
Northwest Tennessee ~ 54° to 56°
Winds will be from this direction: South 10 to 20 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 50° to 58°
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but monitor the Beau Dodson Weather Radars
UV Index: 5. Moderate
Sunrise: 6:57 AM
Sunset: 7:07 PM
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Tuesday night Forecast: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers.
What is the chance of precipitation?
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 70%
Southeast Missouri ~ 70%
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 70%
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 70%
Southern Illinois ~ 70%
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 70%
Far western Kentucky ~ 70%
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 70%
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 70%
Northwest Tennessee ~ 70%
Coverage of precipitation: Numerous
Timing of the precipitation: Mainly the first half of the night.
Temperature range:
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 55° to 60°
Southeast Missouri ~ 55° to 60°
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 56° to 60°
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 55° to 60°
Southern Illinois ~ 55° to 60°
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 55° to 60°
Far western Kentucky ~ 56° to 60°
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 56° to 60°
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 56° to 60°
Northwest Tennessee ~ 56° to 60°
Winds will be from this direction: Southeast to south 10 to 25 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 50° to 60°
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Have a plan B and monitor the radars
Moonrise: 7:08 AM
Moonset: 7:18 PM
The phase of the moon: New

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Confidence in the forecast? High Confidence
Wednesday Forecast: Partly cloudy. A chance of a shower.
What is the chance of precipitation?
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 30%
Southeast Missouri ~ 20%
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 10%
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 40%
Southern Illinois ~ 40%
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 40%
Far western Kentucky ~ 30%
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 20%
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 30%
Northwest Tennessee ~ 10%
Coverage of precipitation: Isolated
Timing of the precipitation: Mainly during the morning and early afternoon
Temperature range:
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 62° to 65°
Southeast Missouri ~ 62° to 65°
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 64° to 68°
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 62° to 65°
Southern Illinois ~ 62° to 65°
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 62° to 65°
Far western Kentucky ~ 62° to 65°
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 62° to 65°
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 62° to 65°
Northwest Tennessee ~ 64° to 68°
Winds will be from this direction: South 10 to 20 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 56° to 62°
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
UV Index: 5. Moderate
Sunrise: 6:55 AM
Sunset: 7:08 PM
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Wednesday night Forecast: Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of isolated showers.
What is the chance of precipitation?
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 10%
Southeast Missouri ~ 10%
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 10%
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 20%
Southern Illinois ~ 20%
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 20%
Far western Kentucky ~ 20%
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 10%
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 10%
Northwest Tennessee ~ 10%
Coverage of precipitation: Isolated
Timing of the precipitation: Any given point of time
Temperature range:
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 46° to 48°
Southeast Missouri ~ 48° to 52°
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 54° to 58°
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 46° to 48°
Southern Illinois ~ 50° to 55°
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 54° to 58°
Far western Kentucky ~ 54° to 58°
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 54° to 58°
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 54° to 58°
Northwest Tennessee ~ 54° to 58°
Winds will be from this direction: South 10 to 25 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 44° to 54°
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Isolated wet roadways
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No
Moonrise: 7:35 AM
Moonset: 8:28 PM
The phase of the moon: Waxing Crescent

Thursday, March 23, 2023
Confidence in the forecast? High Confidence
Thursday Forecast: Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
What is the chance of precipitation?
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 80%
Southeast Missouri ~ 80%
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 80%
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 80%
Southern Illinois ~ 80%
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 80%
Far western Kentucky ~ 70%
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 40%
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 30%
Northwest Tennessee ~ 60%
Coverage of precipitation: Numerous
Timing of the precipitation: Any given point of time
Temperature range:
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 70° to 75°
Southeast Missouri ~ 70° to 75°
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 73° to 76°
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 70° to 75°
Southern Illinois ~ 72° to 75°
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 72° to 75°
Far western Kentucky ~ 72° to 75°
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 72° to 75°
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 72° to 75°
Northwest Tennessee ~ 74° to 76°
Winds will be from this direction: South 15 to 30 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 66° to 74°
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways. Lightning.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but monitor updates and the Beau Dodson Weather Radars.
UV Index: 5. Moderate
Sunrise: 6:55 AM
Sunset: 7:10 PM
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Thursday night Forecast: Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms.
What is the chance of precipitation?
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 80%
Southeast Missouri ~ 80%
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 80%
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 80%
Southern Illinois ~ 80%
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 80%
Far western Kentucky ~ 80%
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 80%
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 80%
Northwest Tennessee ~ 80%
Coverage of precipitation: Numerous
Timing of the precipitation: Any given point of time
Temperature range:
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 45° to 48°
Southeast Missouri ~ 52° to 55°
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 55° to 60°
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 45° to 48°
Southern Illinois ~ 52° to 55°
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 52° to 54°
Far western Kentucky ~ 54° to 58°
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 54° to 58°
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 54° to 58°
Northwest Tennessee ~ 55° to 60°
Winds will be from this direction: South 10 to 25 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 52° to 55°
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways. Lightning.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Have a plan B and monitor the Beau Dodson Weather Radars
Moonrise: 8:03 AM
Moonset: 9:39 PM
The phase of the moon: Waxing Crescent

Friday, March 24, 2023
Confidence in the forecast? High Confidence
Friday Forecast: Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
What is the chance of precipitation?
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 80%
Southeast Missouri ~ 80%
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 80%
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 80%
Southern Illinois ~ 80%
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 80%
Far western Kentucky ~ 80%
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 80%
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 80%
Northwest Tennessee ~ 80%
Coverage of precipitation: Numerous
Timing of the precipitation: Any given point of time
Temperature range:
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 58° to 62°
Southeast Missouri ~ 64° to 66°
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 64° to 68°
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 58° to 62°
Southern Illinois ~ 63° to 66°
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 64° to 68°
Far western Kentucky ~ 64° to 66°
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 64° to 66°
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 64° to 66°
Northwest Tennessee ~ 64° to 66°
Winds will be from this direction: South 15 to 30 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 55° to 65°
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways. Lightning. Monitor the risk of severe weather.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Have a plan B.
UV Index: 3. Moderate
Sunrise: 6:53 AM
Sunset: 7:10 PM
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Friday night Forecast: Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms early. Decreasing coverage overnight.
What is the chance of precipitation?
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 60%
Southeast Missouri ~ 60%
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 40%
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 60%
Southern Illinois ~ 60%
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 70%
Far western Kentucky ~ 70%
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 70%
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 70%
Northwest Tennessee ~ 70%
Coverage of precipitation: Numerous early.
Timing of the precipitation: Mainly the first half of the night. Decreasing coverage.
Temperature range:
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 40° to 44°
Southeast Missouri ~ 42° to 45°
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 44° to 48°
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 40° to 44°
Southern Illinois ~ 42° to 45°
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 43° to 46°
Far western Kentucky ~ 43° to 46°
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 43° to 46°
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 43° to 46°
Northwest Tennessee ~ 44° to 48°
Winds will be from this direction: Southwest becoming west 10 to 25 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 38° to 44°
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways. Lightning. Monitor the risk of severe weather.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Have a plan B and monitor the Beau Dodson Weather Radars
Moonrise: 8:32 AM
Moonset: 10:48 PM
The phase of the moon: Waxing Crescent

Saturday, March 25, 2023
Confidence in the forecast? High Confidence
Saturday Forecast: Partly sunny. A shower will be possible.
What is the chance of precipitation?
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 20%
Southeast Missouri ~ 20%
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 20%
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 20%
Southern Illinois ~ 20%
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 20%
Far western Kentucky ~ 20%
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 20%
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 20%
Northwest Tennessee ~ 20%
Coverage of precipitation: Widely scattered
Timing of the precipitation: Any given point of time
Temperature range:
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 58° to 62°
Southeast Missouri ~ 58° to 62°
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 58° to 62°
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 58° to 62°
Southern Illinois ~ 58° to 62°
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 58° to 62°
Far western Kentucky ~ 58° to 62°
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 58° to 62°
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 58° to 62°
Northwest Tennessee ~ 58° to 62°
Winds will be from this direction: West northwest 8 to 16 mph
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 50° to 58°
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but check the Beau Dodson Weather Radars
UV Index: 6. High.
Sunrise: 6:52 AM
Sunset: 7:11 PM
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Saturday night Forecast: Partly cloudy. A shower will be possible.
What is the chance of precipitation?
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 20%
Southeast Missouri ~ 20%
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 20%
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 20%
Southern Illinois ~ 20%
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 20%
Far western Kentucky ~ 20%
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 20%
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 20%
Northwest Tennessee ~ 20%
Coverage of precipitation: Widely scattered
Timing of the precipitation: Any given point of time
Temperature range:
Far northern southeast Missouri ~ 38° to 42°
Southeast Missouri ~ 42° to 45°
The Missouri Bootheel ~ 43° to 46°
I-64 Corridor of southern Illinois ~ 38° to 42°
Southern Illinois ~ 40° to 44°
Extreme southern Illinois (southern seven counties) ~ 42° to 45°
Far western Kentucky ~ 42° to 45°
The Pennyrile area of western KY ~ 43° to 46°
Northwest Kentucky (near Indiana border) ~ 40° to 44°
Northwest Tennessee ~ 43° to 46°
Winds will be from this direction:
Wind chill or heat index (feels like) temperature forecast: 35° to 42°
What impacts are anticipated from the weather? Wet roadways.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? No, but check the Beau Dodson Weather Radars
Moonrise: 9:04 AM
Moonset: 11:55 PM
The phase of the moon: Waxing Crescent

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This outlook covers southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and far northwest Tennessee.

Today through March 28th: Severe thunderstorms will be possible Friday and Friday night. I will keep an eye on Thursday, as well.

The concern will be a few reports of damaging wind, hail, and even a tornado. This is a conditional risk. Some of the data shows the higher instability remaining to our south. Let’s monitor updates moving forward. I will send out app messages if necessary.

Today’s Storm Prediction Center’s Severe Weather Outlook

Light green is where thunderstorms may occur but should be below severe levels.

Dark green is a level one risk. Yellow is a level two risk. Orange is a level three (enhanced) risk. Red is a level four (moderate) risk. Pink is a level five (high) risk.

One is the lowest risk. Five is the highest risk.

A severe storm is one that produces 58 mph wind or higher, quarter size hail, and/or a tornado.

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Tornado Probability Outlook

Large Hail Probability Outlook

High wind Probability Outlook

Tomorrow’s severe weather outlook.

Day Three Severe Weather Outlook

The images below are from NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center.

24-hour precipitation outlook..
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48-hour precipitation outlook.
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72-hour precipitation outlook.
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Weather Discussion

1. Wet!
2. Locally heavy rain and flooding.
3. Severe weather threat has increased a bit.
4. Weekend weather.

Weather advice:

As we prepare for spring, let’s make sure you have three to five ways of receiving your severe weather information.

Forecast Discussion

Well, here comes the rain, again. As the song says.

We are looking at multiple rounds of precipitation between today and the weekend.

Some of the rain will be heavy. Heaviest totals will likely be Thursday into Friday. This is when the primary system pushes across our region.

I did add a few showers to the weekend forecast, as well. For now, I kept next Monday dry, but I will need to watch that, as well.

Today into Wednesday night

Expect numerous showers today and tonight. Radar is already showing showers in the region.

Here is the 7 AM radar. A slug of rain to our west. All of this is moving east. Some showers are already in our region, as well.

For the most up to date radar data, please see our live radars at the top of the page and bottom of the page.

Expect rain showers to become increasingly scattered as we move into late tonight and Wednesday morning. Just a few showers will be possible Wednesday and Wednesday night.

Rain totals between now and Wednesday night will range from 0.10″ to 0.40″.

Thursday into Friday night.

** Heavy rain likely. Some intense storms possible. **

Our active weather pattern will continue into Thursday and Friday.

An area of low pressure will develop to our west and track north and west of our region. This places us in what we call the warm sector. The sector of the system will all rain occurs and some thunderstorms.

The cold sector is where the snow is located.

Data shows copious amounts of moisture with this event. At atmospheric river of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific Ocean.

You can see that here on these two maps. That orange and red zone shows a LOT of moisture headed our way.

You can also see the mositure feed on this graphic.

PWAT values. Moisture.

Let’s look at the probability of one inch, two inch, and three inches of rain.

This may even be underdone!

Two or more inches. I think this should actually have higher values than shown.

Three or more inches. I think this should actually have higher values than shown.

Dew points will creep upward Thursday and Friday. When thinking about severe weather, I like to see dew points in the sixties.

Dew point is a measure of moisture in the atmosphere. Dew point is what makes it feel humid outside. Higher dew points equal muggier air.

Both days will have dew points into the sixties. Perhaps even some mid to upper sixties. That is a concern when it comes to heavy rain and perhaps severe thunderstorms. Instability, however, is in question. Without the CAPE, there won’t be much of a severe weather risk.

CAPE does show up, but will it be enough CAPE to support severe thunderstorms?

Thursday CAPE

Friday afternoon CAPE

As mentioned above, this system will have copious amounts of moisture to work with. PWAT values will be quite high.

PWAT is a measure of moisture in the atmospheric column.

You can see that stream of Gulf of Mexico moisture on the PWAT animation. Those purple colors are very high PWAT values for this time of the year.

That spells heavy rain.

Rain totals are forecast to rain from one to three inches area-wide by Friday night.

Here is the WPC/NOAA rainfall forecast.

The WPC NOAA has us in a maringal to slight risk of flash flooding Thursday into Friday night.

That is a decent risk. I suspect the NWS may have to issue some type of flood products. A flash flood or general flood watch zone for the region.

Avoid flooded roadways, as always.

Some models

The GFS model. Rain totals this week.

This has shifted southward farther into our region and the totals have gone up.

The EC model. Rain totals for the week.

The GFS and EC are showing the potential of five or more inches in some counties. We need to monitor this.

Saturday and Sunday

The bulk of that system will pull away from the region Friday night. That leaves us with a few showers over the weekend as yet another system pulls eastward across our region.

For now, I kept rain chances in the 20 to 30% range. I may need to add showers to the Monday forecast, as well. I am monitoring that.

Active weather!

The latest WPC 6 to 10 day & 8 to 14 day outlooks have been posted. See the BAMwx ones farther down the blog.

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 50s. Average lows for this time of the year are in the 30s.

Green is above average precipitation.

Eight to Fourteen Day Outlook.

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Again, as a reminder, these are models. They are never 100% accurate. Take the general idea from them.

What should I take from these?

The general idea and not specifics. Models usually do well with the generalities.
The time-stamp is located in the upper left corner.

What am I looking at?
You are looking at different models. Meteorologists use many different models to forecast the weather. All models are wrong. Some are more wrong than others. Meteorologists have to make a forecast based on the guidance/models.

I show you these so you can see what the different models are showing as far as precipitation. If most of the models agree, then the confidence in the final weather forecast increases.

You can see my final forecast at the top of the page.

Occasionally, these maps are in Zulu time. 12z=7 AM. 18z=1 PM. 00z=7 PM. 06z=1 AM

Green represents light rain. Dark green represents moderate rain. Yellow and orange represent heavy rain.

Red represents freezing rain. Purple represents sleet. Blue represents snow. Dark blue represents heavy snow.

This animation is the HRW FV3 high resolution model.

This animation shows you what radar might look like as the next system pulls through the region. It is a future-cast radar.

Occasionally, these maps are in Zulu time. 12z=7 AM. 18z=1 PM. 00z=7 PM. 06z=1 AM

Green represents light rain. Dark green represents moderate rain. Yellow and orange represent heavy rain.

Red represents freezing rain. Purple represents sleet. Blue represents snow. Dark blue represents heavy snow.

Time-stamp upper left. Click the animation to enlarge it.

This animation is the Storm Prediction Center WRF model.

This animation shows you what radar might look like as the next system pulls through the region. It is a future-cast radar.

Time-stamp upper left. Click the animation to enlarge it.

Occasionally, these maps are in Zulu time. 12z=7 AM. 18z=1 PM. 00z=7 PM. 06z=1 AM

Green represents light rain. Dark green represents moderate rain. Yellow and orange represent heavy rain.

Red represents freezing rain. Purple represents sleet. Blue represents snow. Dark blue represents heavy snow.

Time-stamp upper left. Click the animation to enlarge it.

This animation is the Hrrr short-range model.

This animation shows you what radar might look like as the next system pulls through the region. It is a future-cast radar.

Occasionally, these maps are in Zulu time. 12z=7 AM. 18z=1 PM. 00z=7 PM. 06z=1 AM

Green represents light rain. Dark green represents moderate rain. Yellow and orange represent heavy rain.

Red represents freezing rain. Purple represents sleet. Blue represents snow. Dark blue represents heavy snow.

Time-stamp upper left. Click the animation to enlarge it.

Models are not picking up on much precipitation through Sunday night.

They show scattered sprinkles or flurries today into tomorrow.

You can barely see them on these graphics.

This animation is the higher resolution 3K NAM American Model.

Occasionally, these maps are in Zulu time. 12z=7 AM. 18z=1 PM. 00z=7 PM. 06z=1 AM

Green represents light rain. Dark green represents moderate rain. Yellow and orange represent heavy rain.

Red represents freezing rain. Purple represents sleet. Blue represents snow. Dark blue represents heavy snow.

Time-stamp upper left. Click the animation to enlarge it.

This next animation is the lower-resolution NAM American Model.

This animation shows you what radar might look like as the system pulls through the region. It is a future-cast radar.

Occasionally, these maps are in Zulu time. 12z=7 AM. 18z=1 PM. 00z=7 PM. 06z=1 AM

Green represents light rain. Dark green represents moderate rain. Yellow and orange represent heavy rain.

Red represents freezing rain. Purple represents sleet. Blue represents snow. Dark blue represents heavy snow.

Time-stamp upper left. Click the animation to enlarge it.

This next animation is the GFS American Model.

This animation shows you what radar might look like as the system pulls through the region. It is a future-cast radar.

Occasionally, these maps are in Zulu time. 12z=7 AM. 18z=1 PM. 00z=7 PM. 06z=1 AM

Green represents light rain. Dark green represents moderate rain. Yellow and orange represent heavy rain.

Red represents freezing rain. Purple represents sleet. Blue represents snow. Dark blue represents heavy snow.

Time-stamp upper left. Click the animation to enlarge it.

This next animation is the EC European Weather model.

This animation shows you what radar might look like as the system pulls through the region. It is a future-cast radar.

Occasionally, these maps are in Zulu time. 12z=7 AM. 18z=1 PM. 00z=7 PM. 06z=1 AM

Green represents light rain. Dark green represents moderate rain. Yellow and orange represent heavy rain.

Red represents freezing rain. Purple represents sleet. Blue represents snow. Dark blue represents heavy snow.

Time-stamp upper left. Click the animation to enlarge it.

This next animation is the Canadian Weather model.

This animation shows you what radar might look like as the system pulls through the region. It is a future-cast radar.

Occasionally, these maps are in Zulu time. 12z=7 AM. 18z=1 PM. 00z=7 PM. 06z=1 AM

Green represents light rain. Dark green represents moderate rain. Yellow and orange represent heavy rain.

Red represents freezing rain. Purple represents sleet. Blue represents snow. Dark blue represents heavy snow.

Time-stamp upper left. Click the animation to enlarge it.

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These graphics are usually not updated until after 10 AM

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Morning long-range update (usually updated after 10:30 AM).

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Average high temperatures for this time of the year are around 55 degrees.

Average low temperatures for this time of the year are around 35 degrees.

Average precipitation during this time period ranges from 0.80″ to 1.00″

Yellow and orange colors are above average temperatures. Red is much above average. Light blue and blue are below-average temperatures. Green to purple colors represents much below-average temperatures.

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This outlook covers March 17, 2023 through March 23, 2023

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The precipitation forecast is PERCENT OF AVERAGE. Red/orange is below average. Green/blue is above average. Blue is much above average.

Average high temperatures for this time of the year are around 62 degrees.

Average low temperatures for this time of the year are around 38 degrees.

Average precipitation during this time period ranges from 0.80″ to 1.00″
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This outlook covers March 24th through March 30th

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The precipitation forecast is PERCENT OF AVERAGE. Brown is below average. Green is above average. Blue is much above average.

THIS IS UPDATED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY

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

Average high temperatures for this time of the year are around 67 degrees
Average low temperatures for this time of the year are around 45 degrees

Average precipitation during this time period ranges from 1.90″ to 2.40″

This outlook covers March 31st through April 13th

Precipitation outlook

Monthly Outlooks

E/BN extremely below normal
M/BN is much below normal
EC equal chances
AN above normal
M/AN much above normal
E/AN extremely above normal

March Temperature and precipitation Outlook

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E/BN extremely below normal
M/BN is much below normal
EC equal chances
AN above normal
M/AN much above normal
E/AN extremely above normal

April Temperature and precipitation Outlook

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E/BN extremely below normal
M/BN is much below normal
EC equal chances
AN above normal
M/AN much above normal
E/AN extremely above normal

May Temperature and precipitation Outlook

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Seasonal temperature and precipitation outlook

March through May

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Backup radar site in case the above one is not working.
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Regional Radar
https://imagery.weathertalk.com/prx/RadarLoop.mp4

** NEW ** Zoom radar with chaser tracking abilities!
ZoomRadar

Lightning Data (zoom in and out of your local area)
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