Good Good Friday, everyone. We have mild temps taking shape out there today as we kick off the big Easter Weekend. Those mild temps will be joined by some showers and storms by the evening as the first of two weekend systems sweeps into the region.
Temps today make a run at 70 degrees as clouds increase during the afternoon and evening. Showers and some rumbles of thunder won’t be too far behind and should begin to impact the region this evening and continue into Saturday morning…
That system moves away early Saturday with skies becoming partly sunny from northwest to southeast. Temps range from the upper 50s to middle 60s as colder air blows in. This sets the stage for a frosty cold start to Easter Sunday with temps dipping toward freezing or below…
Afternoon temps are mainly in the 50s with an increase in clouds. Those clouds are ahead of low pressure set to bring another band of chilly rains in here from Sunday evening through early Monday. The EURO is still trying to throw a wet flake into the mix across the north…
Chilly conditions will continue through much of next week with the chance for frost and freezing conditions Tuesday morning.
Another front will slide in with some showers and storms later Wednesday and Thursday, but the trend after that looks much better. Highs by next weekend may surge toward late May readings…
While the warmer pattern is good and all, I’m not convinced it’s a sign of a warmer than normal pattern taking shape into May. As a matter of fact, it’s a May likely to feature normal to a little below normal temps as a whole.
I leave you with your radars to track the showers and rumbles of thunder in from the west…
Have a great Friday and take care.
This has been one of the chilliest Springs in Bowling Green, going back at least 25 years. By this date in previous years, many of my flowering shrubs, like azaleas, have already started to drop their petals, compared to this year where flower buds on some shrubs are noticeable only if you look closely. I wish we could say adios to La Niña, but the CPC’s latest prediction shows a 59% chance for it to remain in place through June, and a 50-55% chance that La Niña will be maintained through theNov/Dec/Jan period. Those are odds that I most definitely could do without.
The delay in blooming on the Azaleas is Not Normal for this Climate. I use to grow and breed Azaleas in my Nursery many years ago. We came up with Naturally Selected Hybrids that are Hardy in this Climate. Bloom later, like in late April and usually escape Frost and Freezes.
La Nina is on going and I to wish the Tropical Pacific would Warm- Up and give us ENSO along with a shift in the PDO to the Positive Phase, however drought conditions would likely increase out West and we definitely do Not want that Weather Type continuing.
We haven’t had a cold May in 20 years.
I learned my lesson a few years ago. I start my planting the 1st weekend after Derby.