11/8 - 3pm - New Forecast Video

Looks like a cooler week ahead with some good rain chances Tuesday through Thursday.

11/7 - 4:30pm - Cooler Week Ahead, Hurricane Paloma

A cooler weekend and week lies ahead due to the passage of a cold front today. Highs will struggle to reach 50 around the area tomorrow with the same story playing out for Sunday. Looks like we'll stay in the 50's next week with plenty of rain chances. Also, the GFS model has flurries in the forecast for sometime around the 19th or so. This is still way out, but we're getting to the time of year where snow flurries are a real possibility.

Its late in the season, but Hurricane Paloma has been making headlines in the Caribbean as a Category 2 storm. It looks like it will weaken a bit and then cut through Cuba this weekend:

11/6 - 4:30pm - Here Comes the Rain!

A line of rain is moving this way for tonight. Looks like some thunderstorms will be embedded, so a few rumbles of thunder and some lightning are possible. The HPC is calling for around .25" of rain for tonight, which should end before daybreak tomorrow. The front associated with this rain will certainly cool things down. Look for a high near 65 tomorrow and then upper 50's for the weekend and into next week.

Speaking of which, next week looks to be rainy throughout. A couple of systems coming through could give us quite a bit of rain. The first rain system should be making its way through by Tuesday, which unfortunately corresponds with my birthday. After a couple days of off and on rain, the next system will come through by the end of the week. According to the GFS, this could be a heavy rain maker, so be ready for that!

11/5 - 8:30pm - Wild West Weather, WAVE Visits My School

A well-advertised cold front is sweeping through the Plains, bringing with it Blizzard Warnings in the Dakotas and a Tornado Watch in Oklahoma and Kansas. This same front will come through here Thursday night, but with much less effect. We should see rain mixed with some lightning throughout Thursday night before a clearing on Friday morning. What you'll really notice is the drop in temperature, from mid 70s tomorrow to lower 60s on Friday and then 50 degrees for a high on Saturday. 50s will dominate the weekend and most of next week, if not all.

We received a pleasant surprise in my government and politics class today as WAVE TV's David McArthur came by to get some reaction from yesterday's election. You can see the whole piece that the station put together here. (I'm in the orange shirt from 1:04 - 1:28)

11/4 - 2pm - Get Outside and Vote!

I'm still in disbelief that I'm staring at a 74 degree reading on my thermometer right now. I can remember wearing heavy jackets and gloves on election day back in 2006, so this is definitely not average weather for us. Enjoy it while you can because we'll see a 20 degree drop in high temperatures after a cold front comes through on Thursday night with some storms. It doesn't look like anything severe will occur at this point, so just some rain, wind, and lightning expected.

This cartoon in the Courier-Journal Op-Ed section made me chuckle this morning:



At least I'm not the only one that thinks this is unseasonably warm weather! But seriously folks, go out there and vote this afternoon if you can. The polls close at 6pm this evening.

11/3 - 7pm - A Great Looking Election Day!

After a pristine day around the area, we're on track for a repeat tomorrow. With sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 70s, weather won't hold anyone back from voting, so get out there and cast your ballot!

I'm monitoring a chance for some severe weather on Thursday night as a cold front comes through. The SPC doesn't have us in a severe weather area yet, but that could change tomorrow morning. More on this tomorrow and Wednesday.

11/1 - 9:40pm - Winter Forecast Video

Here's the winter forecast video I promised! It took a while to finally get it on the site, but it's there! Expect warm temperatures next week and a sizable cool down before next weekend. Don't forget to set your clocks back 1 hour tonight!