Thursday, March 21, 2013

Where is Spring?


This may help you make plans for the season.  Tom Priddy, University of Kentucky meteorologist just issued a new statement on upcoming weather trends.  The new spring season officially started at 7:02 on the 20th, but more than anything, it felt like the middle of January. This past month has been extremely cool with a state average temperature of 4 degrees below normal through March 20th. Just this past 3 days (3/18 – 3/20), highs have been averaging a very cool, 9 degrees below normal statewide, with lows following suit at 4 degrees below normal. Average highs across the state for this time of the year are suppose to be in the upper 50s to low 60s with lows only dropping into the upper 30s. The rest of the month doesn't look any better. This upcoming week will feature highs staying mostly in the 40s across the state. The short term outlooks don't provide any hints at spring either. The 6 to 10 day outlook going out to March 30th, as shown to the right, has well below normal temperatures expected for the Commonwealth. So what is causing this cool pattern? Although we can look at local weather conditions for an answer, looking at a larger spatial scale is also required. Read More

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