8-13-18 Northern Plains Evening Update: A frontal boundary will provide heat relief and widely scattered rain chances across portions of the region into mid-week. I.
13
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-13-18 Northern Plains Evening Update: A frontal boundary will provide heat relief and widely scattered rain chances across portions of the region into mid-week. I.

Good evening everyone! Temperatures continue to cool off across central and western ND as showers with embedded storms in association with a cold front work across the area. The radar loop shown below is current as of 5:10pm CDT. Out ahead of this boundary, compressional heating has allowed widespread 90s…
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8-13-18 Central Plains PM Update: Widespread shower and storm activity across KS will lift north/eastward through mid-week. I.
13
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-13-18 Central Plains PM Update: Widespread shower and storm activity across KS will lift north/eastward through mid-week. I.

Good afternoon everyone! This update provides 18z high-resolution model runs in regards to precipitation over the next couple of days. Numerous shower/storm activity has filled in across portions of KS, southwestern MO, and southeast NE as of 4:25pm CDT. The culprit for this convection is an upper-level low lifting northward…
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8-13-18 Central Plains Forecast: Widespread rains work in across KS/MO through mid-week…more active area-wide late month. Details here. N.
13
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-13-18 Central Plains Forecast: Widespread rains work in across KS/MO through mid-week…more active area-wide late month. Details here. N.

Video: http://youtu.be/FB7JrX6_90g?hd=1 Today's regional forecast: Forecast radar over the next 24 hours (through 7am CDT Tuesday) showing the rains continuing to lift northward across Kansas today, becoming more numerous this afternoon and especially tonight, creeping north into southeast Nebraska and across western Missouri.   Rain through 7am CDT Tuesday: Widespread…
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8-12-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: Hot and dry conditions persist today before a cold front drops temperatures across the region early week. I.
12
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-12-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: Hot and dry conditions persist today before a cold front drops temperatures across the region early week. I.

Good morning everyone! Not much has changed from yesterday as plentiful sunshine remains draped across the region. Areas of smoke originating from West Canadian wildfires are expected to continue across the eastern Dakotas into MN today.  Another day of potential record highs is on tap today across the Dakotas where…
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8-12-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Widely scattered storms anticipated in the far southern portions of the region today…watching for beneficial rains this upcoming week. I.
12
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-12-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Widely scattered storms anticipated in the far southern portions of the region today…watching for beneficial rains this upcoming week. I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! Most people are waking up to plentiful sunshine across the area as of 9:15am CDT. A few cloud decks have begun to work into our southern areas due to an upper-level low south of the region. Some smoke is also present in eastern NE/northwestern KS that…
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8-12-18 Cincinnati Reds Forecast: Hit or miss storms expected in the area to end of the weekend…rain chances increase heading into mid-week. I.
12
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-12-18 Cincinnati Reds Forecast: Hit or miss storms expected in the area to end of the weekend…rain chances increase heading into mid-week. I.

Good morning! Here's the latest 7-day forecast: We are expecting another round of hit or miss storms this afternoon/evening across the area. Compared to yesterday's storms, I believe coverage will be slightly less (20-30%) along with most of the activity developing north of the Ohio River. Upper-air flow will come…
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8-11-18 Northern Plains Saturday Update: Hot and dry weather bringing enhanced fire conditions continues through the weekend. I.
11
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-11-18 Northern Plains Saturday Update: Hot and dry weather bringing enhanced fire conditions continues through the weekend. I.

Good morning everyone! Virtually the whole region is cloud-free this morning with an exception being smoke hanging over the skies, especially in MN. Areas of smoke originating from wildfires in Western Canada are likely to persist across the Northern Plains through the remainder of the weekend.  A few record highs…
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8-11-18 Central Plains Saturday Update: Pop-up storms along a frontal boundary expected in southern MO today…eyeing an increase in storm risks this upcoming week. I.
11
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

8-11-18 Central Plains Saturday Update: Pop-up storms along a frontal boundary expected in southern MO today…eyeing an increase in storm risks this upcoming week. I.

Good Saturday morning everyone! I wanted to start off discussing yesterday's observed precipitation. Over the last 24 hours, very localized pockets of 1-3" of rain fell over portions of southern KS into central/southern MO. A thin, broken line of showers developed over eastern IA that brought up to 0.5" of…
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6-11-18 Cincinnati Reds Forecast: Hit or miss showers/storms expected in the area today and tomorrow…a quick look ahead into mid-next week. I.
11
Aug
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

6-11-18 Cincinnati Reds Forecast: Hit or miss showers/storms expected in the area today and tomorrow…a quick look ahead into mid-next week. I.

Good morning! Here's the latest 7-day forecast: We expect another round of widely scattered storms to develop this afternoon/evening (main threat between 12pm-9pm EDT) mainly along and south of I-70 which could potentially impact this evening's game. Coverage with today's storms appear to hover around 30%. While the severe weather…
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