The calendar says it is now the Vernal Equinox…the first day of Spring. (Apparently, kids these days are being taught that you do not capitalize the names of the seasons, but I was taught otherwise so I will continue to do it the proper way J ). Somebody forgot to send that memo to Mother Nature, however, because normal weather for this time of the year is nowhere to be found. We should be topping out around 60 in the afternoons by now.
My forecast for March has worked out even better than I expected. The month came in like the proverbial lion, but it appears that it will try to go out like one also. A pattern has established itself that keeps blocking in place in the northeast and/or eastern Canada. And what that means for Kentucky is a persistent west to northwesterly flow diving into the region. As a result, we’re locked into a cold and wet pattern here.
Unfortunately, it appears that this pattern will not let up anytime soon. The large gyre in the northeast is predicted to maintain position and keep Winter intact across the Ohio Valley. This may actually persist through the remainder of the month and into April. Brrr…
I know a lot of people, myself included, are now sick of the cold and are ready for warmer weather. Looks like we’re going to have to wait. In addition, repeated weather systems will dive in on this jet stream and will keep the weather in Kentucky very unsettled for at least the next 10 days, if not beyond. Look for rain and a little bit of snow to be frequent around here in the coming weeks. This is terrible news for folks with agricultural interests.
I’ll try to do an update at the end of this month with a forecast for April. Let’s hope that it improves!
Shawn
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