There will be much more sun, and a little more heat today.
Before there was more – we had less. The coolest start of this stretch early Thursday, with Muncie down to 49 for a low. It was 50 in Lafayette again, and Indy missed the record by just two degrees, with a low of 53. The low was 51 in Terre Haute and Bloomington. Indianapolis is now 4.9 degrees below normal for the month of July. (June was 0.7 above average.)
The weather stays more or less quiet through the weekend. The wild card is an area of low pressure that will move from the west Texas town of El Paso today to Memphis by Sunday. It will spread a swath of showers northward, perhaps crossing the Ohio River by Sunday, although I think the chance is still small.
The chance will hang for much of next week, driven by hot and humid that could cook daily shower and storm chances. A front should arrive by Thursday that gives us the best shot at storms over the next seven day period.
WIKI POTEETIA: Here’s my occasional, ongoing reminder of the wild summer of 2012: Today’s record high of 101 in Indy was set two years ago today.
INDY ALMANAC:
The average high today is 85 and the average low is 66. Records are 101 (two years ago) and 51, from 1976. The sun rises at 6:31 and sets at 9:11.
PAUL’S PREVIOUS PREDICTION:
Yesterday’s high was 72. My forecast was 72.
INDY SEVEN DAY FORECAST:
Today: Mostly sunny. High 76.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 56.
Friday: Mostly sunny. High 80.
Friday Night: Mostly clear. Low 62.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 82.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 65.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of an afternoon shower or storm. High 83.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 68.
Monday: Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and storms. High 86.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 69.
Tuesday: Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and storms. High 88.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 70.
Wednesday: Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and storms. High 88.
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