Heat Advisory
A Heat Advisory is in place this afternoon for the Michiana area, and the central Indiana National Weather Service is forecasting heat index numbers into the mid 90s. A cold front tonight will break the heat, and highs tomorrow will only reach the mid 70s. Some of the storms that arrive with the front this […]
Advisory Extended Through The Weekend
The Heat Advisory is now in place until 8pm Sunday. Weekend highs will be in the upper 90s in Indy, and humidity will push the “feels-like” temp back into triple digits. There IS another risk for severe storms Saturday afternoon and evening. Once again the best chance will be in the nothern half of the […]
Friday Heat Update
Triple digits should be limited to the Indy area, and places south today. A cold front sunk into the northern third of the state late Thursday, and it could spark scattered showers and storms over the northern half of Indiana in the afternoons and evenings, now through the weekend. The coverage of the storms would […]
Indiana’s Weather For Wednesday
High temperatures today return to the 90s, but it’s just a…warm-up act. A Heat Advisory and Fire Weather Watch are already in place for central Indiana and Indianapolis Thursday. The Heat Advisory specifically rolls from 11am -9pm. The elevated fire danger is sparked (if you will) by the ongoing drought. This year it’s not the […]
Race Day Heat Advisory
Heat index numbers could reach the upper 90s today, and so a Heat Advisory remain in effect until for central Indiana until 8pm tonight. It’s also another Knozone Action Day for Indianapolis. You can run a 200mph Race Car today, but you’re asked to keep the lawn mower on Pit Road until this evening. For […]
Heat Advisory Today
Records are within reach today! The Indianapolis record high for September 2 is 100, from 1953. It could easily be tied. Humidity will be higher than on Thursday. Dew point temperatures Thursday never got past 65 in Indy, plus there was a pretty good breeze. Good thing: the temperature reached 99 degrees at 3:44pm EDT […]
Tuesday Afternoon Maps & Charts
This week’s heat peaks today, with highs once again into the mid to upper 90s. Combined with the dew point temps that’ll give us heat index readings over 100 this afternoon and early evening, so once again…there’s a Heat Advisory until 8pm. The front you see on this map to the northwest moves through central […]
End To The Streak? (UPDATE: NO!)
Indianapolis reached 90 degrees by 11am Friday, so it’s day 13 of consecutive 90’s. More clouds/rain to the north have held temps below 90 there. This map shows the Heat Advisory confined to southern Indiana today. Afternoon clouds and scattered showers will sink southward into the state, providing a little relief. It is POSSIBLE the […]
Heat Advisory Thursday
The Heat Is (beat) (beat) ON. Even more today. It’s the 12th consecutive 90+ day in Indianapolis. The streak to beat is 19 days in a row from 1936. A Heat Advisory is in place from Noon to 8pm. Afternoon Heat Index readings will go as high as 110. The actual high temperature in Indianapolis […]
Tuesday Afternoon Weather Update
Heat index will max out close to 100 just south of Indianapolis today, and under 100 Indy northward. Here’s a map showing where the Heat Advisory is still in place today. That’s also the part of the state that has a slight risk for severe storms popping up late this afternoon and evening. Click here […]
Today’s Heat Advisory
This chart shows why a Heat Advisory is in place for all of Central Indiana this afternoon from 1-8 pm. Highs will move into the low-mid 90’s, with dew point temperatures climbing into the 70’s. So: heat index numbers will run from 105-110. Chances of showers and storms are back, and afternoon storms Monday or […]