Facebook friend Susan Powell wrote: “I would like to know why this has been called a blizzard instead of just a bad snow?” She’s probably not the only one confused. It isn’t necessarily a function of how much snow falls. The standard definition of a blizzard is: Winds of at least 35 mph (frequent gusts […]
Indiana’s Weather For Thursday
Thursday starts with a cold kick, with wind chills in the 20s. The actual Indianapolis temperature dipped into the 20s for the first time since the 29th of November. Don’t sweat the small temperature stuff. Winds shifted from north to east yesterday evening and will now switch to the southeast, pulling in milder air. High […]
Indiana’s Weather For Thursday
It’s been a week since Thanksgiving and finally: temperatures are back in the oven. Highs should be right around 50 today. That will be the highest Indy has been since the Friday following turkey day, but THAT high temperature came very early Black Friday morning, before a cold front crashed the state and before most […]
Election Day Forecast
When I watch the news it seems like everybody but me has already voted, but if you are curious about the Tuesday forecast…pretty quiet around Indiana. Partly to mostly cloudy weather during the day, with highs in the upper 40s to around 50. A wave will move in Tuesday night bringing a chance of rain […]
Indiana’s Weather For Tuesday
No waiting on the sunshine today–overnight skies were clear, and with little wind around, fog formed in spots. Visibilities around Lafayette dropped under a mile. That’s the worst of any weather today in Indiana. Expect sunshine, and temperatures just a touch above average. That only lasts two days before we drop below average again, which […]
Isaac-Related Labor Day Weekend Rainfall
The remnants of Hurricane Isaac moved slooooooooooowly across Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana during Labor Day weekend 2012. The remnants moved slower than originally anticipated, causing much of the heavy rain to fall across portions of Missouri and Illinois rather than Indiana, where most places reported 1-3 inches. Click here for a full size map. Still: […]
Hurricane Issac Landfall TONIGHT
Hurricane Issac’s remnants have the potential to produce up to six inches of precipitation around here late Friday through Sunday. At 5 PM Eastern the center of Hurricane Isaac was about 30 miles south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi. Isaac is moving toward the northwest at about 8 mph and should reach the coastline […]
Indiana’s Weather For Monday
Two very different type of rain threats in our forecast. The first comes today, associated with a plain ol’ cold front. Threat number two is Isaac. Indiana could get into Tropical Trouble just in time for a holiday weekend. The biggest threat for the Gulf Coast will come Tuesday and Wednesday. Early Monday morning finds […]
Indiana’s Weather For Sunday
PP NETWORK HIGHS TODAY: 87 South Bend 87 Lafayette 89 Marion/Muncie 89 Anderson 89 Indianapolis 90 Evansville Storms could begin in the afternoon around South Bend and Lafayette, and continue into central Indiana by this evening. The most exciting thing I’ve seen on television in my lifetime certainly wasn’t..me. When I was a kid I […]
Isaac Update
[cetsEmbedRSS id=http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index-at.xml itemcount=3 itemauthor=0 itemdate=1 itemcontent=0] Click here for full size version. More tropical info? Click to go straight to the National Hurricane Center. If you’re an insurance or legal professional who needs weather history research – there’s a company for that. We have a database of over 500 customers who have visited weatherclaims.com. Need […]
Indiana’s Weather For Friday
Our weekend weather anchor doesn’t wear pancake makeup. It’s high pressure, anchored near Virginia until Sunday. The clockwise circulation around this system will bring a continued flow of air from the south. The prospect for fair weather cumulus clouds is a little higher today and tomorrow, but the sun will still be strong. We’ve been […]
Hurricane Earl Update: Tracking Maps, Satellite
…CENTER OF EARL PASSES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS… SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT…0900 UTC…INFORMATION ———————————————- LOCATION…35.3N 74.0W ABOUT 85 MI…135 KM E OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 465 MI…750 KM SSW OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…105 MPH…165 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH…30 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…955 MB…28.20 INCHES SUMMARY […]
