Wind Advisory/Sandy Update
Blame “Sandy.” A “Wind Advisory” in place from 5pm Monday to 8pm Tuesday for much of Indiana, including the Indianapolis area. Expect sustained winds of 25-35 mph and gusts to 50 mph. There’s a chance of showers on Tuesday in the northeast quarter of the state. Chances are smaller around Indy, but will increase the […]
Friday Summary Of Rain, Wind, Hail Reports
Friday brought the biggest one-day rain of the year to Indianapolis, less than a week after that happened the last time. The official total in Indy was 2.71 inches. The average September brings 3.12 inches of rainfall at Indianapolis. The ENTIRE month of September. Through the first seven days of September 2012, 4.69 inches of […]
Indiana’s Weather For Monday
A couple of meteorology milestones today. Indianapolis should cross the 20 inch mark for year-to-date precipitation, and we should also be able to call this the wettest month of this thirsty year. Up ’til now the wettest month had been March, with 4.14 inches of precip. Going into today the August total is 3.92. I’m […]
Indiana’s Weather For Saturday
Paul’s First Weather Commandment today: Thou Shalt Not Covet They Neighbor’s Rain. For a complete list of my commandments, please check our “tablet” edition. (I’ve been saving that one.) The south soaks more than the north today. They’ll see more rain in Seymour, but probably stay high and dry in Delphi. Indy itself has about […]
Indiana’s Weather For Friday
Maybe it was bad luck to expect a nice rain on Friday the 13th. It now looks unlikely. Just like Jason in the movies – we can’t kill this drought. The day starts with a weak area of low pressure lifting limply to the north. But not far enough for any big rain in central […]
Indiana’s Weather For Sunday
Welcome to July! For the first time in the last three days we might NOT hit the record books today. But it’s still hot, and that won’t change for at least a week. The upper level ridge has moved just a little farther south over the weekend. Once again today – as storms move across […]
White Christmas Countdown
White Christmas? What are the odds? Around central Indiana, it’s around 25-60 percent depending on you define it. The National Climatic Data Center produced the above map, which shows the statistical probability (in percent) that a snow depth of at least 1 inch will be observed on December 25th. The probability was computed using snow […]
Indiana White Christmas Wrap
December at Indianapolis will be the coldest in 10 years and is the snowiest in 37 years. Snow was on the ground all over the state for Christmas, and Indianapolis got another 1.6 inches Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. This brought December’s snowfall total at the airport to 16.6 inches. Four inches of snow remained […]
Indianapolis Area Forecast
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1PM Another inch or maybe two of snow is possible in the metro before it ends between 8 and 10 this morning. Final Indy total should be 3-4 inches. Up to three inches total north of Indy, and up to around 5 south of Indy. Today: Snow ends by midday. Could […]
Indianapolis Area Forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High 70. Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 46. Saturday: More clouds, breezier, with scattered afternoon showers and storms. High 65. Saturday Night: Shower chances. Low 40. Sunday: Partly sunny. High 48. Monday: Partly sunny. High 47. Tuesday: Partly sunny. High 49. Wind today: SE 5-10 mph. INDIANA’S WEATHERMAN is on WZPL’s Smiley Morning […]
Indianapolis Area Forecast
Today: Sunny and warm! High 70. Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 43. Tomorrow: Sunny. High 71. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low 43. Thursday: Sunny. High 70. Friday: Mostly sunny. High 68. Saturday: Mostly cloudy, cooler, and a chance of showers. High 59. Wind today: South, about 5mph. INDIANA’S WEATHERMAN is on WZPL’s Smiley Morning Show and […]