An above average holiday, as far as weather stats go. The average high for an Easter in Indianapolis is 60.3 degrees. The average low is 39.9. (Let’s just call it 40.) The coldest Easter morning on record is 15 degrees from 1940. The warmest Easter came, capriciously, a year later when it was 86. The […]
Indiana’s Weather For Monday
Problems from precipitation greeted motorists early Monday. A little overnight snow translated to lots of issues with black ice. In fact, the National Weather Service around Dayton, Ohio, and Cincinnati issued a winter weather advisory for this morning based on that icing. The Alberta clipper that clipped Indiana with a little snow swings southeastward, but […]
Indiana’s Weather For Friday
Just another above average day is ahead. Indianapolis is definitely NOT The Epicenter Of Winter. But don’t take a meteorologist’s word for it. Straight from the sports desk, here’s “Sports Illustrated” writer Peter King: “Best weather I’ve seen at a Super Bowl in years. Just eerie. 52, sunny, light breeze. XC runners at UIndy jogging […]
Indiana’s Weather For Wednesday
High pressure takes the wheel today, traveling from around St. Louis in the morning to western Pennsylvania tonight. For Indy that means flurries from last night and overnight will dissipate and make way for more sun and less wind. A clipper is on deck for Thursday. I think the main impact for us will be […]
Friday Indiana Webcam Weather
Me and Michael Landon. SRSLY. The PP7, and the next chances for rain and snow. All in two minutes. Average Indy high today is 35, so we’ll be TWENTY degrees above normal. Record high is 63. Record low is -20. The seasonal snow total holds at 3.2 inches. The average would be 9.4, and we […]
Tuesday Indiana Weather Almanac
I’m running the numbers for you in today’s Forecast Podcast. How much rain fell yesterday, and where we stand on precipitation for the year and the seasonal snow total compared to normal. Snow? There’s a cameo appearance of that also in the weekend outlook. The Indiana Weather Almanac is sponsored by Barefoot Lawn Care. Call […]
Indianapolis Seasonal Snow Stats
The National Weather Service had 3.9 inches Saturday February 5th. I’ve fielded some questions regarding Indy snow totals for this season. Here are the updated numbers: 16.6″ December 11.8″ January 05.0″ February so far 33.4″ SEASON TO DATE 18.9″ NORMAL TO DATE 51.3″ RECORD FOR AN ENTIRE SEASON (1981/1982) Days with more than a trace […]