Areas of damaging wind gusts and frequent lightning are likely today across southern Indiana. A cold front will move in, slicing through plenty of moisture and instability. The atmosphere above the surface will also get a kick from a wave of low pressure. This all points to precipitation. Heavy downpours of rain are possible. Indianapolis […]
This is a USA precipitation chart with a circular arc of rainfall Tuesday, relative to the big dome of hot high pressure in the mid to upper atmosphere. Yesterday’s precipitation positioning favored areas north and east of Indianapolis. There was .91″ of rain in Fort Wayne, .74″ in South Bend, and .47″ in Muncie. Just […]
Triple digits are on the front, uh, burner again today. A Heat Advisory runs from Noon-8pm. Heat Index values could reach 110 this afternoon. An isolated shower/storm is possible early today from a frontal boundary that is Wandering Indiana. It went through as cool front yesterday. Yesterday was a good example of the “Ring Of […]
PP NETWORK TODAY: Sunny, hotter, but not humid. Mostly sunny Sunday. More humid Sunday night. High Temps | 88 South Bend | 90 Lafayette | 87 Muncie | 89 Anderson | 90 Indy | 92 Evansville Breaking News! We broke a streak! In the last minutes of Friday in Indianapolis the official temperature fell to […]
There’s about a 30 percent chance you could see a shower or storm this afternoonp. Blame (or credit, depending on your disposition) an upper level low that moves out by sunset tonight. Breezes today could gust to 25mph. It won’t be as cool as yesterday, but still below average. That changes tomorrow. Most of next […]
It’s not often I get to do the entire IndyStar 7 Day Forecast with ONE icon, but that’s the way it looks for the moment: a string of mostly sunny days and mostly clear nights lasting through Pole and Bump days. If the temperature forecast holds the hot laps will be tempered by hot temps. […]
This is The End, my friend. The streak of record highs is over in Indy, but we will stay above normal for the next 7 days. Rain is also going to add variety to our forecast. The Big Wheel in the middle and upper atmosphere keeps on turning, and that’s our focus for rain and […]
The last time it was this warm around here on March 17, Grover Cleveland was President. Today’s Indianapolis record of 76 goes back to 1894, as in 118 years ago. By the way, Cleveland was the leader of the pro-business “Bourbon Democrats,” but he might be pro-green-beer on a day such as this. The annual […]
I hate to sound like a broken record, but we’ll be breaking records today. A few days ago I mentioned we could have 7 days worth of consecutive records. Two down, five to go! Indy knocked 1977 out of the books yesterday, and 1945 is toast today, in my humble opinion. It’ll be close. The […]
I’ve had the question a few times this weekend: what happened Friday to cause such an outbreak? Thunderstorms, including the super-cell, or rotating storms that can spawn tornadoes, have some basic requirements: moisture, instability, and some sort of lift, or trigger mechanism. Moisture first streamed northward Friday with a warm front. A good way to […]
This chart shows the outlook for the next 7 days. For today: lots of clouds, a chilly breeze gusting to 25mph, and rain chances today in Central Indiana. Best chances will be in the eastern half of the state. Rain chances will be a little stronger statewide tonight and tomorrow. No severe weather is expected, […]
