May 20, 2014 archive

The daytime hours into the evening will be very pleasant today- mostly sunny to partly cloudy, warm, and breezy!  A windy warm-up is underway as temperatures are running 17 degrees warmer than 8 o’clock Monday morning.  Highs both today and Wednesday will approach 80.  We’re eyeing a couple rounds of thunderstorms in our future- late tonight/ early Wednesday and then again Wednesday afternoon.  That said, we caution bust potential is high and while a slight risk of severe weather is up for the region for both potential thunderstorm complexes, conditions are far from a “lock.”  We’re confident portions of the Ohio Valley will deal with a couple rounds of severe thunderstorms, but there’s the chance the first wave of severe weather is across far eastern portions of the state and targeting more of Ohio and there’s also the chance that round two Wednesday is mostly across downstate Indiana.  We’ll keep an eye on things and update later this evening.  Regardless, large hail and damaging winds will be of greatest concern.  Stay tuned for further updates this evening.  Rainfall potential is around half an inch tonight through Wednesday, with locally heavier downpours.  As we move forward, we’re very confident on a glorious late week stretch and Memorial Day weekend- lots of sunshine and very pleasant temperatures!  A warm front will introduce a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm Monday afternoon, along with a much hotter, more humid feel.