August 2019 archive

Severe Potential East Thursday; Great Weekend On Deck, And Looking Ahead To Next Week…

Needed moisture missed much of immediate central Indiana Tuesday. Areas south of the city picked up some locally heavy downpours, but the early morning diminishing convection to our northwest helped stabilize things just enough to prevent storms from redeveloping locally.

There will be another opportunity for getting some needed rain Thursday, but we caution coverage, yet again, will likely be of the “hit and miss” variety. Given some of the ingredients, a couple of severe cells will be possible ahead of the frontal boundary Thursday afternoon. Best chances of being impacted by a storm Thursday will be across east-central Indiana as a line of storms across Ohio “tails back” into Indiana. Accordingly, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) does include this part of the state in a Slight Risk of severe weather Thursday.

Primary concerns for any stronger thunderstorm that develops will be large hail and straight line winds.

As we look ahead to the weekend, sprawling high pressure is still expected to move overhead and produce plentiful sunshine, low humidity (you’ll notice a big drop in moisture levels Thursday afternoon to Friday morning), and very pleasant temperatures.

Our next chance of rain and storms will arrive Monday into Tuesday.

More a bit later with the issuance of our Wednesday evening video update! Enjoy your Wednesday!

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VIDEO: Tracking 2 Cold Fronts That Will Pave The Way To A Phenomenal Weekend…

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Unsettled Weather Returns; Looking Ahead To Another Beautiful Weekend…

High pressure will remain in control of our weather to open the new work week, keeping most of the area dry. We do note the latest high resolution guidance pops a few showers later this afternoon, but these should remain isolated at best (not even worth changing that “partly cloudy” icon on the 7-day ;-)).

That will begin to change tomorrow as the first of a series of frontal systems begins to impact our weather. We anticipate showers and thunderstorms to become scattered-to-numerous Tuesday afternoon and evening.

Rainfall amounts won’t be “uniform,” but there will be some locally heavy downpours scattered about the region.

A second front will blow through the state Thursday afternoon with additional chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms.

While it certainly won’t rain the entire time over the upcoming few days, areas that need moisture will be in luck with a good shot of picking up between 0.40″ to 0.80″ on a widespread basis. There will be locally heavier amounts in excess of 1″.

Once Thursday’s front pushes south, high pressure will arrive in time for the weekend and will supply another beautiful stretch of weather by mid-August standards.

Looking further ahead, the more active pattern will continue into next week with the potential of a fairly strong system impacting the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Great Lakes early to mid next week. This would be the system referred to last week as the one that could really serve as a reminder Fall is just around the corner (rain and storms followed by a gusty northwest wind and September-like air). We’ll continue to keep an eye on things!

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VIDEO: Preliminary 2019-2020 Winter Idea…

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Weekly AG And Severe Weather Update…

Forecast period: 08.04.19 through 08.11.19

7-Day Precipitation: Rainfall is expected to run near average through the forecast period.

7-Day Temperature Outlook: Temperatures are expected to run near average before turning cooler than normal late in the period.

Severe Outlook: Organized severe weather isn’t anticipated through the forecast period.

Summary: The forecast period will start off on a quiet note, but that will begin to change by the middle of the work week. The first of a series of cold fronts will approach the region Tuesday with an increase in shower and thunderstorm activity that will continue into Wednesday with the frontal passage itself. On the heels of that FROPA, a second front will sweep into the area Thursday, continuing scattered showers and thunderstorms. High pressure is then expected to build over the Ohio Valley heading into the weekend, resulting in drier conditions.

As you’d imagine, temperatures will trend cooler behind these frontal systems late week and into the weekend. As for rainfall, widespread amounts should average between 0.40″ and 0.80″ during the Tuesday-Thursday time frame with locally heavier amounts where stronger storms track.

More a bit later with the issuance of our afternoon video package! Make it a great Sunday, friends!

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VIDEO: Changes On The Horizon…

While the weekend will remain quiet and very pleasant by early-August standards, there are significant changes on the horizon that will help drive a cooler and increasingly active pattern as we rumble into next week and beyond.

With that said, high pressure will dominate our weekend weather- supplying plentiful sunshine, warm temperatures, and low humidity.

This morning’s video link has the details on the changes that loom:

https://youtu.be/cybWSolRluQ

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VIDEO: “Hint” Of Fall Served Up Later Next Week…

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VIDEO: Quiet Open To August Turns More Active Next Week…

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