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August 2020 archive
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Aug 21
VIDEO: Detailed Tropical Discussion Into Next Week…
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Aug 20
Long Range Update: Closing Out August And Welcoming In Meteorological Fall…
The upcoming couple of weeks will be dominated by the tropics grabbing the headlines, but our more immediate weather pattern will become interesting, as well.
In short, the medium to long range pattern will be controlled by the MJO. We think the upcoming 7 days will feature increased heat and humidity (more typical of late-August standards), but as the MJO rumbles into Phase 2, a period of cooler air will arrive around the last couple of days of the month, or first few days of September (subject to change by a day or two from this distance).
This supports the flip back to warmth next week and paves way for at least a transient period of cool next weekend or the following week:
Sure enough, that’s where the models are going over the next 2-3 weeks:
The early call on Labor Day weekend is for a cooler than normal feel.
The precipitation pattern favors a wet look with Phase 1 (closing August and opening September) followed by a shift east in the wettest anomalies in Phase 2 (early to mid September).
The European Weeklies show a similar look:
The wild card here has to do with how long we stay in Phase 2 (if we stay longer, cooler risks will present themselves for September) vs. going into the wheelhouse and allowing other drivers to take control. More on what lies ahead September, as a whole, in the coming days… One thing’s for sure and that’s the likelihood the tropics remain hyperactive into mid-September.
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Aug 20
VIDEO: Humidity Increases This Weekend; Closely Watching The Gulf Into Next Week…
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Aug 19
VIDEO: Gorgeous Midweek; Tropics Become Busy…
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Aug 18
Overachiever? Let’s Just Call It What It Was: A Bust. More On This And What Lies Ahead…
Officially, IND picked up 0.85″ of rain today, but there were locally heavier totals. Communities in the green accumulated between 1″ and 1.5″ of rain, including around Frankfort southeast to Noblesville, Anderson, and New Castle and a second axis of heavy rain from Beech Grove, Shelbyville, and Greensburg (most of which fell between midnight and noon).
This was at a time when even high resolution, short-term, guidance yesterday afternoon suggested the front would have been south of the region with drier air building in. The error, of course, was the modeled progression of the front and failure of guidance (even as of this time yesterday) picking up on upper level energy that helped generate the more widespread, heavier rainfall. Given the pattern and “noise” (conflicting signals) ahead over the upcoming 2-4 weeks, rest assured, we’ll be on our toes from here on out.
Despite this morning’s set back, high pressure is still going to build in and control our weather through late week. Expect dry conditions (for real this time ;-)), unseasonably refreshing air, and cooler than normal temperatures tomorrow and Thursday thanks to this area of high pressure.
Lows in the lower to middle 50s will be commonplace throughout central Indiana the next few mornings with even some outlying areas across north-central parts of the state dipping into the upper 40s.
As we flip the page towards Friday afternoon, moisture levels will begin to rise and widely scattered thunderstorms will return. Coverage should be greatest across southeast Indiana Friday. Aerial coverage of showers and storms will increase each day through the weekend as another frontal boundary moves through the region. This should produce 0.50″ to 1″ of rainfall across central Indiana with locally heavier totals.
By the weekend, eyes will also begin to grow more focused on the front running tropical system that should be in the western Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico (more on this in the coming days, along with what’s behind).
From a temperature perspective, after the refreshing feel this week, more typical late-August temperatures will build in over the weekend and the majority of next week before late-month cooling takes place yet again.
More in the AM with our next client video update. Have a relaxing evening.
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Aug 18
VIDEO: Heavy Rain Moves Out; Drier, Cooler Air Builds In…
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Aug 17
VIDEO: Secondary Cold Front Scoots Through The Region This Evening…
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Aug 16
VIDEO: Less Humid And Cooler Air Arrives; Reviewing New Seasonal Data For The Fall And Winter…
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Aug 15
Weekly #AGwx And #Severe Weather Outlook…
I. Widespread area of below normal rainfall from the Plains into the Ohio Valley.
II. Anomalous heat bakes the West.
Forecast Period: 08.15.20 through 08.22.20
Relatively quiet weather conditions can be expected across our region this week. A cold front will slip through the area Sunday and will offer up the best chance of getting precipitation throughout the upcoming 7-day period. Even this won’t be anything to get excited about, but there will be a broken band of showers and embedded thunder that scoots across the state for the 2nd half of the weekend as the cold front moves southeast. (Additionally, if viewing from northwest or west-central Indiana, you will have the chance of a passing thunderstorm later this evening as the front inches closer). Thereafter, generally dry and seasonable to slightly below normal temperatures can be expected as high pressure dominates. The one potential “interruption” to what will otherwise be a dry forecast has to do with a 2nd frontal boundary that will make a run at the region mid-to-late week. For now, we’re not excited about precipitation chances, but “isolated” shower coverage is possible by Thursday into Friday. Overall, we’re only expecting most central Indiana rain gauges to accumulate between 0.10″ and 0.25″ for the entire period.
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