Category: Summer

All Eyes On The Weekend…

Updated 05.23.23 @ 7:56a

As the old saying goes, there’s no reason to waste any pixels on the short-term forecast through Friday. We’re simply on “cruise control” as a dry frontal passage serves up some reinforcing cool Canadian air.

Things become a bit more tricky as we get into the all-important weekend though, thanks to the potential influence of an upper level low and additional upper air disturbances scooting in from the west.

As of now, the call remains for dry weather to hold across central Indiana through the holiday weekend, but we’ll be keeping close eyes on both features above for the threat of any last minute changes.

Unlike many similar setups in years past, the local airmass will be much drier than normal so it’ll take a lot for big changes to take place for the wetter. That said, given all going on between Friday and Monday, we’ll continue to closely monitor. If (big “if”) rain chances need to be introduced, it appears as if Sunday evening into Sunday night would offer up the best opportunity for a few showers.

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VIDEO: All Is Quiet On The Home Front; Taking A Step Back In The Temperature Department Midweek…

Updated 05.21.23 @ 11:17a

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Dry Times Likely Become A Bigger Issue Before The Pattern Shifts…

Updated 05.19.23 @ 8:58a

The latest drought monitor (from May 18th) only shows portions of far western Indiana in “abnormally dry,” or D0 intensity.

Rainfall over the past (30) days has been hit and miss- not what one ideally wants to see this time of year as feedback can take hold quickly.

Officially, IND is running 3.4″ below normal in the rainfall department since April 1st.

A cold front will press through central Indiana this evening and offer up a smattering of showers and thunderstorms. While some lucky folks will pick up a half inch, or so, most will likely only accumulate rainfall totals between 0.10″ and 0.30″.

After this, dry times return through the weekend and next week, as a whole. In fact, the pattern long term looks significantly drier than normal through the month of June.

Without question, we’ll see the drought monitor begin to include more of the Ohio Valley in abnormally dry or “droughty” conditions in the coming weeks.

As the Nino matures, the middle and back half of summer should take on an increasingly wet look, but that’s not before 4-6 weeks of the current dry pattern getting even drier…

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VIDEO: Evening Storms Followed By An Extended Dry Period; Heat Is On For The Memorial Day Weekend…

Updated 05.19.23 @ 7:32a

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LR Update: June Pattern Evolution…

Updated 05.18.23 @ 9:15p

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