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Category: T-storms
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Jul 04
Sizzling Independence Day Before Weekend Relief…
A hot and humid Independence Day awaits with minimal storm coverage this afternoon. While an isolated storm is possible, overall storm coverage will be significantly less than Tuesday afternoon. The big story will be heat indices approaching 100° to 105° this afternoon. If you have plans outdoors today, hopefully it’s by a pool!
As we move into Thursday, a cold front will approach from the north. Ahead of this boundary, the potential is present for a gusty round of storms Thursday afternoon and evening.
The Storm Prediction Center currently has a ‘Marginal’ risk of severe weather for portions of the state. It wouldn’t surprise us if a portion of this risk area is upgraded to a ‘Slight’ risk with future updates. The primary concerns? Stronger storms may include damaging winds and large hail.
Storm coverage will diminish during the day Friday with a drier air mass taking hold by evening. We’ll really notice a reduction in humidity Friday night and that more refreshing feel will remain intact through the weekend. Dew points may even fall into the 40s by Saturday morning! Many central Indiana neighborhoods can expect to settle into the mid and upper 50s for overnight lows Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Dry weather will be with us as high pressure remains in control of the period this weekend into early next week.
Longer term, a transition period should take place around the middle of July that should ultimately help set up a cooler close to the month and open to August- relative to normal and certainly to where we’ve been lately.
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Jul 03
VIDEO: 90 Second Update Heading Into The Holiday And Beyond…
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Jul 02
VIDEO: Scattered Storm Chances; Weekend Changes…
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Jul 01
VIDEO: Hot And Humid; Splash And Dash Storms…
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Jun 30
Serious Heat & Humidity Continues In The Week Ahead…
An expansive upper level ridge will keep many across the eastern half of the country very hot and humid over the upcoming week. The worst of this particular heat wave, relative to average, will center itself over the Great Lakes and Northeast.
More specific to central Indiana, daily highs in the lower to middle 90s and overnight lows in the lower to middle 70s will continue into late next week. For the most part, this is a dry pattern, as well, BUT there will be a few exceptions.
The first of such arrives Sunday evening into Sunday night with the potential of a line of showers and thunderstorms rumbling into the state. We note high resolution models weaken this line of storms as it arrives into central Indiana (likely after dark Sunday), but we’ll keep an eye on things. As things stand now, the western half of the state stands the greatest risk of getting meaningful rain Sunday evening.
Thereafter, additional isolated to widely scattered storm coverage is possible- primarily during the afternoon and evening hours, but more than not will remain rain-free. 7-day precipitation totals check in this morning in the 0.25″ to 0.75″ range.
In the longer range, we should begin to see a transition to “less hot” 🙂 conditions next weekend followed by a more significant pattern change for the second half of July as the upper level ridge retrogrades west, centering itself over the Rocky Mountain region.
Not only will this likely lead to a cooler second half of July, but should also offer up an increasingly active and wetter northwesterly flow for our immediate region.
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Jun 28
VIDEO: Looking At The Longer Range…
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Jun 26
VIDEO: Heat And Humidity Build This Weekend, Can’t Rule Out Storms Either…
This evening’s video update discusses the building heat and humidity into the holiday week, but also hits on the need to include daily storm chances in our extended forecast, as…
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Jun 25
VIDEO: Storm Chances Return; Big Heat Looms…
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Jun 24
Checking In: No Changes To Expected Significant 4th Of July Heat Wave…
As attention turns to the 4th of July holiday, there aren’t any changes to the ongoing idea of a significant heat wave gripping the region.
A strong ridge of high pressure will anchor itself over the Ohio Valley during this time frame and help power a big time period of hot and mostly dry weather. It’s the type of pattern that has legs to promote multiple days of highs in the middle to upper 90s across central Indiana. With tropical dew points in place, overnight lows won’t be allowed to fall much below the middle 70s during the height of the heat wave. Heat indices will rise into the lower 100s to near 110° at times.
Take this period of heat seriously. With many area festivals, firework shows, and events going on during the holiday week, it’ll be important to have a means of keeping cool. Simply put, this kind of heat wave doesn’t come around every year (and thank heavens for that).
With the hot dome centered over the Ohio Valley, it’ll really help to limit shower and thunderstorm chances. That’s not to say isolated coverage of cooling thunderstorms won’t occur on occasion during the afternoon and evening, but widespread rain of significance won’t be around during the period. Thankfully, the recent wet pattern and additional storm complexes coming in Tuesday into Wednesday have and will help surface moisture levels. Had we not seen the recent wet shift over the past couple weeks, you could easily tack on an additional 3° to 5°…
For those longing for the cool, crisp days of fall, hang in there. Heck, it’s only 69 days until my beloved Auburn Tigers tee it up and kick it off against the University of Washington… I am one that says “bring it on!”
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