A deep area of low pressure to our west is moving this way. The pressure gradient will create quite the wind field over several states, including Indiana. A Wind Advisory goes in effect today at 6pm and lasts through 6pm Tuesday. Gusts exceeding 45 mph are expected. A couple waves of showers and storms will […]
Tuesday was a windy, mild day with a few widely scattered afternoon showers. The atmosphere was “capped” which inhibited storm development. So what does that mean? The cap occurs when a layer of relatively warm air aloft, usually several thousand feet above the ground, suppresses or delays the development of thunderstorms. Air parcels rising into […]
The Wednesday afternoon high temperature was 68°, one degree off the record set just a few years ago in 2018. The day started with sunny skies and ended with clouds as a cold front moved this way. This is just the beginning of a a more active weather pattern. Ahead of the front rain will […]
Indianapolis saw the longest dry spell in three years come to an end Wednesday evening. From August 16th through September 26th only. 19″ of rain and Moderate Drought, the second stage of drought, quickly spread across the state. An upper level low hung over Illinois and gave clouds and rain to most of Indiana during […]
The first weekend of fall finishes with more August-like temperatures. Indianapolis reached 82° for a high temperature and there are more 80s in the forecast this next week. We’ll see a slight temperature change thanks to an approaching cold front midweek. That same cold front will likely give parts of Central Indiana some desperately needed […]