Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Historic Cool Stretch For Indianapolis!



THIS IS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS....

Record number of consecutive below 80 degrees days in July

The last day to reach 80 degrees in Indianapolis occurred on July 23rd. Since then, the high temperature at Indianapolis has failed to reach 80 degrees each day. Here is a list of high temperatures at Indianapolis since July 20th. So far, we have experienced 7 days in a row where the high temperature has failed to reach 80 degrees. 
High Temperature at Indianapolis
July 2083
July 2183
July 2283
July 2391
July 2477
July 2579
July 2679
July 2778
July 2873
July 2978
July 3074
The all-time record number of consecutive days of below 80 in July, was 8 which occurred in 1871. That occurred from July 16th to July 23rd that year.
The current forecasted high temperature for today is in the upper 70s. If we fail the reach 80 degrees today, we will experience 8 days in a row where the temperature has failed to reach 80 degrees in July at Indianapolis. This would tie an all-time event which last occurred 142 years ago.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Rain Moving In - Temperatures Remain Cooler Than Normal!

Rain sloooowly approaching from the west. Here is a look at radar:
The southern part of the state will likely see the most rain out of this, and more rounds of rain will be possible tonight and tomorrow, mainly south. A good part of central and northern Indiana will not see a lot of rain, only very light totals expected, while extreme southern Indiana gets quite the soaking! Here's the WPC rainfall potential map:

I know parts of central and eastern Indiana have gone dry as of late, and definitely could use some rain. I would continue to water the garden in these locations, as rainfall amounts will not be great.

Brighter skies should return Thursday & Friday, as rain chances will be small. Temperatures will still remain below normal for early August, ranging from the upper 70's to middle 80's. 

I will have more updates on my Facebook page. Have a great afternoon!

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Feeling like Autumn in July!

Beautiful day today! Hard to believe this is supposed to be time of year called "dog days of summer." Officially in Indy the temperature dropped to 58 this morning, which made for the coolest July morning in three years! Even with ample sunshine, we only warmed to the middle/upper 70's. 

Tomorrow will be another beautiful day, a near repeat of today. Can't believe I am saying this in July, but a JACKET may be needed tomorrow morning! Temperatures in the city will bottom out around 56-59, but rural areas will drop down to 50-54. Highs tomorrow will warm to the upper 70's to near 80. 

Friday will be a touch warmer and slightly higher humidity, but nothing astonishing, and still below seasonal averages. 

Pretty quiet pattern overall. The only thing to watch is a cold front moving in Saturday. This could produce a few showers and storms, but not a big deal, and any rainfall amounts look pretty low.

Another blast of very rare cool July air follows the front for the second half of the weekend. Expect highs in the 70's Sunday with lows in the 50's again Sunday and Monday mornings. An isolated reading or two in the upper 40's isn't impossible. 

It does appear a more typical summer pattern will take over next week with warmer temps, humidity, and storm chances.

Until then, enjoy autumn in July! 

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Severe Storms Possible Today - Cooler Temps On The Way!

A cold front will push through the state this afternoon, and as this pushes into warm, humid, unstable air along with daytime heating, storms will develop as we head towards mid/late afternoon. Some of the storms south of Indianapolis could be severe. Not a major deal, some storms could produce damaging winds and large hail. Bottom line, keep a close eye to the sky later today!


The front will exit the state this evening, and once it does, much cooler and drier air will overtake the Ohio Valley, paving the way for a very pleasant night. Temperatures will dip into the middle to upper 50's by early tomorrow morning!! 

The weather through Friday looks fantastic with some sunshine and highs in the upper 70's to lower 80's. Most mornings will start out in the 50's. Give those AC's a break! 

Have a great afternoon!

Monday, July 15, 2013

TRACKING A HEAT WAVE

While many Indiana cities have hit 90 degrees at least once this summer, the official reporting site for Indianapolis still has yet to read 90! That is going to change in the days ahead, as a heat ridge parks itself over the Hoosier state.



This means that through Friday high temperatures are expected to reach 90-95, but that's just one side of the heat situation. We will have very high humidity in place, which will bring that real feel temperature near 100 degrees each afternoon. The air quality will continue to worsen through the week due to the stagnant weather pattern in place, something to keep in mind if you have respiratory issues. Since it has been a relatively cool summer and nearly 11 months since heat of this magnitude has hit us, I think it would be good to brush up on some heat safety tips.



The weekend will feature the return of rain chances and a cool-down. Until then, stay cool my friends!

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

One more day of humidity & storms - then relief!


Good evening! Threat for some severe storms still exists for the area tonight and the southern half of the area tomorrow. As the front moves through tomorrow afternoon, storm chances will come to an end later in the day from north to south. Check out that forecast for the end of the week through the weekend, an amazing stretch of weather is on the way. After two straight weeks of seeing rain at some point every day, this will be a MUCH DESERVED break! Enjoy!


Sunday, July 7, 2013

(7/7) WEEK AHEAD OUTLOOK

Who enjoyed the sunny skies and DRY weather today? Its been forever! What is normally the sunniest point of the year has been filled with lots of gloom and rain so far. That has also really affected our temperatures this summer, keeping things much more tolerable, although the humidity has been up due to all the rain and the moist ground. 

The pattern over the next few days will feature typical July hot and humid weather along with several "waves" in the atmosphere  moving through to bring us a threat for scattered storms, but some of us will stay completely rain-free, with the more likely time for widespread storms coming in Wednesday, as a cold front approaches. Severe storms can't be ruled out, especially on Wednesday. You can see off the WPC rainfall accumulation through Thursday, that the highest rainfall amounts are likely to set up along & north of I-70. Highs through Wednesday will range from 85-90, with lots of humidity which will make it feel downright toasty.

Now to the good news you have waited to hear! A pattern change is expected later this week! :) Once the cold front drops south of Indiana during the day Thursday, humidity levels drop off big-time and temperatures will cool some as well (highs in the low 80s) making for a few BEAUTIFUL days which should stick around through at least part of the weekend. Weather like that is hard to come by for the middle of July!


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