Weather Outlook Through the Weekend - August Outlook

Good morning. The past couple days have sure been on the dreary side weather-wise, kind of just depressing looking. The last day of July was the coolest one in 21 years for Indianapolis. Just crazy, plus we tied a 142 year old record for having 8 days in a row without hitting 80. Last July, we ended the month with 28 out of the 31 days above 90 degrees. (7 of those days above 100, I believe) You simply can't even compare the two months.

Ok, there is good news in the weather department today. Sunny skies can be expected throughout the afternoon, and the sunshine will try to warm us up into the lower 80's this afternoon, although areas northeast will likely stay in the 70's. The northwest breeze will help to dry the atmosphere out providing very comfortable humidity.

Soak up all the sunshine that you can today! Rain chances return tomorrow. Here is a look at the NAM simulated radar for tomorrow morning through Saturday morning.

It looks like a complex of rain will try to push in tomorrow morning, but will likely fall apart as it pushes through the area. I think most of tomorrow afternoon and evening will actually be pretty nice, with only a small rain chance. So if you're headed out to opening day of the Indiana State Fair, I think you should be ok. The highest chances of rain will arrive late tomorrow night through Saturday.

How much rain? It appears most of the area will see a range from .25"-.75".

Sunday looks beautiful with sunshine and highs in the upper 70's to near 80.

August Outlook: The updated outlook is in from the CPC. (Climate Prediction Center) It looks like the below average temperature trend will continue along with near normal rainfall for most locations, with above normal rain in far southern Indiana. For Indianapolis, the average high for the month of August is 84 degrees, and the average low is 64.4. Indy averages 3.13" of rainfall during the month. 

Thanks for stopping by Nathan Weather. Have a great day!