Sunday Evening Weather Update

Good Evening! Today marks day #31 out of 34 where temperatures have been above normal after hitting a high of 64° (morning low was 49°). Since March 6th, the 3 days below normal was March 9th (-4° from normal)), March 31st (-3° from normal), and April 5th (-2° from normal). Expecting another above normal day tomorrow before a 3 day stint of unseasonably cool days. Well high pressure sitting in the Midwest was in control of this Easter Sunday allowing clear bright sunny conditions. I think the only negative aspect of this day was the windy conditions. When you combine this with a dry ground and a low dew point temperature this makes a perfect recipe for a elevated fire risk. This could be dangerous. As the evening progresses on the winds will slow down tonight. Gusts today more than 30 MPH. The wind will pick up once again tomorrow. Throw in a low relative humidity and a low dew point and another fire warning/watch. Temperatures tomorrow will fall once again in the low to mid 60s. Also, clouds will increase making way for a less sunnier day. Sprinkle chances for Northern counties of the state.
A dip in the jet stream will cause colder air North to be pulled South into Indiana causing high temperatures to drop to 50s, and low temperatures to fall to 30s with a chance of patchy frost. Highs will range 5°-12° below normal for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Lows will range 7°-10° below normal. After a dry cold week, Friday we begin to warm up and bring the threat for some soggy thunderstorms that will continue to next week. We are heading into the 9th day of April and gauges have only recorded 0.7" of liquid. We average 3.81" in April. We need another 3.11" in the next 24 days, an avg of 0.13" per day. We'll easily begin to make our way back on the wet track after this slight dry detour this week. We've finished January, February, and March with Above Normal precipitation. It would funny to end the most typical wettest month of the year below normal. This would continue to be such a wacky year that it already is. I'll have a detailed look at your work week forecast tomorrow