Storm Chances To End. Dry Weather Briefly To Begin

Today's Observations:
2PM Temp: 84
Today's AM Low: 76
Trace Amounts of Precipitation Recorded
Winds WSW 8-15 mph


A Few Numbers of the Year:

• 190th Day of 2013 & 175 Days Remaining
• 39th Day of Meteorological Summer & 53 Days Remaining
• 18th Day of Astronomical Summer & 74 Days Remaining
• 80 Days Since Our Last Freeze (April 20th Low-30°)
• 55 Days this Year w/ Temps 70+
• 36 Days this Year w/ Temps 80+
• No 90s Yet This Year
• 318 Days Since Our Last 90 (August 25, 2012 High-92°)
• 349 Days Since Our Last 100 (July 25, 2012 High-103°)
• 73 Days This Year w/ Measurable Precipitation totaling 26.68" (117% of the normal 22.90")
• 113 Days This Year w/ Trace or More Precipitation
• 11 Consecutive Weekends with one or more days with Trace or More Precipitation (April 27-July 7)
• 84 Days This Year Finished w/ Above Normal Temps
• 10 Days This Year Finished w/ Normal Temps
• 96 Days This Year Finished w/ Below Normal

We've had nearly 3 weeks with rain present in Central Indiana but we are finally about to get a break from all this rain. From June 22nd-Today, we've had all but 2 days with a trace or more of rainfall totaling 3.33" at the NWS office at Indianapolis International Airport (as of 1pm). The normal rainfall amount for this period is 2.55", so over the past 2.5-3 weeks we are running 0.78" above normal. Not a huge rainy period but enough to keep us from making outdoor plans. Over the next 24-36 hours, we'll continue to keep the threat for more showers and thunderstorms before a much needed break arrives.

To the left below is a look at Dew Points temps for Today. Notice the mid 70s for much of the state. These are very tropical dewpoints you typically see down in Florida. To the right below is the latest convective outlook issued by SPC. Nearly all of Indiana is included under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms this evening.


The greatest threats tonight will be flooding from torrential downpours, gusty damaging winds, and vivid lightning.
Here's the surface analysis map for today (left) and tomorrow (right)


In the image on the right above, you can see a small area in Eastern Indiana included in that zone (in red) where flash flooding is possible. This is for tomorrow, where SPC has placed South, East, Southwest and Southeastern parts of the state under a slight risk for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.



A cold front will place late Wednesday into Thursday Morning that will finally put an end to the wet pattern. High Pressure will drop in from the North and switch our wind flow in from the Northwest. It will also keep sunshine around not for 1, 2, or 3 but for 4 consecutive days before daily storm chances return next week. Also, more hotter air next week will replace this cooler air we've been stuck in for the past 2 weeks. Could even see our first 90? More details in the days to come.


***8 DAY WEATHER OUTLOOK***
 SUNRISE: 6:26AM | SUNSET: 9:14PM | DAYS UNTIL AUTUMNAL (FALL) EQUINOX: 74
 DOG DAYS OF SUMMER (TYPICALLY HOTTEST PERIOD OF THE YEAR) RUNS FROM JULY 3rd TO AUGUST 11th

JULY 10	JULY 11	JULY 12	JULY 13	JULY 14	JULY 15	JULY 16	JULY 17
WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY
CLOUDY T'STORMS	PARTLY SUNNY	PARTLY SUNNY	PARTLY SUNNY	PARTLY SUNNY	PARTLY SUNNY	SCT'D T'STORM?	SCT'D T'STORM?
SEVERE STORMS?	DRIER WX ARRIVES	AVG HIGH 85	AVG LOW 66	HOTTER	PM STORMS?	SOME DRY HRS	SOME DRY HRS
85	80	80	83	87	88	89	86
61	60	62	64	66	72	69	71