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Update 27 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
We are picking up cirrus clouds from MCS over Ohio this morning. We will have cirrus around for most of the day, but it will still be hot with 90-95 & heat indices of 95-100. There will be a nice br...
“Ring of Fire” 27 Aug 2013 | 06:41 am
Highs today ran from 88-91 in the viewing area with a peak heat index of 100 at Remington. Temperatures were in the 100s in South Dakota & parts of Iowa today. To put some of this heat in perspectiv...
Heat Wave & MCS/Potential Low-End Derecho Nearby Wednesday 26 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm
The heat wave began in our southern & southwestern counties yesterday, but not yet for everyone else with highs just shy of 90. 90+ is likely for everyone today. 90 or more will be with us the entir...
Heat Wave with Record/Near Record Temperatures In the Forecast 25 Aug 2013 | 10:36 pm
After a record hot, dry summer in Alaska, Deering, Alaska set a record low of 30 degrees today. Tok, Alaska, near Fairbanks, dropped all the way down to 26! Fairbanks dropped to 36 degrees this morn...
Weekend Outlook 24 Aug 2013 | 07:01 am
After 84 today, that hotter air towards Springfield, Illinois & Kirksville, Missouri will arrive Saturday & Sunday with highs of 86 & 90, respectively. Skies will be mostly sunny both days. Humidity...
Heat Waves, “Ring of Fire” & Eventual Nice Cool-Down 23 Aug 2013 | 11:34 pm
Heat wave will arrive Sunday & last through next week. It looks largely dry, but we will watch the potential of an organized MCS (derecho?) race on the periphery on the heat wave from northern Minnes...
Update 23 Aug 2013 | 08:37 pm
It is sunny & near 80 in Indianapolis as of 11 a.m., but overcast/foggy at West Lafayette with 67. Rochester has 77 as of 11 a.m. Fog bank became very thick & dense overnight over area. The fog at ...
Areas of Fog Tonight……Hot, Dry Pattern Developing with Two Heat Waves Through September 9 23 Aug 2013 | 07:23 am
Areas of fog will develop tonight as skies slowly clear & winds remain pretty light. In the early stages of drought, most places are below to well-below normal for July 1-August 22 rainfall. This is...
Early Stages of Drought In Parts of Area 22 Aug 2013 | 08:09 pm
Parts of the viewing area are in the early stages of drought. Impacts are largely short-term with grass going into dormancy & some water-sensitive tree/shrub species shedding leaves. Some crops are ...
July 2013……….Some Storms In the Forecast……Then Dry Again For Many Days 22 Aug 2013 | 06:41 am
July temperatures were below-normal at all of our weather stations with bel0w-normal to normal rainfall. However, it was a record warm July in many parts of the world. A record warm July occurred in...
