Scattered showers will remain a possibility though the evening. The rain should not be widespread over central Indiana.
Showers will be possible Thursday morning. As an area of low pressure moves off to the east, a few lingering showers could remain, especially over eastern Indiana. Heating of the day may spark a few more showers late afternoon. So I'll keep it a "yellow".
High pressure will keep things dry Friday and Saturday.
It looks like we will have rain arrive Sunday but there remains some question as to when it gets here. One medium-range computer model suggests rain starting Sunday morning and light rain continuing throughout the day. Another medium-range computer model keeps things dry Sunday morning, scattered showers developing by afternoon, and widespread rain arriving by evening.
Earlier today I overheard someone talking about how windy it has been recently. They were suggesting that it is a lot windier than they remember it being. That conversation sent me in to the depths of weather records.
The data shows that in fact it has been a windy April. April ranks as the #1 month number of hours with 20+ wind gusts. April averages 95.5 hours with 20+ wind gusts on average since 1990. This year April has had 157 hours with 20+ mph wind gusts through April 28. That is a 64% increase in number of hours. So yes, it has been a bit windier than usual.
In fact, it is the windiest April in 9 years. 2011 had 184 hours with 20+ mph wind gusts. We may make a run on that when you factor in today (April 29) and Thursday.
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April is quite a bit ahead of the #2 month, March. It works out to around 25% more. That is followed by January.
Rain passing through central Indiana Wednesday morning has knocked down tree and mold allergens for the moment. Both tree and mold levels are expected to increase later today.
The highest tree allergens later today will be oak, maple/box elder, alder, birch, willow, hickory, mulberry, and cottonwood.
Such a nice day in central Indiana. Temperatures this afternoon have climbed in to the 70°s. Winds are a bit gusty, out of the south-southwest up to 28 mph.
The rest of the afternoon will remain dry. A couple high-resolution, short range computer models are suggesting a few showers popping up between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. This may be a little overdone. That being said, I am going to keep a chance of a spotty shower in the forecast by evening. By the way, sunset is 8:37 p.m. this evening.
Rain becomes widespread overnight as a line of decaying thunderstorms arrives in the Hoosier state. Rain will likely linger through the morning and midday Wednesday. I'm going to through a yellow - "at your own risk" for the evening as it does appear the rain will let up and become less widespread in coverage. However, the grass will be wet.
Thursday morning looks to be wet. Moisture will be present on the backside of an area of low pressure, so showers will be likely. The rain may let up and become more scattered by midday and evening. It looks be to be windy, especially for the morning and midday.
Friday and Saturday look dry as high pressure moves overhead.
Today is a great day to fire up the mower and get your yard mowed. I'll be doing the same later this afternoon. Do it before a few showers pass overnight. A couple showers may linger Tuesday morning but should be out of central Indiana by midday.
Wednesday is going to be a "No Mow" day. We should wake up to rain falling. Showers should continue through the afternoon and evening. It will also be windy. Leave the mower in the garage or shed.
Computer models suggest rain could linger on the backside of an area of low pressure Thursday morning. Rain should begin to taper off by mid-morning and be mainly out of the area by afternoon. It will also be windy morning and afternoon.
If you saw a line of bright lights in the sky over the Midwest tonight (around 10:10 EDT), there is an explanation. They are part of Elon Musk’s Starlink project. Forbes wrote an article about it a few days ago.
While many people in the Midwest reported seeing the bright lights, I even got a message (with video) from someone in the Caribbean.
Space X launched its seventh Starlink mission Wednesday, April 22, 2020 which included a payload of 60 Starlink satellites.
The project is to place around 12,000 of small satellites in orbit around the planet when the project is completed. The satellites will be used to provide high speed internet around the globe.
There are only 420 in orbit to date. I suspect we will have many more sightings of bright objects in the sky once the other 11,580 are placed in to orbit (approximately 350 miles above the Earth's surface).
Check out this video shot in Switzerland on April 24, 2020. You can see the "train" of satellites crossing the sky.
Did you see the lights cross the sky? Leave a comment and let me know.
It is a little gusty this afternoon but the sun is out! Sunset isn't until 8:35pm so there are still a few hours to get outside. Temperatures will be in the low 60°s in central Indiana.
Dry for most of Monday. Chance for a few showers late Monday north.
Morning showers Tue. A few sct Tue PM north along warm front.
If you are planning on going out on Lake Monroe Saturday pay attention to the forecast. A few light showers possible around sunrise. Temperatures climb in to the lower/mid 60° during the afternoon. Rain arrives by late afternoon.
Anglers... The barometer will be dropping through the day.
