Marion County, Indiana Weather and Climate Synopsis

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Synopsis...

THE HOOSIER STATE SAW A RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AFTER SEVERAL DAYS BELOW NORMAL. READINGS 
CLIMBED INTO THE LOWER 80S AT MOST LOCATIONS. SKIES WERE MOSTLY 
SUNNY STATEWIDE TOO.

TONIGHT WILL BE MOSTLY CLEAR OVER NORTH AND CENTRAL SECTIONS AND 
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE FAR SOUTH.  A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER 
INDIANA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY EASTWARD.  HOWEVER IT SHOULD PROVIDE ONE 
MORE DAY OF DRY WEATHER OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN SECTIONS ON 
THURSDAY.

LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 60 TO 65 AND HIGH 
TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE 80S. AN AREA OF LOW 
PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL DRIFT 
TOWARDS THE OHIO VALLEY NEXT FEW DAYS.  THIS SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE A 
FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATE THURSDAY OVER SOUTHWEST SECTIONS OF OUR 
STATE.  THEN WE CAN EXPECT A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS STATE 
WIDE BY FRIDAY. 

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JEH/CS

IMPORTANT NOTICE...THIS WILL BE THE LAST ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT.
THIS PRODUCT WILL BE DISCONTINUED AFTER JUNE 30 2004. ALTERNATIVE 
PRODUCTS TO USE AFTER THAT DATE WITH INFORMATION SIMILAR TO THE 
STATE WEATHER SUMMARY INCLUDE THE WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR INDIANA 
/ASUS43 KIND SWRIN/...THE TABULAR STATE FORECAST FOR INDIANA 
/FPUS63 KIND SFTIN/...AND THE MAXIMUM/MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AND 
PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR INDIANA /ABUS21 KIND STPIN/.  

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LAST

CENTRAL INDIANA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
LAFAYETTE      PTCLDY    58  58 100 E3        29.86R FOG              
KOKOMO*        CLEAR     60  60 100 CALM      29.88R FOG              
MARION*        CLEAR     59  59 100 SW3       29.89R FOG              
MUNCIE*        PTCLDY    62  60  93 SW5       29.88R FOG              
PORTLAND*      CLEAR     59  59 100 CALM      29.89R FOG              
INDIANAPOLIS   FOG       60  60 100 CALM      29.88R VSB 1/4          

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, Rh, Wind, Regional Obs., Station Model, Surface 4-Panel
Meteograms : South Bend , Fort Wayne , Lafayette , Indianapolis , Evansville

.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Areas of fog toward daybreak. Isolated
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs around 80. South
winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. 
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable
winds. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds
around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers through midnight, then
a chance of showers toward daybreak. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance
of rain 30 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain
40 percent. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy through midnight, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 60s. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms through midnight, then a slight chance of
thunderstorms toward daybreak. Cooler with lows in the upper 50s.
Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 70s. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
20 percent. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of
rain 30 percent. 

12-48 Hr ETA Surface, 12-48 Hr ETA 500mb/Sfc, 24 Hr. Comparsion, TWC Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2
NGM 60 Hr Forecast Meteograms : South Bend , Fort Wayne , Lafayette , Indianapolis , Evansville

                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY     120 DAY    180 DAY
                                           NOV05   NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06
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   Temperature:      Below        Below      Above     Normal     Normal     Normal
 Precipitation:      Below        Below     Normal     Normal     Normal     Normal

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy

Saturday May 18, 2024 the 139th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 19.880000
Distance 0.999717 AU
Rise 06:27 EDT Set 20:57 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:41 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 05:58 EDT Ends 21:26 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy

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MAY 18TH...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1825...
A tornado (said to have crossed all of the state of Ohio) smashed into the
log cabin settlement of Burlington, northeast of Columbus. (David Ludlum)
...1960...
Salt Lake City UT received an inch of snow. It marked their latest
measurable snowfall of record. (The Weather Channel)
...1980...
Mount Saint Helens (in Washington State) erupted spewing ash and smoke
sixty-three thousand feet into the air. Heavy ash covered the ground to the
immediate northwest, and small particles were carried to the Atlantic
coast. (David Ludlum)