Whitley County, Indiana Weather and Climate Synopsis

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Current Surface Map, [2nd Source TWC], Yesterday's U.S. Highs, Lows
Indiana's Highs/Lows/Precip, 24 Hr Rainfall (7AM-7AM EST), 7 Day Rainfall Animation

NORTHERN INDIANA
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
GARY*          PTSUNNY   86  73  66 VRB7      29.97F                  
SOUTH BEND     NOT AVBL                                               
MONTICELLO*    FAIR      89  71  55 S9        30.00F HX  95           
FORT WAYNE     NOT AVBL                                               

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

.THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds
5 to 15 mph. 
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to
20 mph. 
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Much cooler. Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North
winds 5 to 15 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Cooler. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Chance of showers and a slight chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in
the lower 70s. Chance of measurable precipitation 30 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy through midnight then becoming mostly
cloudy. Chance of showers and a slight chance of a thunderstorm.
Lows around 60. Chance of measurable precipitation 40 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Showers likely and a slight chance of a thunderstorm.
Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of a thunderstorm. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of
measurable precipitation 50 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 60s. 

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:     Normal        Below      Above     Normal     Normal     Normal
 Precipitation:     Normal        Below     Normal     Normal     Normal     Normal

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

Thursday September 20, 2018 the 263th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 0.710000
Distance 0.999719 AU
Rise 07:31 EDT Set 19:45 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:38 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 07:05 EDT Ends 20:10 EDT

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

SEPTEMBER 20TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1845...
A tornado traveled 275 miles across Lake Ontario, New York and Lake
Champlain. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987)
...1926...
A hurricane which hit Miami FL on the 18th, pounded Pensacola with wind
gusts to 152 mph. Winds raged in excess of 100 mph for four hours, and
above 75 mph for 20 hours. (The Weather Channel)
...1967...
Hurricane Beulah moved into South Texas, and torrential rains from the
hurricane turned the rich agricultural areas of South Texas into a large
lake. Hurricane Beulah also spawned a record 115 tornadoes. (David Ludlum)
...1983...
The temperature at West Yellowstone MT plunged to six degrees below zero,
while the temperature at San Francisco CA soared to 94 degrees. (The
Weather Channel)
...1987...
Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma and
west Texas. In Oklahoma, a thunderstorm at Seiling produced three inches of
rain in one hour, golf ball size hail, and wind gusts to 60 mph which
collapsed a tent at the state fair injuring nine persons. (The National
Weather Summary) (Storm Data)
...1988...
Showers and thunderstorms produced locally heavy rains in central Wyoming,
and snow in some of the higher elevations. Casper WY reported 1.75 inches
of rain in 24 hours, and a thunder- storm north of the Wild Horse Reservoir
produced 1.90 inches of rain in just forty minutes.
...1989...
Hugo jilted Iris. Hurricane Hugo churned toward the South Atlantic Coast,
gradually regaining strength along the way. Tropical Storm Iris got too
close to Hugo, and began to weaken. A cold front brought strong and gusty
winds to the Great Basin and the Southern Plateau Region, with wind gusts
to 44 mph reported at Kingman AZ. (The National Weather Summary)
...2000...
Thunderstorm winds gusting to 115 mph snapped telephone poles in Brandenburg 
(Meade County), Kentucky. (NWS Louisville)