Slight Risk Cancelled

Not surprisingly, the slight risk was canceled for all of Indiana. Things just never could get going in marginal conditions and a solid cloud deck.

Another Slight Risk Day

Looks like we have another slight risk day for our area. There is a marginal 5% risk for tornadoes in southern Indiana. Some clearing late in the afternoon could increase the instability and produce a few isolated supercells. Otherwise expect a much weaker threat for today.

Slight Risk...

We are now under a slight risk for severe weather today (4/27). Looks like we could seem some possible wind and isolated threats from bow echo thunderstorms which form along the cold front. Overall the set up looks rather messy/disorganized but as the day progresses, conditions should be watched in case any potential increases. It is rather windy today and I measured a 46 MPH wind gust on the north end of Kokomo around 11 AM.

Yuk...

That is about the way to describe the miserable spring we have been having. Cold and rainy and just plain awful. I have been trying to avoid posting about it hoping it would go away. I do see any significant warming trend over the next couple of weeks. That isn't to say a couple of nice days won't be happening but the trend isn't our friend.

April Snow...

It looks like spring break could be sledding time for our area. It could be fun...

More Snow Chances...

Yeah, there is a snow storm showing up on the models for next week. We might get a little but from it but right now it is more over Iowa to Wisconsin. Could make for something interesting for someone...

Snow?

Looks like some possible slushy snow for Sunday. Maybe an inch or so...

IT IS SPRING, RIGHT?

I guess winter does want to offer up one last blizzard before it retires for the season. The panhandle of Texas, Oklahoma, and Southwest Kansas are in for a blizzard with snowfall of 12+ inches. Kind of a bitter pill for snow starved here in Indiana.

Spring Weather/Winter Weather Forecasts Revisited

I think spring has officially sprung and I got this idea not just from looking at the date on the calendar. It was pretty nice outside today and looks like there are a few more on tap this week. There is rain on tap Tuesday evening and Wednesday but the severe weather associated with the passing system looks to stay well south of Indiana.

So let's go back and recap the Winter Weather Forecasts. Hehe, that was a bust on so many levels. The idea of a bookend winter with December and February being the cold months and a warm January didn't pan out at all.

The significant cold snap in January was responsible for two of my four predicted snow days area schools. (Remember that snow days are a generic term for weather related closings in winter.) Depending on which area school you attended, I managed to get one or two additional days due to bad roads/snow. So I guess my prediction of three or four snow days was a pretty good guess and I consider it a success.

Overall we didn't get much snow and while I didn't keep an exact tally, I know we did finish below our seasonal average. Maybe next year will be a banner year for snow. Not much else memorable from this past winter.

Maybe we can have a memorable spring or summer.

Cold and Dry...

The storms passed in the overnight and now we have temperatures in the thirties for today and Friday and will have lows in the teens the next couple of nights too. Warming to more seasonal 50's by Saturday. Nothing too exciting in our future.