A warm week with a few scattered showers in central Indiana

After 22 consecutive days with above average high temperatures to end the month of July, we’ve had four consecutive days with temperatures below average to start the month of August. Indianapolis average 102 days with a high temperature of 80° or more. Monday was our 62nd 80° day of the year and we’ll keep high temperatures in the 80s through the end of the work week.

A low pressure system will bring widely scattered showers and storms Tuesday but severe storms are not expected. The day will not be a complete washout and less than a half-inch of rain is likely. Other than that, this will be a dry week with sunny skies and gradually rising humidity. Humidity will be more noticeable on Tuesday and dewpoints in the 70s will take us back to steamy conditions through the weekend.

For 21 of the past 44 days we have had highs in the 90s. Last Wednesday was our last 90° day as the heatwave ended. After a week of high temperatures in the 80s, the 90° heat will return this weekend along with a chance for scattered storms.

July Recap

July was a steamy month with 13 days of 90° heat. We only has one 70° day and the warmest day of the month was a 95° high temperature on the 29th. After a dry start, we received 1.64″ of rain on the 31st to push our monthly total to 4.30″, just .12″ below average. We had 8 days with wind gusts of 30 mph or more and the peak wind gust was 51 mph on the 16th.

August Outlook

The months of April through June are the wettest time of the year for Indianapolis with an average of 18.46″ of rain. We finished that period this year 2.51″ above average, but that a little misleading. Precipitation was 3.68″ above average in April, but 1.28″ below average since May first. The 30-day outlook for August from the Climate Prediction Center is calling for above average temperatures and near average precipitation.

Air Quality was in the moderate range Monday.

July was dry month and this has been a dry Summer.

August is off to a warm start.

Scattered showers and storms are likely Tuesday.

Expect high temperatures in the 80s for the next four days.

We lose over an hour of daylight in August.