Weather Blog

Winter 2023-2024: warmest on record? By Hope Kleitsch The 2023-2024 winter season has been rather boring for the Ohio Valley region. December was dry and mild. January was wet, cooler than December, but still warmer than average, despite the arctic cold snap. Now, February is very mild and bone dry.…

A once in a lifetime event will take place in central Indiana on April 8, 2024. By Hope Kleitsch A TOTAL Solar Eclipse will pass through the state, the first time since the year 1869 and the first time in Indianapolis since 1205! This will also be the last one…

By Hope Kleitsch Fog blanketed over 20 states last week, causing the National Weather Service to issue a record breaking number of Dense Fog Advisories. 1,517 advisories were issued on Thursday, Jan. 25, making it the record number of dense fog advisories ever simultaneously issued. Jan. 24 and 23 made…

The Polar vortex is a commonly misunderstood, yet popular term in the meteorology world. By Hope Kleitsch Note, this is NOT a new term, it just happens to be a term that is flowing freely on the internet. It refers to the area of low pressure that is parked atop…

An atmospheric river is coming to the Western US. By Bret Walts The west coast of the United States has very unique weather patterns - often dealing with a wide range of patterns from excessive moisture aided by mountains to persistent drought. Much of this variation is related to the…

The evolution of El Niño will play a pivotal role in planting conditions for Spring of 2024.  By Bret Walts Winter 2023-24 has been heavily influenced by a powerful El Niño state in the Equatorial Pacific. El Niño is represented by anomalously warm ocean water off the coast of South…