Kicking Off Autumn The Right Way!

Well, yesterday was the perfect start to fall. Couldn't ask for a better day weather - wise or otherwise to kick off the Autumn season. We saw partly cloudy skies with cool crisp temperatures in the upper 50s all day. I recorded a low last night in the Lafayette, IN area of 46.4* degrees while the national weather service recorded a low last night from the Purdue airport of 35* degrees! Some patchy fog was reported in the areas that actually saw the temperature dip down into the 30s last night.

 

We headed out to Exploration Acres last night as my Autumn celebration, With a day as perfect as yesterday there was no way we could pass it up.

There were over 1000 people out at the maze last night, and as Halloween nears there will be even more! We enjoyed Hot cocoa, Elephant ears, and lots of jokes. It felt good to break out the hoodies lol.

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Though we will see 70s again as our highs for much of next week I do see some cooler weather moving back into the area during the first week of October. Some models indicating the 540 line trying to dip down into the Midwest sometime during the first week of October. This is giving me the itch to start looking into our winter forecast here in the Midwest. With the drought we had all summer, What could it mean for our winter? This is something I will most likely try to work on over the next few weeks and have a post up real soon.

 

In the meantime..

Some more light patchy fog could be possible again tonight into early Monday morning as dew points will be around 34* degrees with air temperatures at 36* degrees during the overnight. So be careful as you head out in the A.M.

 

Otherwise today is looking like another great day.

 

Today expect highs around 61* degrees with sunny skies through out the day. Low tonight around 36* degrees with light winds between 5 and 10 mph. Chance again tonight for some more light patchy fog in areas as dew points will be at 34* degrees and temperatures tonight at 36* degrees. We do have a Frost Advisory in effect from 2:am Monday through 9:am Monday morning EDT. A frost advisory means that frost is possible, And that any outdoor plants left uncovered could be killed. I personally don't think most of us will see frost tonight however to be on the safe side as temperatures look to fall into the middle 30s I would still cover or bring in your plants.

Monday is looking like a good day for the most part. Highs around 67* degrees with a low that night around 51* degrees. Partly cloudy skies through out the day with winds between 10 and 15 mph. Winds will start to pick up a little gusting to 20 - 22mph as we head into Monday night, Some light scattered showers are possible Monday night into early Tuesday.

First Day Of Autumn! Kicking It Off With Possible Frost In The Forecast.

It will officially be Autumn at 10:49am EDT. Heck yeah! :) And its really starting to feel like it. Believe it or not we are starting to see a few trees start to change colors around the Lafayette area. And we will be talking about some possible patchy frost in the area by as soon as tomorrow / tomorrow night. Yes get out those heavier jackets and grab a cup of hot coffee, Its about to set in.

 

Temperatures have been right around 65* and 70* degrees as our highs over the past few weeks, However today we will see a high around 59* / 60* degrees. With highs this week ranging between 60* and 70* degrees. Lows at night falling into the middle to lower 30s already. Our average high temperature for this time of year is around 76* degrees, Our average low is around 56* degrees, You can see how fast fall is coming and how below average we are going to be this week. We are already looking into the first actual freeze dates, The national weather service has already released the freeze charts for the Midwest. Take a look below.

This chart above is showing the likely dates for our first freeze at 32* degrees. We are currently expected between October 1st and 10th.

 

Below is the expected freeze dates at 28* degrees.

You can see we are expected between October 11th and 20th.

 

The reason we are seeing these cooler temperatures right now is because of this big dip in the jet stream. Allowing all that cooler polar air to fall into the Midwest.

This map is looking into Sunday at 8:am EDT. Cool temperatures as that jet stream dip is right over the Midwest, Highest expected temperature all week is forecast to be around 70* degrees, Still around 6* degrees below average for this time of year.

 

Now we could very well see some light patchy frost as we head into Sunday night / early Monday morning with temperatures falling into the lower 30s around 35* degrees. Light winds and a dew point around 38* degrees means some light patchy fog is also likely for both tonight and Sunday night. So we will keep a watchful eye on that as well.

 

Your forecast for today and Sunday.

 

Today expect a high around 59* degrees with winds between 10 and 15mph gusting to 20mph possible, Partly cloudy to sunny skies and a cool low tonight around 39* degrees.

 

Sunday a high around 61* degrees with a low that night of 35* degrees, Winds light between 5 and 10mph with sunny skies through out the day, Some early morning light patchy fog is possible. With some light patchy frost / fog later Sunday night into early Monday morning not out of the question.

 

Tonight will be a great night to head out to exploration acres with cool crisp temperatures. Its a great way to kick off the first day of Autumn! I will be out there with my Girlfriend, Sister, and Best Friend having a great time!

 

Take care bloggers, And God Bless.

Moon And Mars Visible Tonight!

CRESCENT MOON AND MARS UPDATE:

 

Looking for Mars? Tonight the Red Planet is easy to find less than 2^o from the crescent Moon. Look for the pair shining side-by-side in the western sky after sunset. With partly cloudy skies across the area tonight we should have a pretty good view! Here is a sky map below.

 

As we head into Autumn it has always been one of my favorite things to look up to the sky and see what I can find, Things like the different moon phases, such as the crescent moon and mars, The hunters moon etc. Along with the cool crisp air at night. Autumn equinox is this Saturday September 22nd, at 10:49am EDT.



Firenado, Fire Tornado Caught On Film In Australia. A Crazy Phenomena!

A twister of fire was caught on tape in Australia just recently, This amazing phenomena has been called a Firenado. 100+ ft flames were being pulled into this dust devil like twister. Watch this video below. It is amazing!

How do fire tornado's form?

It needs to be extremely dry and usually in a drought stricken area for fire tornado's to form. It also needs to be windy and it doesn’t hurt if there are nearby wildfires. When a fire is formed it gets whipped by wind and forms a funnel or whirl like a tornado.

 

Brush fire flames pulled into this whipping air rising high turning this dust devil into a fire tornado is something I have never seen before. It looks like something out of this world. I couldn't imagine being there in person seeing it with my own eyes, Hearing the fire roar! Yes even on clear sky days weather can be scary.

 

The man who caught this fire tornado on tape says it lasted 40 minutes, It was like a dance of giants he said..

Rainfall Totals From Yesterdays Roaring Storms.

Here are all the rainfall totals from around the area from yesterdays storms. Frankfort, coming in with the highest rainfall amount as that is where that strong storm rolled through with the rotation and 60+ mph winds. Covington, and Attica, near that area in Fountain, county also saw some pretty decent amounts both coming in with over 2" inches of rain. Lafayette, and West - Lafayette seeing between 1.30" and 1.40" inches. And Remington, bringing up the rear with 0.30" inches of rain. Details on yesterdays storms are still up in the post below.