The Dangers of Microbursts

When it comes to severe weather, we’ve kind of been conditioned to fear tornadoes, and *ONLY* tornadoes. However, Microbursts and straight line winds are just as dangerous, and are far more frequent in our area.

The Oscillations Visualized

In videos and posts, you often hear me refer to the Aleutian Low, Pacific North American Teleconnection (PNA), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), Cross Polar Flow, and Southeast Ridge among the many factors in our weather. While there are dozens of oscillations and teleconnections, these are the ones that most directly affect our weather; especially in […]

Effects of Humidity on Weather

There are dozens of ingredients that influence our surface weather conditions. One of the strongest influences comes from water vapor. The main ways we tend to note water vapor near the surface are via measurements of Relative Humidity (RH), Dew Point Temperature (DP), and Precipitable Water (PWAT). You may have noticed you often hear us […]

What is an “Urban Heat Island?”

Have you ever wondered why official temperatures for cities are actually taken at airports or other remote locations? If you have a thermometer in your car, perhaps on sunny days you’ve noticed that the temperature tends to increase the further you travel into a town, with the effects being greater in larger towns. Or, maybe […]

How “Madison County Weather Updates” Came to Be

MCWU Color Emblem

I’ve been asked numerous times how Madison County Weather Updates came to be. At the time of writing this, Madison County Weather Updates has over 10,500 Facebook followers, plus 592 on Twitter, and 511 on Instagram. The Instagram page was only created a few months ago, but the Twitter page has been around for as […]

Historic Temperature Trends for Anderson and Madison County

I’ve been asked several times about the temperature trends for Madison County. Are temperatures getting warmer? Are they getting colder? Is there even a trend? So in this short article I will tackle that question.  The attached charts cover the mean or median temperature of every year from 1896 (the first complete year of data […]

2-12-2021 Update on Winter Storm

NWS has issued a WINTER STORM WATCH including Madison County from Sunday night thru Tuesday morning.  Analysis in the video.  

The Oscillations Visualized

In videos and posts, you often hear me refer to the Aleutian Low, Pacific North American Teleconnection (PNA), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), Cross Polar Flow, and Southeast Ridge among the many factors in our weather. While there are dozens of oscillations and teleconnections, these are the ones that most directly affect our weather; especially in […]

The Bering Sea – Why Do We Watch IT?

If you’ve followed our Facebook Page for long, and to a lesser extent our Twitter (due to character limits) and Instagram (due to short time of existence), you’ve no doubt seen and heard me refer to what’s going on in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island chain. There’s a solid reason for that, and I […]

Historic Temperature Trends for Anderson and Madison County

I’ve been asked several times about the temperature trends for Madison County. Are temperatures getting warmer? Are they getting colder? Is there even a trend? So in this short article I will tackle that question.  The attached charts cover the mean or median temperature of every year from 1896 (the first complete year of data […]

Effects of Humidity on Weather

There are dozens of ingredients that influence our surface weather conditions. One of the strongest influences comes from water vapor. The main ways we tend to note water vapor near the surface are via measurements of Relative Humidity (RH), Dew Point Temperature (DP), and Precipitable Water (PWAT). You may have noticed you often hear us […]

2020-21 Winter Outlook

Our Winter Weather Outlook for Madison County and most of Indiana was issued November 4, 2020. Here is the link to the Winter Outlook on Facebook. https://fb.watch/1yWaVHG9Rg/ Or YouTube https://youtu.be/2lQTTu3qU3g

What is an “Urban Heat Island?”

Have you ever wondered why official temperatures for cities are actually taken at airports or other remote locations? If you have a thermometer in your car, perhaps on sunny days you’ve noticed that the temperature tends to increase the further you travel into a town, with the effects being greater in larger towns. Or, maybe […]

How “Madison County Weather Updates” Came to Be

MCWU Color Emblem

I’ve been asked numerous times how Madison County Weather Updates came to be. At the time of writing this, Madison County Weather Updates has over 10,500 Facebook followers, plus 592 on Twitter, and 511 on Instagram. The Instagram page was only created a few months ago, but the Twitter page has been around for as […]

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