The cicadas are out! I can hear them on the far south side of town and at Bryan Park. I didn't hear them at all while on the B-Line Trail today. Also, it looks like the pool at Bryan Park is set to open this year. Isn't that great news?
It is a beautiful day in Bloomington! Absolutely gorgeous. Get out and enjoy it. It looks like the high temperature will be 86 on Sunday and 88 on Monday. Earlier this week it looked like we might reach 90 degrees. It will be close but no 90's. Here's the latest thinking from the NWS:
.Short Term...(This evening through Sunday night) Issued at 313 PM EDT Sat May 22 2021 Warm summerlike temperatures continue this weekend as high pressure persists, centered over the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Current satellite imagery shows a mix of cirrus and afternoon Cu. The high clouds are expected to continue through the period with Cu returning tomorrow afternoon. The presence of the mid and high level clouds could at times filter the sun and may limit temperatures slightly from reaching full potential Sunday when upper 80s are expected. Overnight lows will range from the low to mid 60s. The high will finally start to push south at the end of the short term. This will weaken the subsidence some for the far northern portion of the forecast area, allowing for a chance of isolated showers during the afternoon to early evening hours on Sunday with the strongest diurnal heating. Otherwise, the rest of central Indiana is expected to remain dry this weekend. && .Long Term...(Monday through Saturday) Issued at 313 PM EDT Sat May 22 2021 During the long term, a series of upper disturbances will gradually break down the upper ridge across the area and allow the flow to become quasi-zonal. This will result in a front meandering across the area at the surface with no strong push to get it out of the vicinity until maybe next weekend. Thus, expect chances for rain at times for much of the period. Dry weather will continue on Monday with the ridge still in control, but the first upper disturbance will bring rain chances on Tuesday. The initial energy will be weak, so only expect some low PoPs then. Better chances for rain will arrive mid-week when the surface front initially moves into the area and has some upper support with it. As the upper support moves off, the front will linger on Thursday. An upper level low will move into the Great Lakes area around Thursday night, creating a wave along the surface front. This will bring another round of higher PoPs. Uncertainties on timing lead to only chance PoPs with this feature for now. The same uncertainty will keep low PoPs in for Saturday as the surface wave/front location could conceivably still be in the area. Well above normal temperatures early in the period will give way to near normal readings by the end of the week thanks to clouds/rain and cooler air behind the front.
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