A heat advisory has been issued for four counties in Kentuckiana by the National Weather Service in Southern Indiana. This does not include Louisville. It goes into effect at noon today until 8 pm tonight. Below is an image of the counties included and more information.  The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Heat Advisory, which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening. * TEMPERATURE...Afternoon temperatures in the lower to middle 90s, with maximum afternoon heat index values around 105 degrees. * IMPACTS...The heat will lead to hazardous conditions parti ..read more

May 3rd marked the start of fissures opening and lava flowing at Kilauea.  In the last six weeks, more than 20 fissures have opened in Kilauea's Lower East Rift Zone.  Many of those were small and short-lived, but not all of them. One fissure - Fissure 8 - pushed lava toward the ocean, and the damage can be seen from space.  Since May 3rd more than 110 million cubic meters of lava have come from Kilauea which would fill 45,000 Olympic swimming pools, according to the USGS. Image Credit: NASA via EarthSky (May 14th) Image Credit: NASA via EarthSky (June 7) On June 3 USGS tweeted ..read more

Question: What's the dew point got to do with it?  Answer: A lot!  Once spring hits, the WDRB meteorologists talk about the dew point all the time on WDRB News. In fact, we discuss it almost every time we are on the air! It can tell us so much! How comfortable it will feel out sound or if we could see severe weather.  Today's dew points are back in the sticky seventies!   But I also get a lot of people that ask "What's the humidity today?" Or "Why not mention the humidity?"  So let's start there... Relative humidity is defined by the National Weather Service as "the&n ..read more

An Air Quality Alert has been issued for several WDRB counties Sunday 10 AM - midnight EDT.  These alerts are often labeled with different names by different departments/offices, so for the sake of understanding we will refer to all similar alerts as air quality alerts.  The alert was issued for higher than normal surface ozone levels, but this is not the highest level alert.  It's an "orange" level meaning sensitive groups could feel health effects from the ozone but not the general population. Those sensitive groups include the elderly, children, and folks will breathing issu ..read more

HEAT! It's a killer- literally. It is one of  the leading weather-related killer in the United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year. In fact, on average, excessive heat claims more lives each year than floods, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes combined. In the disastrous heat wave of 1980, more than 1,250 people died. In the heat wave of 1995 more than 700 deaths in the Chicago area were attributed to heat. In August 2003, a record heat wave in Europe claimed an estimated 50,000 lives. HEAT ILLNESS:  During extremely hot and humid weather, your body ..read more

This video starts off by showcasing a nice, quiet day in Commerce City, Colorado. Things quickly turn chaotic as fierce winds pick up out of nowhere. Porta potties are tossed like toys, one of them lofted several stories high. People can be seen running and ducking for cover, even throwing themselves on top of their children for protection. You might be wondering how this could be possible with nothing but blue sky overhead. These gusty winds were clearly the result of a dust devil. A dust devil is a strong, well-formed, and relatively long-lived whirlwind, ranging from small (h ..read more

An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the National Weather Service in Louisville, The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. It is in effect for tomorrow for more counties than we typically see in an Air Quality Alert. It includes Jefferson, Bullitt, Oldham, Floyd, Clark, Washington, Harrison, Perry, Dubois, Scott, and Jefferson (In) Counties from 10 am until midnight Friday. This only impacts some individuals. Read more about the alert below.    AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NI ..read more

June 8, 2018: Science operations for NASA's Opportunity rover have been temporarily suspended as it waits out a growing dust storm on Mars. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter first detected the storm on Wednesday, May 30. When the orbiter team saw the storm nearing Opportunity, they notified the rover's team to begin preparing contingency plans. In a matter of days, the storm had ballooned. It now spans more than 7 million square miles (18 million square kilometers) -- an area greater than North America -- and includes Opportunity's current location at Perseverance Val ..read more

You've made it! After so many days in a row of rain and storm chances, this is the end.  We have a smaller chance for storms this afternoon/tonight.  The Storm Prediction Center has included most of our area (roughly I-65 and areas east) in a Marginal Risk of severe weather for at least the fourth day in a row.  This is the lowest category and suggests that stronger thunderstorms will be possible.   It's most likely a line of storms will form in central Indiana and move south. After several days of rain and storms, we don't have quite as much energy to support storms ..read more

Here's something to put on your summer skygazing calendar! Mars will make its brightest appearance in 15 years from July 27 to July 30th. It will be the 3rd brightest night sky object behind the moon and Venus.  Mars Close Approach is July 31, 2018 That is the point in Mars' orbit when it comes closest to Earth. Mars will be at a distance of 35.8 million miles, reaching its highest point around midnight -- about 35 degrees above the southern horizon, or one third of the distance between the horizon and overhead. In order to get the best view, look SE at 9 PM late July. By mid-August, Mar ..read more