Keep watering as heat increases this weekend
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1:32
An early start to ice skating season is unlikely this year
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1:31
Fair again through Saturday afternoon
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4:54
Rudy Yakym joins ABC57 in studio this morning after his reelection...
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2:35
Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate
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1:20
The presidential and senate race odds are razor thin in the battleground...
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1:26
Quiet and sunny rest of the week, but more rain this weekend
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0:43
Fair again to end the week
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1:55
Berrien and Cass County early voters set the tone for election...
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5:37
Indiana Secretary of State speaks about voting safety
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0:38
Two men shot at River Run Apartments in Elkhart
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1:38
Rainy and windy Tuesday, but electing a sunnier end to the week
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City of Elkhart moves to buy birthing simulation mannequin for...
Even though skies Wednesday looked like they might open up, most of the area went without significant rainfall.
That's bad news for gardeners as the drought continues across Michiana, especially as the 80s and 90s return by the weekend.
Climate outlooks are fairly unwavering for most of this month, with drier-than-normal conditions favored across Michiana for at least the next two weeks.
However, it's worth remembering that drought is cumulative. While our 4-5" rainfall deficit since the start of the year is certainly a headline-grabber, since last June, most of Michiana is nearly A FOOT of rain behind schedule!
#Drought is cumulative.
— Tom Coomes (@TomCoomes) June 2, 2021
Since June 2020 much of the area is in rainfall deficit of nearly a FOOT! #inwx #miwx pic.twitter.com/VwHL67C8jb
Rain chances remain few and far between over the next week or two. We need close to 3-6" of rain this month to close the rainfall gap across northern Indiana. In southwestern Michigan, we need even more (6-9" of rain).