The cool month of July is in the record books.  July 2009 is the 2nd coolest on record.  Here are the top 2…

1947     70.6 degrees

2009     70.9 degrees

This weekend will be warmer, with highs in the lower and middle 80s.

Most of the weekend will be dry, but there is a chance for rain Saturday night and early  Sunday.

Stay with Forecast 8 for updates on the timing for the chance for rain.

On Indiana Week in Review I made a mistake today when I said that Scott Schneider had the support of Mayor Greg Ballard.  I know I was wrong, don’t write, please.

I know the Mayor supported Ryan Vaughn and Ann DeLaney corrected me.

I came back from vacation to tape the show and that was a vacation moment.

July 2009 is the 2nd coolest on record.  Here is the list…

1947     70.6 degrees

2009     70.9 degrees

1960     71.6 degrees

1891     71.9 degrees

1882     72.1 degrees

28 out 31 days this month were cooler than average.

Skies will be clear to partly cloudy this evening and overnight.  Temperatures will be near 80 degrees through sunset.  Forecast lows are in the lower 60s.

Partly cloudy skies and highs in the 80s sum up the forecast for Saturday.  There is a chance for rain, but not until Saturday evening.

The chance for rain will linger into early Sunday.  Skies will be partly cloudy Sunday afternoon, with highs in the lower 80s.

It is easy today…sunny and near 80.

Topics for discussion on Indiana Week in Review today include:

-Carbon Motors announcement in Connersville

-Indiana Congressmen and their involvement in the health care debate

-University tuition hikes questioned

-Superintendent Tony Bennett’s efforts to change teacher licensing requirements

-Scott Schneider sworn in as state Senator

-Senior PGA crowds in Carmel

116th Street will close at Keystone Parkway on or after July 31, 2009. (I am hearing Tuesday AM) During the first 30 days of the closure, 116th Street will be closed at Keystone. At this time there will be no access from 116th Street to Keystone Parkway. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained on Keystone Parkway during this closure period of 116th Street.

After 30 days, traffic will shift onto the newly constructed portions of the interchange allowing for the intersections of 116th Street and Keystone to become right in/right out only. Access across Keystone at 116th Street will still be prohibited for a maximum of 120 days. The construction sequencing has been designed so that the Carmel Drive intersection will remain open to traffic until the spring of 2010.

Early this morning we had showers in our southern and south-eastern viewing area. They have since moved east and diminished — leaving us with clearing skies this morning.

TODAY: Expect plenty of sunshine across Central Indiana this afternoon with a few more clouds developing later today. Highs will stay remian cooler than average — right around 80º.  High pressure will build in today bringing dry and pleasant weather to the region.

Winds will stay light out of the northwest for the afternoon — good news for the Golfers in the U.S. Senior Open who will enter the second round today.

TONIGHT: Expect a few clouds,  quiet and calm conditions overnight.

Rain is beginning to move out of the area at this time — However some locations in the viewing area continue to deal with heavy and heavy rain. The national weather service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for parts of the following counties until 5:15AM:

Batholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence and Monroe countiues.

The rain will continue to fall across the southern part of our area for the next several hours.  Temperatures will be in the 60s overnight and return to near 80 degrees on Friday.

The rain moves out for Friday and the start of the weekend.

There is a slight chance for a shower or storm Saturday night and early Sunday.  There will be more dry weather Sunday afternoon.  Forecast highs this weekend are in the lower and middle 80s.