Extended spell of sun, heat, low humidity rest of the week; Air Quality alert issued

Upper-level wind pattern is behind the warm and sunny stretch here. Pattern hold rest of the week






TWO SEASONS IN ONE DAY




Are you loving these lows? Early Tuesday the temperatures outlying dipped well into the lower 50s. Coolest 50° New Castle. The dry air and soils are aiding in the strong rebound of as much as 35° by late day and nearing 90° by late afternoon.

Stagnant pattern to persist rest of the week as upper-level "blocking" pattern holds. Low level pollutants are expected to be on the rise and a AIR QUALITY ALERT day has been hoisted for portions of central Indiana until 12am Wednesday.

Flanked by lows east and west, the UPPER-LEVEL high camps out overhead with air sinking and compressing. That's a gas and it heats under these conditions. Temperatures each afternoon - for the rest of the week will very warm, to as much as 10° to 15° above normal.

via: https://fox59.com/weather/extended-spell-of-sun-heat-low-humidity-rest-of-the-week-air-quality-alert-issued/