
Caleb Saylor
Meteorologist at WPTA-TV (Fort Wayne, IN)
AMS Certified (#858) & Emmy Award Winning Meteorologist @abc21wpta M.S. Meteorology @ballstate 📖
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4 days ago |
21alivenews.com | Caleb Saylor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Temperatures are forecast to stay warm, and even get warmer next week. Morning temperatures will be near 60, and afternoon temperatures Monday through Wednesday will be in the mid-to-upper 70s. Then, the end of the week will see a spike in temperatures with highs in the mid 80s on Thursday and Friday. YOUR NEXT FIRST ALERTWe’re also tracking a few chances for rain showers and thunderstorms next week.
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4 days ago |
21alivenews.com | Caleb Saylor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Across 21Country, the weather on Saturday was about as good as it gets! Fortunately, Mother’s Day Sunday will be just as nice. Temperatures fall into the mid 40s on Sunday morning, but afternoon temperatures rebound into the mid-to-upper 70s. The day will be very sunny as well. So, you’ll be able to spend time with mom outside, just make sure to wear the sunscreen!Temperatures are forecast to stay warm, and even get warmer next week.
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6 days ago |
21alivenews.com | Caleb Saylor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - On Friday morning, a group of runners carrying flags set-off from the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne on a 140-mile run to Indianapolis for the annual Indiana Run for the Fallen. Every mile along the way, the group of runners stopped and honored Hoosier members of the military who have lost their life serving in the global war on terror, says Johnny Butler, the Coordinator of the run.
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1 week ago |
21alivenews.com | Caleb Saylor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - When meteorologists talk about frost and freezes, there are three important thresholds. 28 degrees, when a hard freeze happens. which can kill plants. 32 degrees, freezing. The last is 36 degrees, when frost can form. Frost is frozen water, so how can water freeze in our area of Indiana when your thermometer reads 36 degrees? Lets explain.
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1 week ago |
21alivenews.com | Caleb Saylor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - In Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio, most avid gardeners know to wait until after Mother’s Day to put flowers in the ground. Over the past few weeks, the 21Alive First Alert Weather Team has been tracking warmer than average temperatures on the whole, but also warning about the possibility of a couple chilly mornings up until Mother’s Day, which falls on May 11, 2025.
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Temperatures will be warmer this week, with 80s making a return later in the week. I'm also tracking some rain & storm chances this week across #Indiana, with Thursday bringing the possibility of a severe thunderstorm developing. First Alert Forecast: https://t.co/uDDuHcA0XS https://t.co/LU6nW4xUWL

What a beautiful day across NE #Indiana and NW #Ohio Moms will get more of this tomorrow, too! https://t.co/vXgOSkwuAp

Areawide, 0.5-1" of rain has fallen over the past 24 hours, with the most rain falling in Grant and Wabash counties, and places west, as well as in Dekalb and Noble county where at least 1" of rain is estimated. More rain coming for NE #Indiana & NW #Ohio for the next two days https://t.co/O9TFZP876d