Liz Braden

Fort Wayne

Meteorologist at WPTA-TV (Fort Wayne, IN)

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First Alert Forecast: Tracking AM haze, air quality alerts extended

1 day ago | 21alivenews.com | Liz Braden

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A mix of fog and smoke is lowering visibility for the early drive down to 1-3 miles in most cases. While the fog will let up throughout the morning, smoke will hold on a bit longer. Air quality alerts are still in place until this evening. Air quality is described as “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” meaning those with respiratory conditions should limit time outdoors. Today will mark one week since this wildfire smoke from Canada originally pushed into our area.
First Alert Forecast: Wet morning commute, air quality alerts in place

2 days ago | 21alivenews.com | Liz Braden

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Give yourself more time for the morning commute as the rain could slow you down. Widespread rain continues for the early morning hours, leading to some ponding on roads. Avoid using cruise control and take it slow for any puddles you encounter while driving to work. The majority of rain exits for the early afternoon, but some scattered showers will linger in the afternoon for areas south of US 30. The rain will keep us a bit cooler, with highs only in the mid 70s.
First Alert Forecast: Hot and hazy Tuesday

4 days ago | 21alivenews.com | Liz Braden

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - It’s the hottest day of the week as highs climb into the upper 80s across the region by this evening!Despite the warmup, wildfire smoke continues to be the nuisance in the forecast. Smoke will linger today and tomorrow, but Wednesday evening’s rain looks to set things into motion to slowly push the majority of the smoke out. On-and-off scattered showers, and even a few rumbles of thunder, will kick in by Wednesday evening and trail into the end of the workweek.
First Alert Forecast: 80s return for start of the week

5 days ago | 21alivenews.com | Liz Braden

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Good morning! It’s feeling more like summer for the start of this week! Highs will reach the 80s for the first half of the week, and we’ll even be just shy of 90 by Tuesday! While the humidity will be low for Monday, the humidity will gradually build past Tuesday. It’s the coolest morning of the week with temperatures down in the 40s for the start of Monday. The quick warmup will land us in the low 80s by this evening.
First Alert Forecast: Pleasant weekend forecast, warming into next week

1 week ago | 21alivenews.com | Liz Braden

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - We’ll warm into the 70s leading into the weekend, with an even warmer trend for early next week. Skies remain partly to mostly cloudy for Friday with temperatures making it into the mid 70s. A few stray showers are possible tonight, but rain will be widely scattered for those who see it. The weekend preview looks great as Saturday and Sunday look to be mostly sunny and mild. Highs for the weekend will make it into the low 70s.
First Alert Forecast: Warming up into next week

1 week ago | 21alivenews.com | Liz Braden

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - After a brief dip in the 60s yesterday, a warmup is on the way into next week!Highs return to the low 70s for Thursday with partly cloudy skies. A light haze may reduce visibility in some spots during the early morning commute, mainly south of US 30, but that looks to wrap up closer to 7-8 am. We’ll remain dry throughout the day today. There will be a few chances for isolated showers on Friday, mainly before sunrise and after sunset.
First Alert Forecast: Slipping back to the 60s for Wednesday

1 week ago | 21alivenews.com | Liz Braden

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - It’s a slightly cooler day with highs only in the mid 60s with the chance for a few afternoon showers. The rainfall chance will be fairly short-lived today, drying up in time for the evening commute. We look to be mainly dry for Thursday. but a weak chance for a few morning showers comes back early Friday for areas south of US-30. That chance for a few showers Friday morning looks to be about it for the week, otherwise we dry out for the weekend into next week.
First Alert Forecast: A few light rain chances during the workweek

1 week ago | 21alivenews.com | Liz Braden

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - We’ll be dry for the majority of the day, but a few light, spotty showers return later this evening. A low pressure system develops midweek and moves across the region, adding in multiple opportunities for isolated showers this week. Despite the small chance for rain each day, the rainfall itself looks unimpressive. Rainfall will be light and fairly hit-or-miss. We’ll dry up into the weekend as a warmer trend kicks in for next week.
First Alert Forecast: Dry for now, more chances for rain ahead

1 week ago | 21alivenews.com | Liz Braden

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Memorial Day will be dry for any parades or other remembrance activities you have going on, but wet weather returns after today. A low pressure system develops Tuesday into Wednesday, keeping us mild this week with some periods of rain. While it won’t be a full washout, on-and-off chances for rain will exist for nearly every day of the workweek. We’ll finally see this pattern wrap-up into the weekend, when more sunshine is expected with highs in the mid 70s.
First Alert Forecast: Cooler race day forecast

1 week ago | 21alivenews.com | Liz Braden

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The cooler trend holds on with another week of the 60s and 70s. It’s a much cooler Indy 500 this year with temperatures across much of the state looking to be in the 60s. Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies across Indiana with a weak chance for a stray sprinkle or two. Your Next First Alert: Another low pressure system develops this week, cycling in more opportunities for rain. Scattered rain chances will pick up for Tuesday and Wednesday.