Michael Moranelli

Fort Wayne

Midday Meteorologist at WPTA-TV (Fort Wayne, IN)

Midday Meteorologist @ABC21WPTA Former: WDTV-5 News ⛈️ PSU Meteorology Alum (‘22) Full-Time Yinzer, PSU Sports Fan, and MTG Player⚽️🏈📷 Opinions are of my own

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First Alert Forecast: One more round of rain possible, watching drought conditions

1 week ago | 21alivenews.com | Michael Moranelli

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Highs return to the 70s today and we have one more rain chance this week before drying out into the weekend. Today will stay dry and rain chances tomorrow morning have dropped, but we could see one or two stray showers late Friday. A warming trend into the weekend will lead to great conditions under mostly sunny skies to enjoy after a cooler and gloomy week. With not much going on in the forecast over the next week, it will be important to keep an eye on drought conditions.
First Alert Forecast: Temperatures on the rise after cool Wednesday

1 week ago | 21alivenews.com | Michael Moranelli

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Wednesday will be the coolest day for the rest of the week as temperatures struggle to reach the mid 60s under mostly cloudy skies and a line of showers expected to pass throughout the early afternoon. Most rain should be out of the area before dinner time and rain showers will stay light. This theme will stick for the rest of the work week with improving temperatures. Rain chances calm down tomorrow with one or two light chances before picking back up into Friday morning.
First Alert Forecast: Cloudy, cooler Tuesday, but warming for the weekend

1 week ago | 21alivenews.com | Michael Moranelli

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - After a sunny Memorial Day, cloud coverage has returned across 21Country with a cooler midweek expected. A low pressure system will slowly move into the area and bring multiple scattered rain chances over the rest of the work week. There is a chance for a scattered shower or two this afternoon and evening. Despite mostly cloudy skies and the chance for rain, highs will be right around 70 degrees again today.
First Alert Forecast: Rain moving out, temperatures slowly warming up

2 weeks ago | 21alivenews.com | Michael Moranelli

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - One last day of showers in the area will lead to a drying and gradually warming weekend. Highs today may fall below 60 degrees again, but with clearing skies later today and a few peaks of sunshine over the next few days those temperatures will gradually start to get back to normal. As showers start to wind down early this afternoon, clouds will depart and the day should end with a bit of sunshine.
First Alert Forecast: Scattered showers and cooler temperatures continue

2 weeks ago | 21alivenews.com | Michael Moranelli

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Another cool and rainy day across 21Country, so grab that jacket and umbrella again. Luckily, there should not be much in terms of heavy showers for the rest of the week. Scattered showers remain for the rest of the day, with plenty of dry time expected. Unfortunately, the dry time will primarily be mostly cloudy so temperatures are not expected to rise by much as highs could reach the lower 60s.
First Alert Forecast: Cold, gusty, rainy day in 21Country

2 weeks ago | 21alivenews.com | Michael Moranelli

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Our weather pattern has officially flipped with the arrival of cooler conditions and rain showers today. Widespread rain throughout the morning hours will lead to scattered showers and the chance for one or two stray storms throughout the rest of the afternoon. Along with these rain chances, temperatures have dropped into the upper 50s for highs throughout the middle of the week after highs hitting the low 70s yesterday and mid 80s to end last week.
First Alert Forecast: Colder, rainy week in store

2 weeks ago | 21alivenews.com | Michael Moranelli

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - After a very warm end to last week, temperatures dropped into the upper 60s this past weekend, and that trend continues into the new week. Today will most likely end up as the warmest day throughout the work week as highs hit the upper 60s for a third day in a row. Temperatures drop off and rain showers return for the rest of the week as a low pressure system arrives tomorrow.
First Alert Forecast: Recapping yesterday’s bust, another chance for severe weather today

3 weeks ago | 21alivenews.com | Michael Moranelli

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - We called yesterday a ‘boom or bust’ scenario, and well.. it was an easy bust for 21Country. The cap ended up dominating the second half of the day and we never had a shot to even see a drop of rain. This is a scenario we were worried about and mentioned as a possibility throughout the week. Models got overly aggressive given how the environment looked, but as the day progressed the radar indication started to become clear throughout the late afternoon and the evening.
First Alert Weather Day for storm threat tonight

3 weeks ago | 21alivenews.com | Michael Moranelli

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Today is a as we are tracking the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms tonight. At the earliest, storms could arrive around 8-9pm, but most likely it will be closer towards 10pm-midnight. All hazards are on the table tonight in areas where storms form (large hail, strong wind gusts, and possible tornadoes). The main issue is, given the environment, where these storms form.
First Alert Forecast: Latest updates on Thursday’s severe storm risk

3 weeks ago | 21alivenews.com | Michael Moranelli

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Scattered showers and thunderstorms remain possible throughout the afternoon, with cloudy skies otherwise. Another cooler day with highs around 70 degrees, but we will finally break out of this trend for tomorrow. On and off showers and storms this afternoon could delay tonight’s Tincaps game versus West Michigan like it did for a bit last night.