#WDEFWeather #News12Weather Thursday Blipcast: Latest drought index showing worsening conditions due to lack of rain. Better chances for rain & thunder into the weekend and beyond.

Updates on your forecast tonight on @WDEFNews12 and at wdef.com/weather

#SomewhereDeepInTheNight

"This is a map of the universe. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) at Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, has finished its five-year survey. It observed more than 47 million galaxies and quasars and created a 3D map centered on the Earth. Today's featured image shows a thin slice of these data: the black gaps indicate where our Galaxy obscures distant objects. "

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260423.html

#SomewhereDeepInTheNight
"This is a map of the universe. The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) at Kitt Peak National Observatory, Arizona, has finished its five-year survey. It observed more than 47 million galaxies and quasars and created a 3D map centered on the Earth. Today's featured image shows a thin slice of these data: the black gaps indicate where our Galaxy obscures distant objects. "

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260423.html

"The weather service has said it issues red flag warnings, or less urgent fire weather watches, "when the combination of dry fuels and weather conditions support extreme fire danger."" CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-fire-weather-alerts-warmth-winds/

Thanks to @WDEFnews12 viewer Linda Parks from Decatur for a view of some shower-doused flowers.... Wednesday's HEP Heating #WeatherWindow #PictureOfTheDay.

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