Brian Inman
Chief Meteorologist
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Brian Inman is Chief Meteorologist of the WGEM First Alert Weather Team.
Brian grew up in Quincy and attended Quincy High School. He loved weather and storms even as a kid. He recalls writing one of his first book reports on a book called “Rain”. Simply put, he just really likes weather.
Brian gained his weather forecaster’s certification while serving in the United States Air Force. While in the Air Force, he served as the Radar Coordinator for the State of California. He was one of the first people certified by the National Weather Service to train and teach what was then the “new” Doppler Radar you are so used to seeing on TV and weather apps today.
After leaving the Air Force, Brian worked for Midwest Weather providing flight weather information for Quincy Regional Airport.
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Oktoberfest events across the Midwest will be in for a shorts and t-shirts kind of day.
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This week is going to be our second summer. The relative humidity won't be bad, but the temps will be on the hot side.
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Isolated showers are possible late Tuesday night, but it does not look like there will be any beneficial moisture this week.
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You will have to keep the weather app at the ready this weekend as the showers that will develop are a bit unpredictable.
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While there are several shots at isolated showers there does not look like there will be anything organized and widespread.
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We have rain in the forecast every day for the next 7 days but there will still be some sunshine.
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Some sunshine before the clouds roll in will allow temperatures to rise into the mid to upper 80s Tuesday.
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Will it rain on your parade? There is rain in the forecast and even a few thunderstorms are possible.
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You will want to keep an eye on the radar Saturday for isolated to scattered showers
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Patchy dense fog may develop Wednesday morning. If it does develop we do not think it will be quite as expansive nor as dense as it was Tuesday morning
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This weekend will be just about perfect for any type of outdoor activities.
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Smoke will slide south and the sun will reappear. Summer-like temps stay away for the next seven days.
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Is there any rain on the way? There is but when will it get here is the question that we try to answer.
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It will be a cool start to your Thursday with temps i the low 50s and possibly into the upper 40s.
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A weak cold front runs through the region and will cool temps for a few days. We may even see a few locations dropping down to the upper 40s for a morning low.
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We have a bit of an up-and-down forecast as far as temps go this week
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Temps will be seasonably cool next week. Say so long to the scorching mid and upper 90s. The milder weather will persist until next weekend when temperatures will heat back up.
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Thursday's max temps made it to the 100-degree mark at Quincy Regional Airport. Friday it will probably only make it to 99 degrees, so not much of a change.
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We have had very oppressive heat index values for the entire work week. The heat will break on Saturday.
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Heat index values will be well above 100 degrees through the rest of the work week.
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We are in the grips of a stifling heat wave. So far in the Tri-State area, we have not had any heat-related deaths.
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When we have extreme heat like this and overnight lows do not cool like we are used to. That heat just continues to build. Normal lows for this time of year are in the low 60s, during this heat wave our overnight lows will only drop to the mid to upper 70s and in some cases the morning low temp will not even drop out of the 80s.
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Drivers may encounter locally dense fog Friday morning. Visibility may go from being unrestricted then drop to less than one mile in a matter of a half mile along river valleys and low-lying areas
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First Alert for the threat of severe thunderstorms Sunday. We can't pin down just when but the the threat looks strong enough in the yellow circle to give you the First Alert.
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Flash Flooding west of the Mississippi River is possible over the next 24 hours
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Cooler temps are a sure thing, Where the uncertainty comes in is where the rain will fall
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Last week we had three days in a row over 100 degrees. This week we may not reach 90 degrees.
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We will continue to see temps near 100 degrees through the rest of the work week.
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Heat index values will be above 100 degrees well into the evening hours this week.
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Severe weather does look likely as storms will slide south of the region
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Wildfire smoke and hazy conditions have triggered an Air Quality Alert for part of the Tri-States this weekend. There is also a severe weather potential on Sunday.
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A few showers are possible Saturday afternoon, with scattered thunderstorms in the forecast for Sunday. Temperatures stay near to slightly above average through the next 7-10 days.
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Severe weather is in the forecast for Friday evening across the Tri-States.
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After scattered showers and thunderstorms Friday, this weekend will feature abundant sunshine.
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