January 2016 archive

Hope You Like Winter…

Screen Shot 2016-01-09 at 7.20.28 AMHighlights:

  • Rain changes to snow
  • Much colder and windy
  • Quick-hitting intense snow squalls
  • Arctic air

Rain To Snow Late Tonight…Most of today will be mild, but big changes will take place tonight as cold air whips around an area of low pressure that will deliver rain, especially the second half of the day.  With the colder air moving in, rain will change to snow overnight and stick in spots.  Timing the changeover is key in obviously determining snow amounts, but after looking over morning data, we feel as good as we can about our initial snowfall map issued last night.  Additional fine tuning may be required later today, and bust potential remains high.

1stCallSnowfallMap11016The second half of the weekend will feature morning snow along with strong and gusty north winds.  It’ll be a harshly colder day (don’t let that high around freezing fool you, as that will take place around midnight).

Monday will dawn very cold, but dry, but the quiet times will be brief.  Clouds will increase late day and snow will develop Monday night into Tuesday morning.  Embedded heavy, quick-hitting, snow squalls will accompany arctic reinforcements Tuesday morning and set up a messy morning commute.

A third snow maker is possible Thursday and then our attention turns to next weekend for additional wintry “fun and games.”  Get the idea now that we’re in a drastically different pattern when compared to December?

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Saturday Night-Sunday Challenges…

Here’s our initial snowfall map, brought to you by dustytaylorphotography.com.

1stCallSnowfallMap11016

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Busy Times; Winter To Make A Come Back…

Screen Shot 2016-01-08 at 7.01.21 AMHighlights:

  • Wet close to the week
  • Rain to snow Saturday night into early Sunday
  • One-two punch of arctic air
  • Snow squalls Tuesday

Wet Close To The Week; Winter Blows In To Town…The region will deal with two storm systems as we go through the next few days.  Today’s area of low pressure will be responsible for pushing rain showers through the state and while it won’t rain the entire day, it’ll be wise to keep the rain gear nearby.

A secondary area of low pressure will lift northeast Saturday into Saturday night.  Heavier rains will arrive into central IN Saturday afternoon and the precise track of this second area of low pressure is key in determining the transition from rain to snow as cold air arrives on the scene.  As of now, we’ll focus on a changeover overnight Saturday night/ Sunday morning.  Initial thinking paints a 1″-3″ swath across central IN, but before issuing our first snowfall map, we want to have an opportunity to see the complete 12z model suite.

Regardless of how much snow falls Sunday morning, expect a much colder feel and strong and gusty winds as we go through the second half of the weekend.  Arctic reinforcements arrive Tuesday and we’ll know it.  Expect snow squalls and bitterly cold air for mid week.

Looking ahead, busy times continue down the road.  An early look at next weekend shows a pattern plenty capable for renewed wintry “fun and games…”

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Focus On Saturday Night-Sunday…

We continue to sure up the forecast Saturday night and Sunday.  Most all model data today began to trend southeast with our “follower” system, as expected.  Past experience suggests the…

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The Plot Thickens…

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