Updated 12.27.21 @ 4:58p
A busy weather pattern will be with us as we wrap up the year and head into 2022. The first in a seemingly unending series of systems will blow into town Tuesday and feature a period of heavy rain across central Indiana by afternoon, along with a shot of wintry weather for our neighbors across northern Indiana.
Additional (lighter) rain will arrive Wednesday evening. Rain will approach 3/4 of an inch across the greater Indianapolis area and snowfall should span within the 1” to 3” range for most across far northern Indiana Tuesday PM.
Additional storm systems will roll through here Wednesday night and Thursday and again Friday night and Saturday. The 3rd storm system appears to be the most significant within this batch and should lead to a messy New Year’s Day, including opportunity for additional heavy rain.
For those with travel plans north around New Years, expect the opportunity to encounter more impactful wintry conditions across areas just to our northwest with that system. Early indications suggest this could be a heavy snow maker for areas from the central Plains into the lower Lakes.
On that note, let’s keep close eyes on trailing upper level energy that may lead to a “surprise” second area of snow south with the New Year’s system. This is met with much lower confidence (always is with trailing upper lows in the medium term), but the overall pattern does support the potential of a secondary area of accumulating snow and we’ll keep a close eye on that moving forward. Ohio Valley, TN Valley, or even further east? Anyone’s guess at this point and we’ll continue to closely monitor…