Highlights:
- Isolated afternoon shower possible
- Extended period of sunny weather
- Moderating temperatures
This Is More Like It…An isolated shower chance is there this afternoon into the early evening hours, particularly across western sections of the forecast area. That said, most will remain rain-free today with increasing afternoon sunshine. This is only the beginning of a rather extended period of dry, sunny weather across the Hoosier state.
Earlier thoughts brought rain back to the forecast to close the week, but latest model trends keep this next storm too far south and east for impacts, locally. Instead, we’ll forecast a dry weekend with moderating temperatures. A string of 80s is on tap next week.
We’ll remain below average through the upcoming week, but temperatures will begin to moderate over the weekend into next week.
In general, we agree with the temperature anomalies above, courtesy of the GEFS. As noted, the cool start to the period will moderate and turn warmer next week. Unfortunately, that warmer trend won’t last and it’s likely we trend cooler around the Memorial Day weekend.
Drier air is still expected for mid week, as high pressure builds into the region. Needed sunshine and pleasant conditions can be expected.
As we look forward to the weekend, modeling is still at odds with one another. The European remains consistent on the idea of heavy rain while the GFS remains consistent on a drier solution (rain, but much lighter amounts). That said, we note the consensus of the GFS ensemble members is more aggressive and reflects the idea of the European. We’ll remain firm on the idea of potentially heavy rain building in Friday into Saturday.
