Enjoy Today’s Sun…Today looks to be the pick of the week, including mostly dry conditions and temperatures that will feel more like April. Find a way to get out and enjoy it!
Moisture will surge northeast into the region during the day Wednesday and a wavy front will sag south into the area to close the work week. The combination of a deep moisture transport out of the Gulf will help ignite locally heavy downpours. While questions are certainly there in regards to timing, we’re leaning more towards the optimistic side of things with this update…thinking enough dry air may invade the area for a mostly dry Saturday. This is an, admittedly, low confidence forecast.
Regardless of whether or not we can enjoy a mostly dry start to the weekend, moisture will stream back into the area for the second half of the weekend. Heavy rain and embedded thunder looks likely Sunday.
Mostly Cloudy Today; Brighter Sunday…A weak disturbance scooted through the region overnight and lead to a quick “pop” of mixed rain/ snow. As expected, this wasn’t a big deal. We’ll keep clouds around today, but introduce more in the way of sunshine Sunday (after morning fog).
A warmer SW flow will develop in the new week ahead and help transport much warmer air into the region, but this will also lead to an increasingly wet pattern. Spotty early week showers will give way to more widespread and heavier rains for the middle of the week. Timing is up in the air, but there’s the chance we get into some briefly drier air Thursday PM, but we caution it won’t last long as a new surge of moisture arrives to close the work week. We’ll also introduce thunder chances to wrap up the work week.
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Snow Transitions To Rain…Snow spread over central IN during the overnight and most neighborhoods accumulated between 1″-2″. Warm air advection will result in snow transitioning to rain from south to north as we progress through the late morning hours. All in all, it’ll be a raw Thursday.
Weak high pressure will build in and result in dry conditions Friday with sunshine returning.
A fast moving system will clip the region Saturday with a sprinkle or flurry possible, but this doesn’t appear to be a big deal in the least.
The bigger story? The developing unseasonably warm period developing next week, but we caution this will also be a wet period as a prolonged SW flow transports moisture-rich Gulf of Mexico air into the region. Heavy rain totals will be a good bet.
Snow changes to rain for central IN Thursday morning
Much warmer times coming
Slushy Snow Late Tonight For Some…It’s a much colder feel out the door this morning! You’ll want the heavier coat. The good news? Dry conditions today, including lots of sunshine.
Our next fast moving storm system will spread snow into central IN during the overnight (after midnight for most) and accumulate for some (snowfall forecast below). For the city, itself, look for a slushy coating to 1″. Further north, a band of 1″-3″ is expected before the transition to rain mid to late morning. Northern IN will be the “winner” with this system, including a 3″-5″ band. All precipitation will be to our east by Thursday evening.
A dry close to the work week is expected before another fast moving storm system deliver a sprinkle Saturday, but this just doesn’t look to be a big deal at the moment. We’ll keep an eye on things.
We turn much warmer early next week, but clouds and showers may keep us from being as warm as we could’ve been otherwise. Better rain and storm chances arrive late Tuesday. A stiff southwest wind will be with us early next week.
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