Category: 7-Day Outlook
Highlights:
- Rain moves in later today-Saturday
- Cooler second half of the weekend
- Heavy rain event next week
High pressure will give way to an approaching cold front later today and Saturday. Showers will accompany the front and may spread into western IN as early as this evening before continuing to advance east tonight. Most of the rain should fall through the first half of Saturday, but we’ll maintain a mention of showers up until the front passes Saturday night.
Cooler, drier air will move in Sunday and to open the new work week. High pressure will supply a return of sunny, ideal fall conditions.
As we progress deeper into the week, another cold front will team up with moisture from the remnants of Patricia to provide a much needed soaking. We forecast skies to cloud up Tuesday with rain developing by evening. Periods of heavy rain can be expected Tuesday night into Wednesday before turning more “showery” in nature. Much cooler air and blustery conditions can also be expected Thursday.
Upcoming 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: 1.75″ – 2.25″
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Highlights:
- Dry, warm, and breezy in the short term
- Weekend rain chances
- Better rain chances next week
The ups and downs of fall continue. It was only a few days ago temperatures were in the 20s and widespread frost and freeze conditions were felt across central IN. Flip forward to Thursday and some neighborhoods will flirt with the 80 degree mark with a gusty SW wind in place. Dry weather will continue through the daytime Friday before we introduce shower chances Friday night. Rain chances continue Saturday.
A cold front will sweep through the area Saturday night and provide a more fall-like feel for the second half of the weekend with increasingly sunny skies as the day progresses.
Our next weather maker will come in the form of a cold front the middle of next week and enough Gulf of Mexico moisture may get entrained into the system to present a better threat of more significant rains than what we’ve seen over the past month, or so. We’ll keep our fingers crossed. Model solutions as of now vary from an absolute deluge (GEM and European) to more of a 0.5″-1″ type event. For now, we’ll “split the difference.”
Upcoming 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: 1″ – 1.5″
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Highlights:
- Breezy open to the work week
- Moderating temperatures
- Weekend rain chances
Two back-to-back freezes were felt across central IN over the weekend, including several reports of middle to upper 20s in neighborhoods away from the city. As we open the work week, our air flow will shift to the SW and help boost temperatures with wind gusts up to 30 MPH Monday afternoon. Dry conditions will prevail until Wednesday when an isolated shower/ sprinkle will be possible.
Better rain chances are expected this weekend as a cold front moves in. Modeling suggests this boundary may be able to tap into just enough Gulf moisture to allow for more widespread rain coverage than what we’ve seen recently. We’ll keep our fingers crossed.
Upcoming 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: 0.25″ – 0.50″
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Highlights:
- Another glorious fall day
- Scattered shower Thursday night
- Much cooler air heading into the weekend
High pressure will provide another picture-perfect fall day Wednesday before a cold front approaches Thursday evening. A band of scattered showers will accompany the frontal passage Thursday night, but we’re still not looking at any sort of rain of significance.
The big story wrapping up the work week and heading into the weekend? MUCH cooler air and blustery conditions. Jackets and sweaters will be needed this weekend. Additionally, we still think our first frost and freeze of the season will arrive come Sunday morning.
Looking ahead, forecast models remain consistent on a more appreciable rain maker arriving just over a week from today. Stay tuned.
Upcoming 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: Trace – 0.10″
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Highlights:
- Windy times
- Cooler air arrives
- Showers Thursday night
- Chilly finish to the week
A cold front swept through the region Monday evening with a band of showers and embedded strong thunderstorms across the eastern portion of IN. Rainfall amounts weren’t impressive, unfortunately. High pressure is now building in and will result in a much cooler and continued dry time through mid week.
A secondary cold front will blow into town Thursday evening with scattered showers and MUCH cooler, breezy conditions to wrap up the work week. A chilly weekend is in store with frost potential Sunday morning.
Upcoming 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: Trace- 0.10″
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