Category: 7-Day Outlook
Highlights:
- Scattered storm chances continue
- Much cooler next week
- Midweek showers return
Watching For Afternoon And Evening Storms…We’re starting the day with low clouds, fog, and a chilly easterly breeze. That said, a warm front will begin to lift north this afternoon, allowing a warmer and increasingly muggy feel to return. Scattered thunderstorms will also increase in overall coverage later this afternoon and evening. While widespread heavy rains aren’t anticipated, localized heavy downpours are possible in slower moving, stronger storms.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain Sunday morning, but a cold front will pass around lunchtime with drier air arriving by the afternoon hours. If you have plans outdoors Sunday, the afternoon and evening looks absolutely beautiful with a more pleasant air mass building in with those drier conditions.
Unsettled conditions return Tuesday into Wednesday with unseasonably cool air. As of now, the early outlook for the big race weekend and Memorial Day holiday is a dry one, with just a scattered shower chance Saturday. Stay tuned.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″ (Locally heavier amounts)
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/05/20/scattered-storm-chances-through-sunday-morning-much-cooler-next-week/
Highlights:
- Scattered storms
- Turning cooler next week
- Continued unsettled
Periods Of Storms In The Days Ahead…While we’ll have more dry time than not into the weekend, multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms can be expected as we close the work week and move into the weekend. With a moisture-rich air mass in place, locally heavy rain is possible. Storms will reach most widespread coverage during the afternoon and evening hours through Saturday.
A cold front will sweep through the state Sunday with scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms followed by drier, cooler air for Monday.
As we progress through next week, the region will remain in a much cooler, challenging northwest flow. Individual disturbances will race southeast and result in continued unsettled weather as race weekend and the Memorial Day holiday draws closer. We’ll keep a very close eye on things. The balance of next week will be significantly cooler than average.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 1.50″ – 2.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/05/18/unsettled-stretch-of-weather-ahead/
Highlights:
- Sunshine and warmth continues
- Increasingly muggy feel develops
- Storm chances return
- Much cooler next week
Very Warm And Increasingly Humid…High pressure will supply continued dry conditions, along with unseasonably warm temperatures through midweek. A southwesterly air flow will help push an increasingly muggy feel into the region by Wednesday. “Air you can wear” will be an appropriate way to sum things up! 🙂
That increasing moisture will eventually yield better coverage of showers and thunderstorms as we move through late week into the weekend. It certainly won’t rain the entire time, but periods of scattered thunderstorms will be with us Thursday through Monday morning. With high moisture content, locally heavy rains will be possible.
A cold front will move through the state Sunday night and Monday and result in a significantly cooler trend next week.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 1.50″ – 2.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/05/16/humidity-increases-late-week-storms-then-cooler/
Highlights:
- Sun-filled weather
- Trending warmer and more humid
- Storm chances return late week
Happy Mother’s Day…High pressure will provide stellar weather conditions to celebrate mom outdoors today. Look for plentiful sunshine, low humidity, and warm temperatures. Enjoy the day!
Dry weather will continue through early week, along with progressively warmer conditions. A southwesterly air flow will also develop and help pull increasingly moist air out of the Gulf of Mexico northbound. It’s safe to say that humidity levels will grow into the “uncomfortable” category by midweek.
With that increasingly moist air mass in place and an approaching frontal system to our west, we’ll begin to increase scattered shower and thunderstorm chances by Thursday, continuing (in scattered fashion) into the weekend.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/05/14/a-beautiful-mothers-day-summer-like-feel-this-week/
Highlights:
- Drier trend develops
- Warming up
- Summer-like feel next week
This Is More Like It…High pressure will build into the region over the weekend. With the exception of a weak disturbance that may kick up a couple showers across northeastern portions of the state Saturday, the balance of the upcoming 7-day period will be rain-free. This extended dry spell is certainly well deserved and should continue into early next week. Get out there and make the most of it!
A southwesterly air flow will help transport a warmer and increasingly muggy air mass into the region next week. While we’ll need to keep an eye on this increasingly moist and unstable air mass for storm chances, we’re siding with a more “optimistic” approach to the forecast period and hold storm chances off until Thursday. Regardless of storm chances, next week will certainly take on a more summer-like feel…to the delight of many!
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 0.75″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/05/11/pleasant-weekend-summer-like-feel-next-week/
Highlights:
- Couple rounds of storms ahead for some
- Drier weather awaits
- Warming up
Nice Day Before Storm Chances Ramp Up Tonight…Once we get rid of the patchy fog this morning, a good deal of sunshine can be expected today before our next chance of storms. Better rain and storm chances will arrive tonight, especially north of the city. Locally heavy rain and a strong thunderstorm, or two, can be expected.
Scattered thunderstorms will continue Thursday morning before slowly settling south as we progress into the afternoon hours. This drier trend to end Thursday will be a prelude to the weekend. High pressure will build overhead and supply plentiful sunshine over Mother’s Day weekend, along with warmer temperatures. All-in-all, a well deserved, beautiful weekend awaits.
Dry, warm conditions will continue into early next week.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 0.50″ -1.00″ (locally heavier amounts)
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/05/10/watching-for-storms-drier-times-coming/
Highlights:
- Frosty start
- Rain chances return
- Dry and pleasant close to the week
Wet Weather Returns…Bright and sunny conditions are in place as we open up a new work week, and many are awaking to frost out the door this morning, as well. Light winds, dry air, and clear skies allowed temperatures to plummet into the lower and middle 30s for many central and northeast IN neighborhoods overnight.
Clouds will increase later today and showers will arrive tonight. We’ll introduce thunderstorms into the mix Tuesday as a frontal boundary begins to settle south. That frontal boundary will begin to stall near the region midweek and additional waves of showers and thunderstorms will impact the region (especially the southern half of the state) through Thursday.
Drier weather will return to close the week and we expect a very pleasant start to the weekend.
A new weather maker will deliver a shower chance Sunday.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 1.00″ – 1.50″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/05/08/rain-and-storm-chances-return/
Highlights:
- Needed dry time
- Frosty mornings
- Heavy rain and storms return
Drier, But Unseasonably Cool…Much-needed dry time has arrived. High pressure will dominate our weather pattern this afternoon through Monday, supplying dry skies. Despite the return of the sunshine, temperatures will continue to run much cooler than average. In fact, with drier conditions in place, overnight lows will tumble into the frosty range Sunday and Monday mornings. Cover up that tender vegetation.
Our next weather maker will arrive on the scene by the middle of next week as a frontal boundary stalls out over the region. Unfortunately, this is a rather ominous signal for heavy rains to return. We forecast periods of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday through Thursday before wrapping up the work week with scattered showers. We’ll keep a close eye on the data over the next few days as additional heavy rains are the last thing we need.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 1.50″ – 2.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/05/06/frosty-mornings-heavy-rain-returns-next-week/
Highlights:
- Heavy rain returns
- Unseasonably cool
- Drier weather returns late in the weekend
Live Near A Body Of Water? Keep An Eye On The Level…Central Indiana will deal with an extended period of rain, occasionally heavy, tonight through Friday afternoon. With saturated soils in place, an additional widespread 2.5″-3.5″ (with locally heavier amounts) between now and Saturday morning, flooding concerns are very high. As the lead off states, please remain aware of water levels if you live near a creek, stream, or river. The other aspect of this storm will be unseasonably chilly air and gusty easterly winds that will shift to the north Friday night into Saturday.
The weekend will provide a drier trend, but the improvements will be slow to occur. Showers remain in our Saturday forecast before drier air finally wins out Sunday with sunshine. The worry once to Sunday and Monday mornings will be the potential of frost and freeze conditions- especially in communities away from downtown. Remember, no planting around these parts until after Mother’s Day! 😉
Shower chances return by the middle of next week!
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 3″ – 4″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/05/03/flooding-concerns-return/
Highlights:
- Limited sunshine
- Another big rain event awaits
- Prolonged period of chilly weather
Jackets And Rain Gear Needed…Without question, Tuesday appears to be the “pick of the week” across central Indiana as we get into some briefly drier air. Enjoy it, as a new storm system will deliver heavy, wind-driven rain and unseasonably chilly air as we progress through mid and late week.
Clouds will lower and thicken Wednesday morning and give way to an expanding shield of rain as morning wears into afternoon and evening. As the surface low tracks closer to the region, an increasingly strong and gusty easterly wind will develop and combine with the chilly rain to lead to a truly “raw” period of weather to close the work week. It’ll feel more like early-March than early-May around these parts. Unfortunately, it still appears as if this next storm will deliver hefty rainfall totals on our already water-logged landscape. Data paints a widespread swath of 2″-3″ totals with locally heavier amounts. Flooding, once again, appears likely and if you live near a body of water, it’ll be important to keep a close eye on water levels Thursday into the weekend.
Widespread rain Friday should slowly give way to improving weather conditions over the weekend: scattered showers Saturday and dry, cool weather Sunday. Speaking of cool, temperatures will continue to run well below average, and lows Saturday through Monday mornings’ may result in patchy frost in outlying areas…
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 2.50″ – 3.50″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/05/01/another-big-rain-maker-unseasonably-chilly/
