Category: 7-Day Outlook
Highlights:
- AM snow ends
- Windy warm-up coming
- Early week storms
Snowy For Some This Morning…A narrow band of heavy snow has deposited 1″-2″ for neighborhoods northeast of the city. Places like Anderson, New Castle, and Richmond were the “sweet spot” for this event. Thank you for the reports!
As quickly as the snow hit, it’ll depart and be a distant memory this afternoon, as increasingly sunny conditions develop, along with moderating temperatures. This is the beginning of a weekend warm-up that will send temperatures into the lower 60s Sunday afternoon though we will have to deal with a possible passing shower and strong and gusty southwest winds.
A cold front will sweep through the state to open the work week and help increase overall coverage of showers and thunderstorms Monday- especially during the evening and nighttime hours. Early showers Tuesday will end and give way to drier, cooler conditions for mid week.
Our next storm system will approach next weekend. The work week will end with another windy warm-up, along with showers by evening.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Dusting – 1″
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/03/04/am-snow-gives-way-to-increasing-sunshine/
Highlights:
- Sunny, cold close to the work week
- AM light snow Saturday
- Moderating with storm chances early next week
Coats And Sunglasses Required Today…We’re closing out the work week with plentiful sunshine, but temperatures will run several degrees below average. Heavier coats will be required out the door this morning with wind chills in the teens.
A warm front will lift north through the state Saturday morning and should push an area of snow northeast with it. The potential is present for a coating to less than 1″ of snow as this occurs early Saturday morning, especially for area northeast of the city, itself. Despite the quick hit of morning snow, sunshine should return later in the day and our winds will shift to the southwest. This will help temperatures recover late in the day and the moderating trend continues Sunday with PM showers.
A cold front will sweep through the region Monday into Tuesday morning with widespread showers and thunderstorms. After a warm start to the day, temperatures will fall through the daytime hours Tuesday. Dry, windy conditions will be with us as we push through the middle of next week.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Dusting – 1″
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/03/03/lots-of-sunshine-to-close-the-work-week-moderating-this-weekend/
Highlights:
- Showers with falling temperatures today
- Rain and snow showers Thursday
- Cold close to the work week
- Windy weekend warm-up comes with showers
Downward Trend…Showers will increase in coverage this afternoon and evening as temperatures fall into the 40s (this afternoon) and 30s (this evening). Certainly plan to carry the jacket with you to work and school as you’ll need it on the way home this evening.
Our next weather maker will be a fast-moving clipper system that will arrive Thursday afternoon. Gusty showers will blow through central Indiana through the afternoon and evening hours before transitioning to snow showers and embedded heavier squalls (capable of a quick coating where the heavier squalls occur). A dry, but cold close to the work week is ahead with highs Friday only in the middle 30s.
Just as quickly as the cold air hits, it’ll leave this weekend as a windy warm-up develops. A flurry or sprinkle is possible Saturday as the warm front lifts north and then showers will increase in coverage, along with a strengthening southwest wind (gusts of 40 MPH +) Sunday.
A strong cold front looks to blow through the region Tuesday with showers and thunderstorms a good bet Monday night into Tuesday.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Dusting
- Rainfall:1.00″-1.50″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/03/01/turning-colder-to-close-the-work-week/
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Filed under 7-Day Outlook, Arctic Cold, Forecast, Rain, snow, Spring Tease, T-storms, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Unseasonably Warm, Windy
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February 26, 2017
Highlights:
- Warming back up
- Storms around Tuesday-Wednesday
- Colder late week
- Windy warm-up next weekend
Don’t Blink…The second half of the weekend has gotten off to a frosty, but bright start! Unfortunately, clouds will begin to increase this afternoon. Thankfully, the increasing clouds won’t keep temperatures from getting a significant boost this afternoon compared to the frigid air of Saturday.
A few showers will scoot through the state Monday, but most of these will be confined to the southern third of Indiana and most neighborhoods should remain rain-free. A more significant storm system will lift northeast Tuesday and this will provide better coverage of showers and thunderstorms Tuesday (especially late in the day) into Wednesday. After a midnight high, temperatures will fall through the daytime hours Wednesday.
Another fast-moving, weak, weather maker will impact us Thursday evening into Friday morning. Scattered showers Thursday PM will transition to light snow showers overnight into early Friday morning. Friday will be chilly, but moderating conditions return as early as Saturday, along with a strong and gusty southwest flow by the afternoon!
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace – Dusting
- Rainfall: 1.00″ – 1.25″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/02/26/transitional-week-of-weather/
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Filed under 7-Day Outlook, Forecast, Hail, Rain, Record Weather, Severe Weather, snow, Spring Tease, T-storms, Tornadoes, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Unseasonably Warm, Windy
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February 24, 2017
Highlights:
- Record warmth
- Severe t-storm potential this evening
- Scattered snow showers Saturday
- Active pattern next week
Focused On Severe Weather This Evening…Though the day is beginning on a quiet note, we’re concerned it might not end that way, as strong to severe thunderstorms impact central Indiana this afternoon and evening. The sunshine this morning is actually something that adds further concern for the potential of explosive thunderstorm development later today. More specifically, we’re bracketing the hours of 4p and 10p for the likelihood of storms impacting central parts of the state (west to east), and some of these may become severe. All modes of severe weather are in play today, including large hail, damaging winds, and a tornado or two. Please have a means of getting the latest warning information and ensure you know your family’s severe plan. Otherwise, we forecast to shatter the record high today as we zoom all the way into the middle 70s with a gusty southerly wind.
Winter will return with authority tonight and set-up a much colder weekend. That high in the upper 40s Saturday will actually come at midnight with falling temperatures (most of the daytime hours will feature low-mid 30s with ‘chills in the 20s), windy conditions, and scattered snow showers.
A weak weather system is looking less and less impressive for the second half of the weekend, but we’ll continue to keep a chance of light rain in our forecast by evening.
Better rain chances will begin to ramp up Monday evening and become widespread Tuesday, including the possibility of thunderstorms, as well. The second half of next week will trend colder…
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/02/24/severe-t-storms-this-evening-give-way-to-much-colder-air-this-weekend/
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Filed under 7-Day Outlook, Forecast, Hail, Rain, Record Weather, Severe Weather, snow, Spring Tease, T-storms, Unseasonably Warm, Windy
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February 22, 2017
Highlights:
- Spring-like air continues
- Severe t-storm potential Friday PM
- Much colder weekend
- Another round of strong-severe storms next week?
Buckle Up For A Wild Ride…Morning fog (some very dense, especially north of the city) will burn off and give way to increasing sunshine today, along with unseasonably warm temperatures. In fact, we’ll be near-record territory (Indy’s record high today is 70° and we forecast to tie that record this afternoon). We’ll remain near record territory over the next couple of days, but our attention will, unfortunately, have to shift from the record warmth to strong-severe thunderstorm potential.
Most of Thursday will be dry, but a few scattered showers will likely dot the central IN landscape by the evening hours. Similar to Thursday, most of the day Friday will also be dry. It’s not until we head into Friday evening and night that we’re concerned for thunderstorms tracking through the state. A few of these storms will likely reach severe levels. Large hail and damaging winds are of greatest concern with the severe thunderstorms that develop. The cold front will sweep the state Friday night and a midnight high Saturday morning in the upper 40s will crash (most of the daytime will feature temperatures in the 30s with wind chills in the 20s) and wind-whipped snow flurries can be expected.
A weak weather system is still expected late Sunday and could feature a light rain and snow mix (not a big deal). What will be a bigger deal is a much stronger storm system rolling through the Mid West early next week. Unfortunately, another round of strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday…
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace
- Rainfall: 1.00″ – 1.50″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/02/22/active-pattern-ramping-up-monitoring-multiple-storm-chances/
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Filed under 7-Day Outlook, Forecast, Hail, Rain, Severe Weather, snow, Spring Tease, T-storms, Unseasonably Warm, Windy
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February 21, 2017
Highlights:
- Unseasonably warm conditions continue
- Strong-severe t-storm potential Friday PM
- Much colder this weekend
Spring-Like Weather Continues…A weak weather system will create the chance of showers into this afternoon, but many more dry hours can be expected than wet. In fact, some neighborhoods won’t even see a drop of rain today. The bigger news? A continuation of unseasonably warm, April-like, temperatures. In fact, we’ll turn even warmer for the second half of the work week and get back to dry time Wednesday and most of Thursday.
A strong cold front will sweep through the state Friday night. Ahead of this front, shower and thunderstorm coverage will increase Friday afternoon into the evening hours. Some of these storms may become strong to severe and include damaging straight line winds and hail.
We’ll then turn much colder Friday night and that will set the stage for a more seasonable weekend. Snow flurries may fly in the blustery northwest flow Saturday. A fast-moving weather maker will then spread a mixture of rain and wet snow across the state Sunday evening into early Monday. Confidence is low on timing of this late weekend system and fine tuning will be required moving forward.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace – Dusting
- Rainfall: 0.25″ – 0.75″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/02/21/incredible-february-warmth-continues-until-this-weekend/
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Filed under 7-Day Outlook, Fog, Forecast, Hail, Rain, Severe Weather, Spring Tease, T-storms, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Unseasonably Warm, Windy
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February 20, 2017
Highlights:
- Dense morning fog
- Tuesday showers
- Severe potential Friday
- Much colder this weekend
Two Seasons This Week…We’re starting the work week with dense fog across central Indiana. This will eventually burn off to a variably cloudy sky by afternoon, along with continued unseasonably warm temperatures.
A weak weather system will press through the state Tuesday and this will help lead to a period of showers Tuesday morning into the early afternoon hours. This won’t be a big event (most neighborhoods should accumulate between 0.10″-0.25″ of rain), but plan to pack the rain gear as you leave the house Tuesday morning.
A much stronger storm system will impact the region Thursday into Friday. As strong low pressure passes by to our northwest it’ll help pull anomalously warm, moist air northward Friday. Strong to severe thunderstorms may occur along the strong cold front that will pass late Friday. While we still have time to “fine tune” details on timing, early thinking would place greatest emphasis on large hail and damaging wind potential. Stay tuned.
Much colder air will hit with authority Friday night and set-up a wintry weekend. The spring-like feel of this past weekend will be all but a distant memory and flurries may fly Saturday morning in the colder, blustery air.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/02/20/spring-like-now-but-winter-returns-this-weekend/
Highlights:
- Spring-like weather rolls along
- Shower chances return
- Strong t-storm potential
- Different tune next weekend
Is This February? Our stretch of unseasonably pleasant, spring-like, weather will continue for the second half of the weekend and as we progress into the early stages of the work week. Find a way to get outside the next couple of days (that’s an order ;-)).
A weak weather system will scoot through here Tuesday and serve to increase our cloud cover, along with a few scattered showers. Dry conditions return Wednesday, but by then all eyes will be on an approaching stronger storm system that will provide increased shower coverage by Thursday and strong to severe thunderstorm potential Friday. Speaking of severe weather, we think this spring will offer up a busy severe weather season. We’ll have additional updates on the severe potential as time gets closer, but just keep a mental note Friday could be a busy weather day.
We’ll abruptly transition back to winter Friday night and the air will grow cold enough a week from today to allow scattered snow showers to fly in a gusty northwesterly breeze next Saturday.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace – Dusting
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/02/18/awesome-weekend-weather-continues-changes-ahead-next-week/
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Filed under 7-Day Outlook, Forecast Discussion, Forecast Models, GFS, HRRR, Record Weather, Severe Weather, snow, T-storms, Unseasonably Warm, Weather Rambles, Weather Videos
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February 17, 2017
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Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2017/02/17/video-spring-like-weekend/
