Category: 7-Day Outlook

Nov 07

Election Day Showers; Unseasonably Chilly Weekend…

screen-shot-2016-11-07-at-7-38-28-amHighlights:

  • Dry, mild open to the work week
  • Election Day showers
  • Freeze likely this weekend

Enjoy Today; Changes Loom…High pressure will supply a beautiful open to the work week, complete with plentiful sunshine and highs close to 10 degrees above normal.  Find a way to get outside and soak in this pleasant late-autumn weather!

A cold front will sweep through the state on Election Day.  The day will open dry, but a band of light showers will move through the state during the afternoon-evening.  This won’t be a big event and “light” is the key word.  Chilly air will filter into the area behind the boundary for mid week.

Speaking of chilly air, the coolest air of the season thus far is slated for a weekend arrival.  Winds will shift to the north Friday evening and help usher in the season’s first freeze for many by Saturday morning (some upper 20s can be expected away from the city).  Dry conditions will remain this weekend.

Looking ahead, plenty of “fun and games” await by mid-month…

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 0.10″ – 0.25″

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Nov 05

Trending Colder Late In The Period…

screen-shot-2016-11-05-at-9-24-45-amHighlights:

  • Frosty start
  • Pleasant fall weather
  • Light scattered shower Tuesday evening

Lots Of Sunshine…Most folks around central IN woke up to the most widespread frost of the season so far.  Many neighborhoods away from the city slipped into the middle 30s overnight.  (It’s about time)!

High pressure will supply dry conditions through the weekend and into early next week.  With crisp, dry air in place, it’ll feel mighty nice outside.  Given what will likely be an increasingly “busy” (and cooler) second half of November, we’d recommend spending as much time outdoors as possible this week.

A weak frontal boundary will pass through central IN Tuesday night.  Though the air mass will be very dry in front of this system, we can’t completely rule out the chance of a light shower Tuesday evening as the front moves through.  (This won’t be a big deal).

Reinforcing chilly air will blow into town to wrap up the work week and early indications hint at the first freeze for many by next weekend.

The 2016-2017 IndyWx.com Winter Outlook has been posted and is available here.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 0.10″

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Nov 04

Pleasant; Dry Stretch…

screen-shot-2016-11-04-at-7-40-19-amHighlights:

  • Morning fog and drizzle burns off
  • Pleasant fall weather this weekend
  • Extended dry stretch

Morning Fog Gives Way To Weekend Sunshine…There’s really no reason to waste a lot of pixels in this morning’s 7-day.  High pressure will supply an extended stretch of dry weather, complete with plentiful sunshine.  Morning fog and drizzle will give way to PM sunshine today.  Though cooler than we’ve been, with the exception of seasonable temperatures today, every day through the rest of the forecast period will be above normal.

We’re still eyeing a mid-month pattern transition that should set up a much more active and wintry regime Thanksgiving to Christmas.  Speaking of that, our complete winter outlook was released last weekend.  If you haven’t had an opportunity to see it, click here.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 0.00″

Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/pleasant-dry-stretch/

Nov 02

One More Warm Day; T-storm Chances Tonight…

screen-shot-2016-11-02-at-7-35-00-amThe 2016-2017 IndyWx.com Winter Outlook is now available.

Highlights:

  • Unseasonably warm Wednesday
  • T-storms tonight
  • Cooler close to the work week

Cold Front Arrives Late Tonight…The majority of today will be dry (and warm), but we do note some of the high resolution model data suggest we deal with an initial round of scattered showers and thunderstorms this evening (in the 4p-7p time frame).  This would be in advance of more widespread showers and thunderstorms tonight into the wee morning hours Thursday.

Cooler air will flow into the region to wrap up the work week and dry conditions will prevail through the upcoming weekend.  We note patchy frost potential Saturday morning away from the city.

Our next storm system will approach early next week.  From this distance, Election Day looks mostly dry through the daytime hours,  but shower chances will begin to increase by evening.

Longer term, model data continues to suggest we’re in line for a mid-month pattern change to cooler conditions.  While this will initially be a “step-down” (back and forth) process, the potential is on the table for a downright wintry pattern to develop by late month.  We note the GEFS (GFS ensembles) keying in on this (images courtesy of weatherbell):

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Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 0.50″ – 0.75″

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Oct 31

Weather Certainly More Of A Treat Than A Trick…

screen-shot-2016-10-31-at-7-26-50-amThe 2016-2017 IndyWx.com Winter Outlook is now available.

Highlights:

  • Great trick-or-treat weather in store this evening
  • Near record warmth Tuesday-Wednesday
  • Cooler to close the week

Pleasant Halloween Weather…Recent Halloweens have produced accumulating snow, heavy rain, and storms.  Thankfully, today will be much more pleasant and feature mostly cloudy skies and pleasant temperatures.

Speaking of temperatures, they’ll get a big boost Tuesday and Wednesday (both days will feature near record highs).  A breezy SW wind will be in play and clouds will increase Wednesday, eventually giving way to showers Wednesday night.  Rain will continue Thursday morning as a cold front moves through the region.  Cooler, drier air will move in as we close the work week.

Looking ahead to the weekend, Saturday will be dry and pleasant.  Sunday is a bit of a question mark.  The European model is suggesting a reinforcing push of cooler air will ooze into the area, while the GFS is less impressed.  We’ll lean our forecast more towards the European for now.  Regardless, Sunday will be a dry day.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 0.50″

Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/weather-certainly-more-of-a-treat-than-a-trick/