Category: 7-Day Outlook

Oct 04

Taste Of Summer Mid Week Gives Way To A Much Cooler Weekend…

screen-shot-2016-10-04-at-7-19-43-amHighlights:

  • Moderating temperatures
  • Not impressed with rain amounts with our front
  • Much cooler weekend

Lots Of Sunshine; Significantly Cooler Weekend…In the short-term, high pressure will supply central IN with a beautiful Tuesday, complete with pleasant conditions and lots of sunshine.

Moisture will begin to return Wednesday with an increasingly moist feel to the air mass as the day progresses.  An isolated shower is possible, especially across western portions of the state, but most of the region should remain rain-free.

Our next opportunity of rain comes Friday as a cold front moves in to close the work week.  As of now, we’re not impressed with rainfall amounts as the front crosses the state.  Our wind will shift to the NW and turn gusty Saturday with much cooler air pouring into the region.  A nice cool, crisp, autumn weekend awaits.  The season’s coolest air thus far will greet us over the weekend.

In the tropics, Hurricane Matthew remains at the forefront.  Those who live along the East Coast (from the FL peninsula all the way up the eastern seaboard) should keep a close eye on forecasts and data over the next few days.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

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

Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/taste-of-summer-mid-week-gives-way-to-a-much-cooler-weekend/

Oct 01

Welcome To October…

screen-shot-2016-10-01-at-10-02-29-amHighlights:

  • Improving weekend weather
  • Dry, warmer open to the work week
  • Strong late week cold front

Slow Improvements…The “cut off” upper low that’s plagued the region for the past few days will slowly begin to lift north this weekend.  Eventually it’ll get absorbed into the westerlies and get outta’ here!  The end result will be a slowly improving weekend.  Rain coverage will be greater today than Sunday, but less than Friday! 🙂  Slow moving showers and embedded thunder will be most numerous this afternoon before slowly diminishing tonight.  While we’ll have to maintain mention of a shower Sunday, most folks will remain dry.

The work week will get off to a dry start along with moderating temperatures. Highs by mid week will reach the lower 80s as a southwesterly air flow dominates ahead of an approaching strong autumn front.

While timing still needs to be fine tuned, we’re focusing in on the cold front passing through central IN Friday morning.  Ahead of the boundary, scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected followed by an abrubt NW wind shift and a MUCH cooler air mass for the weekend.  Speaking of cool, it wouldn’t surprise us to see some neighborhood lows into the upper 30s next weekend.

It is October, after all…

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 0.50″ – 0.75″ (locally heavier totals)

Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/welcome-to-october/

Sep 29

Cool, Damp Open To The Weekend…

As we get set to open the weekend, our weather pattern remains unchanged from the past couple of days. The Ohio Valley will continue to be dominated by a cut off area of low pressure sitting and spinning overhead. Unseasonably cool air, along with periods of showers will be the result. Similar to Wednesday, stronger showers could contain small hail, particularly during the afternoon.

Steadiest and most concentrated rain appears to come during the morning hours Friday. Here’s what the radar may look like predawn and mid morning Friday. Rain will be tracking west or southwest (pivoting around the upper low).

Additional scattered showers and embedded thunder will remain in our forecast Saturday.


In general, additional rainfall should be in the 0.50″-1″ range, but there will be isolated heavier totals under more persistent rain bands.


It’ll be a continued cool stretch with highs both Friday and Saturday in the mid 60s (at best).

The second half of the weekend certainly looks like the better of the two, but we caution that these cut off lows can be fickle and surprises can result in regards to timing. At any rate, a drier pattern will build in early next week, along with moderating temperatures. 

Looking ahead, a significant storm system looms just beyond the 7-day that will require our attention in the days ahead.

Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/cool-damp-open-to-the-weekend/

Sep 28

Rinse And Repeat…

screen-shot-2016-09-28-at-8-43-04-pmHighlights:

  • Continued unsettled and unseasonably cool
  • Drier time arrives Sunday
  • Moderating temperatures early next week

Rinse And Repeat Pattern…Our weather pattern will be dominated by a “cut off” upper low through Saturday.  While it won’t rain the entire time, we’ll maintain mention of scattered showers and embedded thunderstorms each day.  It still appears as if Friday will serve up the most widespread rain coverage.  Similar to today, stronger thunderstorms could contain small hail, especially during the afternoon hours.  Temperatures will remain significantly cooler than normal through the period.

A drier regime will build in late this weekend into early next week. Ridging will continue to expand as we move into mid week with needed dry time and moderating temperatures.  Our next storm system appears to be slated for an arrival next Thursday.  Storms will accompany the front followed by much cooler air.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″

Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/rinse-and-repeat/

Sep 26

Grab The Jacket…

screen-shot-2016-09-26-at-6-27-14-pmHighlights:

  • Tuesday sunshine gives way to increasing clouds
  • Unsettled, unseasonably cool stretch of weather ahead
  • Beginning to dry things out late in the weekend

Prolonged Stretch Of Unseasonably Cool; Unsettled Weather…A cold front swept through the region this morning with a round of showers and thunderstorms followed by a push of drastically drier and cooler air for the PM.  The coolest night since spring is dialed up with a mostly clear sky.  Many central IN neighborhoods should be in the mid/ upper 40s Tuesday morning.

Enjoy the sunshine Tuesday as clouds being to increase during the second half of the day.  A cut off upper level low will drop south and “meander” around our neck of the woods for mid and late week.  This will supply considerable cloudiness, periods of scattered showers, and unseasonably cool temperatures.  Even some small hail is possible (with the stronger showers) during the afternoon hours, thanks to the cold air aloft.

We’ll slowly begin to dry things out and allow temperatures to moderate heading through the back half of the weekend, continuing into early next week.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 0.25″ – 0.75″

Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/grab-the-jacket/