Category Archives: 7-Day Outlook

Periods Of Storms Before A Pleasant Weekend…

Screen Shot 2016-07-05 at 7.09.57 AMHighlights:

  • Muggy times return
  • Multiple storm chances mid/ late week
  • Strong-severe storm potential
  • Drier weekend

Air You Can Wear…A quick step out of the door this morning will quickly remind you that we’re in the heart of summer.  A tropical feel will remain through the middle and latter portions of the work week.  While an isolated shower is possible this afternoon, we should remain mostly dry across the state.

Better chances of showers and thunderstorms will return Wednesday, and we target the chances of two round of storms- morning and night.  Some of these storms could be strong to severe, including damaging straight line winds.  Don’t be surprised if updated Storm Prediction Center outlooks place a Slight Risk into portions of the state Wednesday.

Additional storm chances will be present Thursday and Friday before a drier air mass arrives in time for the weekend.  With the drier air will also come cooler nights- lower 60s Saturday morning and upper 50s Sunday morning.  After the warm, humid time of things the next few days, the drier air mass will feel quite refreshing.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 1″ – 2″
7-Day Outlook, Forecast, Rain, Severe Weather, Summer, T-storms

Unseasonably Cool; Heavy Rains…

Screen Shot 2016-07-03 at 10.14.18 AMHighlights:

  • Heavy rain
  • Unseasonably cool
  • Turning warmer
  • Active, stormy time later in the week

Jacket And Rain Gear Needed…The first of two rounds of widespread, soaking rains is pushing across central IN this morning.  Periods of moderate to heavy rains will develop later tonight as round two arrives on the scene.  Localized flooding is likely tonight and Monday morning.  The overall set-up is one that features a stationary front draped across the region with ripples of energy (low pressure) moving along the boundary.  In addition to the wet weather, this will also set up quite the temperature gradient across the state today.  Here across central IN, jackets will be needed all day with highs struggling to climb much out of the middle 60s.  Downstate, temperatures will zoom into the 80s with a severe component added into the mix tonight for southern IN (with the focus primarily being straight line winds).

Showers and thunderstorms will continue Independence Day, but we’re still hopeful in thinking we begin to dry things out for the afternoon and evening.  That’s great news for the fireworks and festivities planned tomorrow evening.

We begin to heat things back up and add storms into the mix for mid and late week as the region gets into an active NW flow regime.  The potential is there for a couple of rather noisy storm complexes later this week.  We’ll keep a close eye on things.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 3.5″-4.5″ (locally heavier amounts)
7-Day Outlook, Flooding, Forecast, Heavy Rain, Independence Day, Severe Weather, T-storms, Unseasonably Cool Weather

Enjoy The Dry Time While We Have It…

Screen Shot 2016-06-29 at 6.18.41 PMHighlights:

  • Pleasant air in the short-term
  • Storm chances Friday
  • Widespread soaker

Looking Increasingly Wet For The Holiday Weekend…High pressure will supply continued dry times Thursday, but clouds will increase during the evening and give way to scattered showers and embedded thunder Friday. This doesn’t look like a huge deal, but don’t be surprised by rain and/ or a clap of thunder to close the work week.  That said, there will be more dry time than wet Friday.

As we rumble into the long Independence Day weekend, confidence continues to increase for a widespread soaking rain to develop.  Thankfully, Saturday still looks mostly dry, but we think clouds will be on the increase late in the day, followed by rain overspreading the region from west to east as Sunday afternoon approaches.  Widespread rain should continue into Monday.  We still have questions on timing and precise placement of heaviest rains (2″+ totals), but it’s safe to say most, if not all, of the region can expect a long-duration rain event developing Sunday.  Stay tuned.  It’ll also be cool.  Areas where heaviest rains set up Sunday likely won’t climb out of the 60s.

Drier air will return late Monday into the middle of next week, but we caution that another wet weather maker appears to have eye on the region beginning next Thursday.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • Snowfall: 0.00″
  • Rainfall: 1.5″-2.5″
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