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Category: Arctic Cold
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Dec 08
Cold And Quiet; Big Winter Storm To Our Southeast…
Highlights:
- Prolonged stretch of cold, quiet weather
- Major winter storm for the southern Appalachians
- Next storm delivers rain late next week
Brrrrrrr…It’s another frigid early December morning across central Indiana, but there really isn’t any “exciting” weather to discuss through the early part of next week. High pressure will supply quiet conditions through the daytime Wednesday. We’ll notice some mid and high level cloudiness today from a winter storm that will drop historic snow amounts across the southern Appalachians tonight into Monday. Otherwise, plentiful sunshine can be expected with slowly moderating temperatures into the new work week.
Clouds will lower and thicken Wednesday afternoon and light rain will likely arrive after dark. Our next storm system will deliver rain and gusty winds in here late week. Though we haven’t “taken the bait” just yet, there’s the chance of some wind-whipped wrap-around snow Friday. We’ll give it another couple model runs before building that into the forecast…
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Dec 07
Cold, But A Good Supply Of Vitamin D…
Highlights:
- Frigid start
- Prolonged stretch of sunny weather
- Next storm holds off until mid to late next week
Bundle Up…“Number-busting” cold has settled into many Mid West communities this morning as just enough snow cover combined with clearing overnight skies. The result is a 5º to as much as a 10º difference in actual low temperatures this morning when compared to the majority of guidance yesterday. Bundle up, as many across central Indiana are waking up to temperatures in the upper single digits to middle 10s. Thankfully, dry conditions are expected not only today, but straight through the weekend and on into early next week- along with plentiful sunshine!
Temperatures will gradually turn “less cold” early next week and we’re eyeing our next storm system for a Wednesday night to Thursday arrival.
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Dec 06
Snow’s On The Lunchtime Menu; Cold, But Quiet Stretch Of Weather Ahead…
Highlights:
- Snow arrives around lunchtime
- Cold weekend ahead
- Increasing sunshine
Messy Afternoon Commute For Some…The day is starting quiet, but a fast moving arctic cold front will push through the state this afternoon. Ahead of the boundary, an expanding area of precipitation will break out late morning into the early afternoon hours. From the city and points north, most of this should fall as wet snow. South of the city, a mixture of rain and snow is expected. A quick 1″ of snow is likely for areas north of Indianapolis and as temperatures fall this afternoon and evening, a slick evening commute is possible. Allow yourself extra time.
Cold air will reinforce itself behind the front tonight and through the weekend, BUT sunshine will return! All eyes will be off to our south as a major winter storm impacts our friends across the TN Valley into the Southern Appalachians. If you’re one of our viewers from the east TN/ western NC mountains, get to the grocery store today and plan to hunker down. You’ll need the yardstick to measure this one when all is said and done Monday night…
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Dec 05
Cold Pattern Continues With Light Snow; Major Winter Storm To Our South This Weekend…
Highlights:
- Light snow showers makes things slick in spots
- Reinforcing cold air arrives with a band of snow Thursday
- Watching a southern Winter Storm this weekend
Wintry Times…We’re waking up to light snow showers across central Indiana, thanks to just enough upper level energy interacting with the colder air. Coverage of snow showers will be greatest this morning. As we look forward, reinforcing cold air will blow into town Thursday evening. Ahead of this cold front, look for a band of precipitation to develop around, or just after, the lunchtime hour. For central and northern portions of the state, this will fall in the form of snow with a rain/ snow mix expected across southern sections of the state. A quick dusting to 1″ of snow is possible Thursday afternoon. Areas of lake effect snow will then develop across the northern Indiana snow belt Thursday night.
We close the week on a dry note, but all eyes will be aimed to our south on a major winter storm. The Southern Appalachians continue to look like the “sweet spot” for this storm- including snow amounts that will require a yardstick to measure by the time all is said and done early next week. Back here on the home front, we remain confident the brunt of this storm will remain south of central Indiana, but the potential is there for a bit of snow to “sneak” into the forecast Sunday- courtesy of upper level energy on the tail end of the storm. Stay tuned as we continue to review the data over the next couple days. If you’re a skier, we suggest packing the bags and heading southeast to the mountains of NC for some tremendous early season skiing early next week in the wake of the storm.
Early next week will feature calmer conditions with moderating temperatures as high pressure returns.
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