Category: Autumn
The weather this weekend has been simply stunning. We’ve enjoyed unseasonably cool and refreshing air to go along with wall-to-wall sunshine. If you’re a fan of the unseasonably refreshing conditions, you’re in luck, as another blast of September-like air will arrive next weekend.
A cold front will sweep through the state Friday morning. While we’ll handle the specifics from a precipitation perspective in later posts, most widespread showers and thunderstorms appear to arrive Thursday. A deep trough will take up residence across the Mid West and East next weekend and result in temperatures more like late-September that early-August.
Look for fairly steady or slowly falling temperatures Friday afternoon (how often can we say that in early August?!) along with a gusty northwest breeze. That will set the tone for the weekend that will include low temperatures in the lower to middle 50s and highs in the middle 70s. Unlike this weekend, we’ll have a few more clouds and the threat of a passing shower with enough upper level energy around.
Much more later! Enjoy your Sunday, friends!
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Highlights:
- Turning more humid this afternoon
- Heavy rain Thursday
- Cooler and drier weekend ahead
Heavy Rain Tomorrow…Wednesday is getting off to a pleasant and beautiful start across the Hoosier state. Sunshine will be with us throughout the day, but our pleasant air mass that we’re awaking to will grow increasingly moist this afternoon and evening. Our next storm system approaches late tonight and will help push widespread rain and thunderstorms across the state early Thursday morning. With such high water content in our air mass, expect periods of heavy rain across the region. Localized flooding will result.
The trade off to the wet and stormy Thursday will be an incredible weekend. Despite a few lingering showers Friday, we’ll notice a dramatic drop in humidity Friday night and this will set the stage for a refreshing last weekend of July. In fact, temperatures will grow cool enough both Saturday and Sunday mornings to perhaps trigger a feel of early autumn for some. Plentiful sunshine can be expected along with unseasonably low dew points with a northeasterly flow in place.
Temperatures and moisture levels will slowly increase as we get into early next week. With the increasing humidity, expect increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms towards the middle of next week.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 2.00″ – 3.00″
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Highlights:
- Early fall-like feel
- Shower chance to open the work week
- More humid late week
Beautiful Weather Continues…To help put this weather into perspective- our average low and high in late September falls in the lower 50s with highs in the lower to middle 70s. For the next few days, an early fall-like feel will grip central Indiana, and you won’t hear many folks complaining about it! (Personally, I say let’s skip right to those crisp late September days and football season :-))! Despite a weak upper level disturbance creating a shower chance Monday, we’re dry through midweek.
A return southwesterly air flow will arrive on the scene by late week and this will serve to help boost temperatures and humidity levels, along with assist in creating a better chance of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms late week into next weekend. Let yours truly worry about that and you be sure to enjoy this rare late June air!
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 1.00-1.50″
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Highlights:
- Breezy, warm Thursday
- Heavy rain Friday
- Drier and much cooler air on deck
Heavy Rains Likely Friday…A warm front is draped to our north this morning and this is helping spark a few showers across northern portions of the state. Here on the “home front,” with the exception of an isolated shower or storm, most should remain rain-free through the day, locally. Things begin to change late tonight into Friday as the region feels the effects of a “squeeze play” between Cindy’s remnant tropical moisture tracking through the TN Valley and an approaching cold front to our north. The combination of the two will promote the development of showers and thunderstorms across central IN. With a tropical nature to the airmass Friday, some of these storms will produce locally heavy rainfall. Most widespread rain and storm coverage should occur Friday morning into the afternoon before a drying trend develops from northwest to southeast Friday evening.
Our cold front will push southeast and clear the state Friday night which will allow a much drier and cooler air mass to settle in for the weekend, continuing into next week. You’ll be hard pressed to find anyone complaining about our weather through the period as a stretch of beautiful summer conditions take on an almost early fall-like feel through Tuesday. While we’ll have to keep an eye on a sneaky disturbance riding into the region on the fast northwest flow (could spark a quick passing shower), most of the period should remain rain-free. Eventually our air flow will shift to a southwesterly direction by the middle of next week and this will help transport an increasingly moist feel back into the region.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 1.00″ – 2.00″
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Highlights:
- Rain turns heavy tonight; Storm threat, too
- Trending colder to open December
- Next storm arrives over the weekend
A Wet Kick-Off To The Work Week…Moisture is streaming northeast over the Hoosier state this morning and this is really just the beginning of a wet and, eventually, stormy open to the work week. We may see a brief “lull” in the rain around the lunchtime hour, but heavy rain will increase in coverage this evening and continue into tonight. Additionally, we’ll introduce thunder into the mix this evening. In fact, some of the higher resolution, short-term, forecast models hint at a skinny line of thunderstorms that may impact central IN tonight. Strong wind gusts are of biggest concern with this line. Here’s an idea of what the radar may look like around 8p.
Considerable cloudiness will remain Tuesday and Wednesday, but both days will be much drier than today. A secondary wave of low pressure will move northeast along a pressing cold front Wednesday. Best rain chances Wednesday will fall across eastern sections of the viewing area.
The second half of the week will trend colder. A sprinkle or flurry is possible Thursday. The next storm we’re tracking will arrive over the weekend. Clouds increase Saturday and Sunday offers up the next good chance of rain. Though details are sketchy at this point, the prospects of a storm system with more wintry significance may arrive just beyond the 7-day period. Stay tuned. December is looking quite active and wintry…
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace
- Rainfall: 1.50″ – 2.00″
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Filed under 7-Day Outlook, Autumn, Christmas/ Thanksgiving, Football, Forecast, Heavy Rain, Iron Bowl, Rain, snow, T-storms, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Unseasonably Warm
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November 26, 2016
Highlights:
- Sunshine finally returns
- Big time rain maker early next week
- Trending colder to open December
Sunshine Slowly Returns…We’ve been socked in with clouds, chilly conditions, and overall gloomy weather for the past several days. Thankfully, sunshine will eventually return this weekend. Today has started with overcast skies, but slow improvements should provide an increasingly sunny sky as the day wears on. Seasonable temperatures can be expected today.
The second half of the weekend will feature more in the way of sunshine, but our next storm system will be awaiting on deck by this point. Southwest winds will turn increasingly breezy by the PM and clouds will quickly increase yet again. Those clouds will yield rain as early as the wee morning hours Monday (well before sunrise). Periods of heavy rain can be expected Monday and even a thunderstorm by afternoon/ evening.
Most of the heavy rain will fall Monday, but we’ll maintain mention of showers in our forecast Tuesday and Wednesday. A second wave of low pressure will develop along a pressing front the middle of next week and spread moisture northeast. The “leader” storm system is much easier to forecast than the “follower” in this scenario. The details are muddy at this point concerning the extent of how far west precipitation can make it. Know that we’re keeping a close eye on things. For the sake of this particular forecast, we’ll include mention of rain showers mixing with snow showers as colder air moves in Thursday. Stay tuned.
The end of the week will feature a colder trend as we usher in December.
One final item on the agenda this morning- with this being Iron Bowl Saturday, we can’t leave you without wishing you an energetic WAR EAGLE!
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace
- Rainfall: 1.25-1.75 (locally heavier totals)
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From our home to yours, we wish you a very happy, healthy, and blessed Thanksgiving!
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Filed under 7-Day Outlook, Autumn, Christmas/ Thanksgiving, Forecast, Heavy Rain, Rain, snow, T-storms, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Unseasonably Warm
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November 23, 2016
Highlights:
- Foggy start to Thanksgiving; Chilly
- Milder start to the week
- Big storm next week
Happy Thanksgiving…Before we dive into the upcoming active period of weather ahead, we want to wish you and yours and very happy and blessed Thanksgiving holiday. We here at IndyWx.com are so thankful for your friendship over the years and the countless weather reports and photos you send in on a daily basis. Find time to relax and enjoy the important things in life this holiday season.
After a wet, raw, and dreary Wednesday, Thanksgiving will be drier. Unfortunately, a large chunk of the day will likely feature low clouds, areas of fog, and drizzle, especially in the morning. Reinforcing cool air will blow in as shoppers hit the stores Friday, along with gusty winds and a possible sprinkle. Saturday will be chilly and blustery. After a Sunday morning freeze, moderating temperatures will develop as we close the weekend and open the new work week. This will be courtesy of SW winds ahead of a significant storm system that’s brewing next week.
Clouds will increase late Sunday and rain will follow Monday. Rain will increase in coverage and intensity and we’ll also add in the potential of strong storms into the mix Tuesday. (More details to come once we move closer, concerning strong to potentially severe prospects Tuesday). Much colder air will pour into the region behind the storm system and allow precipitation to mix with wet snow Wednesday.
This is only the beginning of what looks to be a very stormy and increasingly cold weather pattern. Longer-term model data suggests this will be the story throughout the majority of December. Our call of a snowier than normal December remains…
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 2.50″-3.50″
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