Widespread Rain This Morning Then Watching For Strong-Severe Storms This Evening…

Happy Saturday all! Widespread rain and embedded thunder will overspread central IN as we progress through the morning hours. Steady rain will continue through the lunchtime hour before we see a break in widespread rains.

After a break in the rain, we’ll have to keep an eye on the potential of strong to severe storms developing this afternoon and evening (especially across southern IN). Hail and damaging winds are of greatest concern with storms that develop, but a tornado is also possible.

IN_swody1 Another round of scattered thunderstorms will rumble across the state Sunday.

Widespread weekend rainfall totals should fall in the 1″-1.5″ range for most, but there will also be some locally heavier totals.

As we progress into the upcoming week, cool air will be the big weather story. Perhaps the coolest days will be next Thursday-Friday (lows in the 30s and highs in the 50s).

Bill McMillan April 30, 2016 No Comments Forecast Discussion, Forecast Models, Rain, Severe Weather, Tornadoes, Unseasonably Cool Weather

Thursday Morning Weather Notebook…

Noisy thunderstorms (non-severe) are impacting southern ‘burbs this morning, but dry time is coming as we get into the heart of the rush hour. This dry time will continue into the late morning hours, but renewed showers and thunder will likely fire yet again early this afternoon (in scattered fashion).

After an unsettled few days, we’ll get a break, albeit brief, from the wet, stormy times to close the work week. High pressure will present an increasingly sunny sky Friday, but it’ll be much cooler than today (mid 60s for highs Friday).

As mentioned, dry times won’t last long. Rain builds back in Saturday and lingers into Sunday. Locally heavy rain is possible, including embedded thunderstorms. Early rain numbers fall in the 1″-1.5″ range over the weekend.

As we open May, attention turns to a much cooler than normal feel of things. In fact, overnight data is particularly bullish on the chill next Thursday morning (suggests mid 30s).

Bill McMillan April 28, 2016 No Comments 7-Day Outlook, Forecast Discussion, Forecast Models, Rain, T-storms, Unseasonably Cool Weather

Another Round Of Storms This Afternoon…

Heaviest concentration of storms Tuesday was along the I-70 corridor and points south. We think today coverage of rain and thunderstorms will be more widespread across the state…

We’re off to a cool and quiet start this morning, but think things will turn rather busy yet again as early as the early-mid afternoon hours. Unsettled conditions will continue through the night.

Latest scans of the HRRR future-cast radar product suggests we need to monitor for high wind potential during the early to mid afternoon hours. We’ll keep a close eye on this.

The high resolution NAM future-cast radar is slower, but also shows strong to possibly severe storms into central IN late tonight.

The current SPC outlook highlights far southwestern IN for the chance of severe weather today. Don’t be surprised if this is expanded northeast with later updates today.

Rainfall potential today-tonight should feature many neighborhoods accumulating an additional inch, with some locally heavier totals.

Bill McMillan April 27, 2016 No Comments Forecast Discussion, Forecast Models, Heavy Rain, Severe Weather, T-storms, Windy

Active Times, My Friend…

We enjoyed a brilliant Saturday across central Indiana. Plentiful sunshine developed, as expected, after a cloudy, drizzly start in areas. Temperatures topped out in the mid to upper 60s for…

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Bill McMillan April 23, 2016 No Comments 10-day, Forecast Discussion, Forecast Models, Heavy Rain, Severe Weather, Spring, Unseasonably Cool Weather

Saturday Morning Rambles…

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