Category Archives: Forecast Models

01.03.21 Weather Bulletin: Snow Ends; Watching Mid – Late Week Next…

Temperatures Trend Colder Late Week…Upper level energy will scoot out of the region as quickly as it arrived and will take the snow with it. Look for snow to diminish from west to east through mid morning. Heaviest bands of the white stuff set up along and north of the I-70 corridor overnight. While the system tracked a tick further north than originally expected, northern portions of our 2”-4” zone should verify once all is said and done (please keep those reports coming). Southern portions (closer to the I-70 corridor) will bust on the low end. Improving weather conditions are dialed up through the 1st half of the new work week, including a return of the sun! (ENJOY)!

Our next system of note will arrive Thursday into early Friday. Operational guidance continues to struggle with handling of features beyond 3 days out (thanks in part to the maturing high latitude blocking pattern) and this feature will require our attention for the chance of a wintry mix of rain/ snow. Stay tuned as we fine tune!

Drier, colder weather is dialed up to head into next weekend. Enjoy the down time while you have it. A fairly active period of weather seems to loom on the horizon for mid and late month…

Thank you again for your patience with posts (along with video troubles) the past few days. We’ll be settled back into the home office Monday and will resume “regularly scheduled” programming at that time.

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Rain Returns Tomorrow; Latest Thoughts On New Years…

First and foremost, thank you so much for your understanding of the “off schedule” posts this week. I’m trying to keep our normal content flowing but have run into a couple of issues getting our daily video content to load, per usual. I’ll keep working on it and appreciate your patience as we update from the road!

At any rate, we really don’t have any significant changes to our ongoing forecast to wrap up the year. Clouds have increased through the day and have begun to lower and thicken this afternoon. These clouds will eventually yield rain before dawn into Indianapolis, itself.

Rain will continue through Wednesday afternoon across central Indiana- totaling 0.50” to 1” for most.

Precipitation may end as a brief period of wet snow after sunset Wednesday, but this shouldn’t be a big deal as the significant moisture will be pushing south as the cold air arrives.

New Year’s Eve, itself, should be dry and cold with temperatures holding around freezing.

A secondary area of low pressure will lift north into the western Ohio Valley New Year’s Day. This will allow widespread moisture to return predawn Friday. While there’s a chance of a brief mix of sleet and freezing rain at the onset, this shouldn’t be a big deal. A cold rain will fall throughout New Year’s Day (great day for a full slate of college football)!

An additional 1” to 1.5” is a good bet Friday as the secondary low moves through.

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