Damp At Times Today; Colder Air Coming…

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37/ 48	28/ 37	26/ 37	25/ 31	17/ 25	19/ 32	26/ 36

Highlights:

Saturday Showers
Arctic Air Pours In To Close 2014
Bigger Storm Late Next Week

Showers Around…The first round of light rain moved through central Indiana during the early morning hours and has now pushed into extreme eastern portions of the state and into Ohio. While low clouds and areas of fog will remain, we should be dry through a large portion of the late morning into the early afternoon. Showers will then redevelop later this afternoon and tonight as a cold front draws closer. We’re not looking at any sort of heavy rain and temperatures will be mild for this time of year.

Colder Air Pushes In To Close 2014…A cold front will move through the area early Sunday. Cold air may help change light rain to a light wintry mix/ snow flurries before coming to an end Sunday morning. The bigger story will be a much colder air mass that will push south and lead to a cold close to 2014 (fitting, considering the year as a whole has been colder than normal). Unfortunately for snow lovers out there we won’t have any moisture around to lead to snowy times.

Storm System Brews Late Next Week…A significant storm system is on the charts by Friday, but we want to be very clear when we say that the range of model solutions varies from a warmer and mostly wet event to one that’s much colder and primarily a winter storm. Which solution is correct? That’s virtually impossible to say at this point. One could actually argue for and against the wide range of possibilities with some of the pattern developments and teleconnections as of late. Stay tuned.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

7-Day Rainfall Forecast: 0.20″ – 0.40″
7-Day Snowfall Forecast: Dusting – 1″

Bill McMillan December 27, 2014 7-Day Outlook, Arctic Cold, Christmas/ Thanksgiving, Forecast, Forecast Models, Rain, snow, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Unseasonably Warm

Merry Christmas From Our Family To Yours…

Most importantly, from our family to yours, here’s wishing you a very Merry Christmas. We can’t tell you how much your support and friendship means to us and it’s been a true pleasure and honor getting to know some of our loyal viewers over the past year. Here’s to a fun and exciting year ahead of tracking weather across central Indiana!

Thankfully the storm that’s been a true headache over the last week is almost outta’ here (good riddance)! It’ll leave some sleet and scattered snow showers tonight as colder air works in, but, unfortunately, it’s not going to be a white Christmas this year.

Forecast radar during the overnight shows scattered snow showers across central Indiana, but marginally cold air and relatively warm ground temperatures will prevent much, if any, accumulation:

We’ll have new challenges ahead in the weather department, but we’ll tackle those later tomorrow. Enjoy your Christmas Eve and thank you again for your support of IndyWx.com! Merry Christmas!

Bill McMillan December 24, 2014 Christmas/ Thanksgiving, Forecast, Sleet, snow

Video Update On Rain To Snow Christmas Eve; More On The Days Ahead…

Good evening, friends! Here’s an update on our latest thinking Christmas Eve and the coming days…. Have a great night!

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Bill McMillan December 23, 2014 Christmas/ Thanksgiving, Forecast, Forecast Discussion, Rain, Severe Weather, snow, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Unseasonably Warm, Winter Storm

Monday Evening Video Update…

Quick video update tonight on the weather situation ahead this week!

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Bill McMillan December 22, 2014 Christmas/ Thanksgiving, Forecast, Forecast Discussion, Rain, snow, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Unseasonably Warm, Weather Rambles, Weather Videos

Active Weather For Christmas Week…

Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thr.	Fri.	Sat.	Sun.

30/ 47	40/ 50	32/ 40	29/ 39	32/ 48	25/ 37	21/ 31

Highlights:

Rain To Snow Christmas Eve
Keeping A Close Eye On The Weekend

Rain Moves In…After a day of sunshine on Sunday (FINALLY), we’re back to overcast conditions to open the special Christmas week. Those clouds will deliver showers later this afternoon into the evening hours. Showers will also be with us at times Tuesday, but strong south winds will help create a mild feel.

Rain To Snow Christmas Eve…Low pressure will lift northeast through central Tennessee and into west-central Ohio Christmas Eve. On this track, what will start out as a wet and rainy Christmas Eve will likely transition to snowy and white as we roll into the evening hours.

I want to stress that this is still a tough forecast as cold air will be very marginal, but the dynamics are impressive with this storm system and we’re also likely to see some “dynamic cooling” across a portion of central Indiana Wednesday evening. Snowfall amounts certainly won’t be “uniform,” but our idea as of now places widespread dusting to 1″ type amounts throughout central Indiana, with a localized band of heavier 1″-3″ totals. Exactly where does this band of snow set up? Too early to tell as of now. We hope to have better model consensus later tonight/ early Tuesday and have our snowfall map posted then. Stay tuned.

Additionally, winds will also be strong and gusty Christmas Eve- gusts in excess of 30 MPH will be possible and this will lead to tough visibilities in spots if traveling. We suggest getting travel done early Wednesday.

Colder; Eyeing The Weekend…We’ll turn significantly colder across the region by the weekend and some model data suggests a storm system will attack this fresh cold air to create lots of “wintry fun” over the weekend. Let’s get through Christmas Eve before we dive too much into the potential of what’s ahead for the weekend.