Category: Forecast
Highlights:
- Cool Mother’s Day
- Periods Of Rain And Storms
- Another Cool Blast Looms
Have The Rain Gear Handy; Don’t Put Away Those Coats…A “wavy” frontal boundary will remain in our general vicinity over the next few days and be responsible for offering up periods of showers and eventually thunderstorms (as warmer, more humid air surges in Monday). It’s a “rinse and repeat” pattern this week as daily shower and thunderstorm chances continue. Models are in agreement on rain amounts of 1.5″-2″ between now and Thursday night, with locally higher amounts.
Eventually, a cold front will sweep through the state Thursday evening and set up a MUCH cooler than normal weekend. Instability-driven showers are possible Saturday, but the big story will be the unseasonably chilly air over the weekend into early next week.
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Highlights:
- Pick of the week is today
- Evening severe potential Saturday
- Unsettled stretch continues
Have The Sunglasses Handy Today…Today is easily the pick of the week as high pressure supplies sunshine and a cool start. With the May sun angle in place, chilly morning lows in the lower 40s will quickly rise into the lower 70s for afternoon highs.
A cold front will approach Saturday and slice into a briefly warm and humid air mass in place across the region. With highs approaching 80 and dew points surging into the lower 60s, don’t be surprised by strong to severe thunderstorms across central IN during the afternoon and evening hours.
The cold front will slip to our south for Sunday, but remain close enough to continue shower chances across central parts of the state. It’ll be a much cooler day with a north wind in play.
As we move into the new work week, we’ll continue the active and unsettled theme. While it won’t rain the entire time, expect numerous showers and embedded thunderstorms through mid week.
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2016/05/06/fantastic-friday-storms-return-saturday-evening/
Highlights:
- Strong storms develop this evening
- Scattered showers through mid week
- Unseasonably cool open to May
Watching For Evening Storm Development…The morning has gotten off to a beautiful start across central IN, but the sunshine will likely be enough to help destabilize things just enough to assist in afternoon/ evening thunderstorm development. Additionally, a frontal boundary remains draped across the state and we’ll await a wave of low pressure to move along the front this evening. A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible with large hail and damaging straight line winds the biggest concerns. We’ll keep an eye on the radar later today.
We’ll flip the page and turn much cooler for the upcoming week. Reinforcing cool air will be accompanied by showers at times through the mid week period, but we should turn drier late week (and eventually warmer).
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2016/05/01/strong-storms-this-evening-cool-open-to-may/
Highlights:
- Friday sunshine before clouds increase late
- Unsettled weekend
- Reinforcing cool air next week accompanied by showers
Enjoy The Sun While We Have It…A dry day is on tap and while it’s gotten off to a sunny start, clouds will be on the increase late today. Those clouds will deliver rain and scattered thunderstorms Saturday. Some of the rain may be locally heavy. We’re looking at widespread 1″-1.5″ totals, but there will be locally heavier amounts. While scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain Sunday, the wetter of the two weekend days is slated for Saturday.
The work week will start dry with increasing sunshine, but cooler. Reinforcing cool air will blow in Tuesday and again Thursday. Each cool air reinforcement could be accompanied by a scattered light shower. That said, next week looks significantly drier with compared to this week.
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2016/04/29/dry-time-is-brief-wet-saturday-ahead/
Highlights:
- T-storms develop this afternoon
- Another round of showers and t-storms push in Wednesday afternoon/ evening
- Briefly drier Friday
- New storm delivers a wet weekend
Turning Noisy This Afternoon…It’s a relatively quiet start to the day across central IN, but a cold front will help ignite rather robust shower and thunderstorm development as early as the lunchtime hour. Storms will grow in intensity and coverage as we progress through the afternoon and evening, especially along I-70 and points south. Locally heavy rain will be likely. Stronger storms will be capable of producing hail and damaging winds.
Another round of showers and thunderstorms are on deck Wednesday afternoon and evening. When all is said and done by Thursday morning, widespread rain totals of 1″ to 1.5″ will be a good bet, with locally heavier amounts.
Friday will feature a beautiful close to the work week with drier air working in and some sunshine. That said, the sunny skies won’t last as showers and thunderstorms return over the weekend.
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2016/04/26/thunderstorms-fire-this-afternoon/
Highlights:
- Lots of sun through the daytime
- Storms rumble in late tonight
- Unsettled mid week pattern
- New storm delivers rain and wind this weekend
Beautiful Today; Storms Arrive Late Tonight…We couldn’t ask for better weather through the daytime today (despite a gusty SW wind), but chances for rather noisy thunderstorms increase late tonight into the predawn hours Tuesday. Unsettled conditions remain Tuesday, including scattered thunderstorms especially across the I-70 corridor and points south. Locally hefty downpours will be possible.
More widespread showers and embedded thunder are on tap Wednesday into Thursday, especially through the morning hours Thursday. Widespread 1″-1.5″ rain totals are a good bet between now and Thursday morning, with some locally heavier amounts.
We still think we get a briefly drier air mass in here to close the work week, but this won’t last long. Our next storm system is dialed up for a weekend arrival and will provide a stiff easterly breeze and rain Saturday PM through Sunday.
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2016/04/25/bumpy-ride-this-week/
Highlights:
- Sunny close to the weekend
- Warm and increasingly humid early week with showers
- Widespread rain and storms Wednesday
- Significant rain maker to open May
Good Supply Of Vitamin D…High pressure will remain in control of our weather today and supply mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. Get outside and enjoy!
Moisture will begin to increase as we progress through the early portions of the work week with showers and scattered thunderstorms developing Monday into Tuesday. We’ll still enjoy lots of dry time in between the scattered showers.
More widespread showers and thunderstorms will push into the state Wednesday. Early numbers suggest amounts of 0.75″-1″. Lingering showers remain Thursday morning, but we should get a nice push of dry air in here Thursday afternoon into Friday.
Attention will then shift to a significant system that promises to provide heavy rain and embedded thunderstorms as early as Saturday night. We still have time to watch this, but from this distance it appears as if this will be a “juicy” storm system. We’re also eyeing a much cooler open to May…
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2016/04/24/beauty-of-a-sunday/
Highlights:
- Dry times continue
- Warmer days ahead
- Weak system arrives Tuesday
Have The Sunglasses Handy…There’s no reason to waste many pixels on this forecast as a ridge of high pressure remains in firm control of our weather, keeping us dry and mostly sunny through the weekend. A weak swirl in the atmosphere will provide a few clouds and a spotty sprinkle across far southern IN today. Otherwise, sunny and warm times remain through the weekend into early next week.
A weak weather maker will provide scattered showers by Tuesday, but this doesn’t look like a big deal from this distance.
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2016/04/15/sun-filled-weekend/
Highlights:
- Wet open to the work week
- Shot of colder air
- Extended dry, sunny stretch coming
Good Supply Of Vitamin D Coming…While the work week is opening cloudy, wet, and gloomy, it certainly won’t end that way. Rain will end from west to east this afternoon. Before we get into the much deserved pattern change later this week, we’ll deal with one more shot of chilly air arriving tonight and Tuesday with a brisk NW wind. Sub-freezing temperatures are a good bet for most Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Once to Thursday, we’re “off to the races” as far as temperatures go- adding a couple degrees on afternoon highs each afternoon. Wall-to-wall sunshine will dominate the forecast as we wrap up the work week and head into the weekend. Enjoy, friends!
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/2016/04/11/this-is-more-like-it/
Highlights:
- Cold times continue
- Rain arrives Sunday
- Monday storms
- Slowly moderating late next week
Bundle Up…With temperatures in the middle and upper 20s this morning and ‘chills in the 10s, it’s hard to believe we’re nearing mid-April! It’s simply downright bitter by April standards. Early snow showers and flurries should diminish as we progress into the afternoon hours with decreasing cloudiness, as well.
Dry times won’t last long as a warm front approaches Sunday. This will deliver a thick overcast back to the region, along with developing showers and embedded thunder into Monday. Early rain numbers into the forecast office offer up the potential of 0.75″-1.25″ on average in the Sunday-Monday time period.
We’ll turn colder and breezy (surprise, surprise) Monday night into the middle of the week, BUT moderating temperatures will develop by late week! 60s are in store for afternoon highs Thursday-Friday with lots of sunshine! Hang in there, friends!
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