Good Sleeping Weather Tonight…Today will offer up scattered showers, but it’s really tonight through Thursday afternoon that has us focused for most widespread and heavier rain (along with embedded thunder). This is the first of two “slugs” of moisture that will provide hefty rain totals between now and early next week. The second surge of moisture will arrive late Saturday into the day Sunday. The trade off? An absolutely beautiful close to the work week.
Once we shake the rain early next week, we’ll really crank the thermometer. We expect middle 70s next Tuesday across most of central IN. We caution though that colder times loom around March 20th. Don’t put away the winter gear just yet…
7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
Snowfall: 0.00″
Rainfall: 2.00″ – 2.50″ (locally heavier totals)
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Enjoy Today’s Sun…Today looks to be the pick of the week, including mostly dry conditions and temperatures that will feel more like April. Find a way to get out and enjoy it!
Moisture will surge northeast into the region during the day Wednesday and a wavy front will sag south into the area to close the work week. The combination of a deep moisture transport out of the Gulf will help ignite locally heavy downpours. While questions are certainly there in regards to timing, we’re leaning more towards the optimistic side of things with this update…thinking enough dry air may invade the area for a mostly dry Saturday. This is an, admittedly, low confidence forecast.
Regardless of whether or not we can enjoy a mostly dry start to the weekend, moisture will stream back into the area for the second half of the weekend. Heavy rain and embedded thunder looks likely Sunday.
Mostly Cloudy Today; Brighter Sunday…A weak disturbance scooted through the region overnight and lead to a quick “pop” of mixed rain/ snow. As expected, this wasn’t a big deal. We’ll keep clouds around today, but introduce more in the way of sunshine Sunday (after morning fog).
A warmer SW flow will develop in the new week ahead and help transport much warmer air into the region, but this will also lead to an increasingly wet pattern. Spotty early week showers will give way to more widespread and heavier rains for the middle of the week. Timing is up in the air, but there’s the chance we get into some briefly drier air Thursday PM, but we caution it won’t last long as a new surge of moisture arrives to close the work week. We’ll also introduce thunder chances to wrap up the work week.
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Snow Transitions To Rain…Snow spread over central IN during the overnight and most neighborhoods accumulated between 1″-2″. Warm air advection will result in snow transitioning to rain from south to north as we progress through the late morning hours. All in all, it’ll be a raw Thursday.
Weak high pressure will build in and result in dry conditions Friday with sunshine returning.
A fast moving system will clip the region Saturday with a sprinkle or flurry possible, but this doesn’t appear to be a big deal in the least.
The bigger story? The developing unseasonably warm period developing next week, but we caution this will also be a wet period as a prolonged SW flow transports moisture-rich Gulf of Mexico air into the region. Heavy rain totals will be a good bet.
Snow changes to rain for central IN Thursday morning
Much warmer times coming
Slushy Snow Late Tonight For Some…It’s a much colder feel out the door this morning! You’ll want the heavier coat. The good news? Dry conditions today, including lots of sunshine.
Our next fast moving storm system will spread snow into central IN during the overnight (after midnight for most) and accumulate for some (snowfall forecast below). For the city, itself, look for a slushy coating to 1″. Further north, a band of 1″-3″ is expected before the transition to rain mid to late morning. Northern IN will be the “winner” with this system, including a 3″-5″ band. All precipitation will be to our east by Thursday evening.
A dry close to the work week is expected before another fast moving storm system deliver a sprinkle Saturday, but this just doesn’t look to be a big deal at the moment. We’ll keep an eye on things.
We turn much warmer early next week, but clouds and showers may keep us from being as warm as we could’ve been otherwise. Better rain and storm chances arrive late Tuesday. A stiff southwest wind will be with us early next week.
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Busy Pattern This Week…After a windy and warm Sunday, a thin band of showers and embedded thunder moved through central IN last night. This was in association with a weak frontal boundary that will provide a dry start to the work week. Despite a cloudy start, sunshine should quickly develop as clouds decrease.
Quiet times won’t last long as our next storm system delivers showers and thunderstorms Tuesday. Colder air will quickly punch in here Tuesday afternoon and evening helping precipitation transition to wet snow before ending. We think the significant accumulations will remain north of central IN, but we’re keeping a close eye on things, nonetheless. Expect an evening update.
Busy times remain in the mid week period as a wave of low pressure spreads widespread snow across the area Thursday. Early indications would suggest this may be a plowable snow for some of the region.
As it stands now, moderating conditions and increasing sunshine are expected heading into next weekend. Longer term, a big ridge should develop across the area later next week. It’s a pattern supportive of anomalous warmth to the tune of 75-80 degrees….
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Milder Weekend Ahead…Scattered flurries are flying across northeastern and eastern parts of the state this morning, but drier air is invading from the west and this should lead to increasing sunshine through the afternoon.
Though Saturday won’t be as warm as Sunday, it’s our pick of the weekend with lots of sunshine and mild temperatures. We’ll add wind and evening showers into the mix Sunday.
The next storm of significance is slated to arrive Tuesday. Though we’ll have to fine tune details as we move forward, for now we’ll go with developing rain Tuesday followed by a transition to snow showers Wednesday. Stay tuned.
Indications late next week are that we may have to deal with an active NW flow and snow-producing clippers.
Snowy Thursday; Milder Weekend…Windy and periodically snowy conditions will be with us today, especially this morning. Drier air will win out later tonight and set the stage for a chilly, but dry close to the work week.
Temperatures will get several positive boosts in the right direction just in time for the weekend. Despite a bit of a breeze Saturday, sunshine and lower 50s will be great! Things turn increasingly windy Sunday with afternoon/ evening showers possible.
Our next item of “interest” moves in the middle of next week. It’s far too early for specifics, but some data is eerily similar to our most recent event…
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