Category: Forecast
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Filed under 7-Day Outlook, Forecast, Hail, Rain, Severe Weather, snow, Spring Tease, T-storms, Unseasonably Warm, Windy
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February 21, 2017
Highlights:
- Unseasonably warm conditions continue
- Strong-severe t-storm potential Friday PM
- Much colder this weekend
Spring-Like Weather Continues…A weak weather system will create the chance of showers into this afternoon, but many more dry hours can be expected than wet. In fact, some neighborhoods won’t even see a drop of rain today. The bigger news? A continuation of unseasonably warm, April-like, temperatures. In fact, we’ll turn even warmer for the second half of the work week and get back to dry time Wednesday and most of Thursday.
A strong cold front will sweep through the state Friday night. Ahead of this front, shower and thunderstorm coverage will increase Friday afternoon into the evening hours. Some of these storms may become strong to severe and include damaging straight line winds and hail.
We’ll then turn much colder Friday night and that will set the stage for a more seasonable weekend. Snow flurries may fly in the blustery northwest flow Saturday. A fast-moving weather maker will then spread a mixture of rain and wet snow across the state Sunday evening into early Monday. Confidence is low on timing of this late weekend system and fine tuning will be required moving forward.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace – Dusting
- Rainfall: 0.25″ – 0.75″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/incredible-february-warmth-continues-until-this-weekend/
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Filed under 7-Day Outlook, Fog, Forecast, Hail, Rain, Severe Weather, Spring Tease, T-storms, Unseasonably Cool Weather, Unseasonably Warm, Windy
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February 20, 2017
Highlights:
- Dense morning fog
- Tuesday showers
- Severe potential Friday
- Much colder this weekend
Two Seasons This Week…We’re starting the work week with dense fog across central Indiana. This will eventually burn off to a variably cloudy sky by afternoon, along with continued unseasonably warm temperatures.
A weak weather system will press through the state Tuesday and this will help lead to a period of showers Tuesday morning into the early afternoon hours. This won’t be a big event (most neighborhoods should accumulate between 0.10″-0.25″ of rain), but plan to pack the rain gear as you leave the house Tuesday morning.
A much stronger storm system will impact the region Thursday into Friday. As strong low pressure passes by to our northwest it’ll help pull anomalously warm, moist air northward Friday. Strong to severe thunderstorms may occur along the strong cold front that will pass late Friday. While we still have time to “fine tune” details on timing, early thinking would place greatest emphasis on large hail and damaging wind potential. Stay tuned.
Much colder air will hit with authority Friday night and set-up a wintry weekend. The spring-like feel of this past weekend will be all but a distant memory and flurries may fly Saturday morning in the colder, blustery air.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/spring-like-now-but-winter-returns-this-weekend/
Highlights:
- Spring-like weather rolls along
- Shower chances return
- Strong t-storm potential
- Different tune next weekend
Is This February? Our stretch of unseasonably pleasant, spring-like, weather will continue for the second half of the weekend and as we progress into the early stages of the work week. Find a way to get outside the next couple of days (that’s an order ;-)).
A weak weather system will scoot through here Tuesday and serve to increase our cloud cover, along with a few scattered showers. Dry conditions return Wednesday, but by then all eyes will be on an approaching stronger storm system that will provide increased shower coverage by Thursday and strong to severe thunderstorm potential Friday. Speaking of severe weather, we think this spring will offer up a busy severe weather season. We’ll have additional updates on the severe potential as time gets closer, but just keep a mental note Friday could be a busy weather day.
We’ll abruptly transition back to winter Friday night and the air will grow cold enough a week from today to allow scattered snow showers to fly in a gusty northwesterly breeze next Saturday.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace – Dusting
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/awesome-weekend-weather-continues-changes-ahead-next-week/
Highlights:
- Chilly today
- Spring-like weekend
- Extended dry period
Beautiful Weather…There’s no reason to waste many pixels on this forecast. Despite a slight “speed bump” today (temperatures will top out a few degrees below normal), the balance of this 7-day forecast period is one that will feature unseasonably pleasant (and quiet) weather. We’ll note periods of clouds today as weak cold air advection kicks in, along with a gusty northerly breeze this afternoon.
After Thursday morning, it’s off to the races as an extended period of sunshine will be with us as we wrap up the work week and head into the weekend. Temperatures will reach 60 Friday, mid/ upper 60s this weekend, and near 70 Monday.
The next weather item of note will be increasing clouds late Tuesday, followed by showers Wednesday.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 0.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/extended-dry-period-spring-like-weekend-ahead/
Highlights:
- Dry weather this week
- Briefly cooler mid week
- Weekend warm-up
Sunglasses Required…We’re opening the work week with crystal clear blue skies and cold temperatures. Mostly sunny conditions will give way to increasing high level cloudiness this afternoon/ evening as a storm system passes by to our south. That increase in cloudiness is about as “exciting” as it gets this week in the weather department. Reinforcing chilly conditions will dive south into the region Tuesday night into Wednesday, but we’ll remain precipitation-free.
Like so many other cold blasts this winter, the chill won’t have staying power and we’ll get back to a moderating trend heading into the weekend. Many places will likely come close to 70° by the second half of the weekend as dry conditions remain. Enjoy friends!
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 0.00″
Permanent link to this article: https://indywx.com/uneventful-weather-warming-up-late-week/
