Category: Forecast
Highlights:
- Dry open to the week
- Warming up and turning humid
- Storm chances mid week on
Beautiful Open To The Week…High pressure and a dry air mass will result in lots of sunshine to open the week. After a chilly first few weeks of May, we’ll see improvements in the mercury this week. A dry air mass will still result in cool overnight lows through Tuesday morning, but we’ll shift to a much more humid regime for mid and late week. Additionally, temperatures will continue to climb into the lower 80s for highs. Prepare to sweat.
The increased moisture and an approaching frontal boundary will help ignite scattered showers and thunderstorms for the second half of the week. We also have a close eye on Wednesday for the potential of strong to severe thunderstorms. While it won’t rain the entire time, prepare for “splash and dash” showers and storms into the important Memorial Day/ Indy 500 weekend…
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Highlights:
- Showers arrive this afternoon
- Better finish to the weekend
- Wet pattern returns next week
Rain Gear Needed This Afternoon…The Friday-Saturday forecast has been a headache all week as models have been “waffling” back and forth between heavy rains and mostly dry weather. As it is, we’re actually going to end up “splitting the difference.” While it’ll rain at times this afternoon into Saturday, totals will be relatively light (0.10″-0.30″ for most).
A brighter second half of the weekend is coming as sunshine returns Sunday. That dry period of weather will carry us into the new work week, but we caution that wet and stormy weather will return by the middle of next week. Expect a much warmer and more humid time of things next week.
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Highlights:
- Isolated afternoon shower possible
- Extended period of sunny weather
- Moderating temperatures
This Is More Like It…An isolated shower chance is there this afternoon into the early evening hours, particularly across western sections of the forecast area. That said, most will remain rain-free today with increasing afternoon sunshine. This is only the beginning of a rather extended period of dry, sunny weather across the Hoosier state.
Earlier thoughts brought rain back to the forecast to close the week, but latest model trends keep this next storm too far south and east for impacts, locally. Instead, we’ll forecast a dry weekend with moderating temperatures. A string of 80s is on tap next week.
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Highlights:
- Dry daytime before showers develop tonight
- Cool times continue
- Drier mid week
- Late week storm system
Cool Times Remain…The work week is off to a chilly, but dry start. While the cool times will remain, dry times, unfortunately, won’t. Rain will arrive on the scene tonight and continue into the first half of Tuesday. Heaviest rain totals will remain downstate, but on average we expect 0.25″-0.50″ across central IN. Tuesday will be a chilly day with clouds lingering most of the day (keep in mind our average high now is into the lower 70s).
We’ll enjoy some much needed dry time for the mid week period, including lots of sunshine. Temperatures will remain below average.
Our next storm system will push into the Ohio Valley late week. Clouds will be on the increase Friday with rain building in during the PM. Rain continues into early Saturday before we get back to drier conditions late in the day and into Sunday. The potential is there for a period of heavy rain, but we caution forecast models aren’t in agreement on the axis of heaviest totals. Stay tuned.
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Highlights:
- Sunday sunshine
- Early week showers
- Bigger storm for the weekend?
Dry, But Cool…High pressure will supply dry and sunny conditions to wrap up the weekend, along with a cool, crisp feel.
Our next storm system will push into the state late Monday with showers that will likely continue into Tuesday morning, especially downstate. Heaviest rain totals are expected across southern IN, with the potential of .25″-.50″ across central IN. We’ll “sure up” those rain numbers in the next 24 hours, or so.
We’ll get back to dry time for mid week, but a potentially bigger storm system looms for the weekend. Widespread rain looks to build into the Ohio Valley late Friday, continuing Saturday.
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