Dec 27
Our quiet weather pattern will come to a rather abrupt halt over the weekend as a heavy rain event unfolds late Saturday night through Monday morning. This evening’s video update walks through the various periods where more intense rainfall is expected:
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Dec 27
A cold front will slip south through central Indiana over the next couple of hours. This will result in a much cooler feel when compared to the past couple of days, but still milder than normal for late-December. We’ll note temperatures generally holding steady in the mid 40s before falling into the 30s this evening.
As we flip the page to Saturday, changeable weather can be expected by evening. For the majority of the daytime, expect considerable cloudiness and cool conditions. Our wind direction will back around to the south Saturday night and this will result in rising temperatures (into the lower 60s by Sunday morning) along with periods of showers and thunderstorms developing during the overnight hours into Sunday.
We’ll keep close eyes on a secondary wave of moisture that will develop Sunday afternoon. While it still appears as if the bulk of the heavy rain associated with this secondary wave will remain to our east, portions of east-central Indiana can expect heavier storm totals. The large majority of central Indiana can expect total rainfall amounts of 0.75” to 1.25”, with 1.25” to 2” across east and southeast areas.
We’ll turn windy and colder for New Year’s Eve (northwest gusts of 30-40 MPH), but dry things out. Our next system of note won’t arrive until late next week.
More later this evening in our latest video update. Make it a great Friday!
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Dec 31
IND has already recorded over half an inch in the rain gauge this morning and there’s more where that came from between now and tonight. Steady rain will be replaced with scattered downpours late morning to around the lunchtime hour before widespread rain and embedded thunder returns early to mid afternoon. Most can expect to tack on an additional half inch to inch of rain today and the latest HRRR sees this as well.
We’re also still monitoring the potential of strong to severe thunderstorms across southern portions of the state. The Storm Prediction Center now includes far southern Indiana in a Slight Risk for severe weather today. The primary concerns remain strong, damaging winds with a line of thunderstorms that may develop between 2p and 4p. If your travels take you south towards Louisville today remain weather-aware.
Temperatures will run 25° to 30° colder New Year’s Day and a couple of scattered snow showers may fly- especially across the favored snowbelt areas to our north.
Have a happy and safe New Year’s Eve, friends!
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Dec 30
We’re enjoying pleasant conditions this afternoon with filtered sunshine and temperatures that should top out in the upper 30s to lower 40s later on. Enjoy it, as a big rain event gets underway for New Year’s Eve.
This afternoon’s visible satellite shows sunshine dominating across the northern half of #INwx.
Clouds will increase tonight and rain won’t be too far behind. We think wet weather builds into central Indiana before sunrise Monday (likely between 4a to 6a) and periods of heavy rain are still expected late morning into the afternoon and evening hours.
Rain will arrive into the city itself between 4a and 5a Monday.
We continue to monitor the prospects of a skinny line of strong thunderstorms that may impact southern Indiana Monday afternoon and evening. If your travels take you south to Louisville for NYE plans, this is something to monitor. Widespread severe weather isn’t expected, but strong winds are possible if this line materializes.
Timing out prospects for a skinny line of storms to impact southern #INwx Monday afternoon. Best idea as of now will come between 2p and 4p.
This storm system will have a true tropical connection. Precipitable water values will be quite “juicy” for late December and plenty capable of producing locally heavy totals. Widespread 1″ to 1.5″ can be expected, but a few area rain gauges will likely see higher amounts.
Colder air will whip in here late tomorrow night and help lingering moisture fall as scattered snow showers New Year’s Day. More later on the potential of wintry “mischief” later in the week…
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Dec 29
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