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Category: Sleet
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Jan 01
Prolonged Bitterly Cold Pattern Rolls Along…
Highlights:
- Dangerously cold pattern
- Midweek snow showers
- Messy weekend
Take The Cold Seriously…Dangerously cold conditions will continue this week. With clear skies and a fresh snowpack, temperatures will quickly tumble tonight into double-digit below zero territory across most of central Indiana. Add in even the slightest wind and wind chill values will plummet to 20 to 30 degrees below zero. Limit time outside, check on your neighbors, and ensure your pets are cozy indoors, as well.
Next up on the agenda will be upper level energy moving southeast across the region Wednesday. This will spark an area of snow showers with light accumulations for our hump day followed by reinforcing bitter cold to close out the week. Additional upper level energy and some lake moisture will provide the chance of snow showers Friday in spots, as well.
A more widespread and significant storm system will arrive over the weekend. Clouds will increase Saturday night into Sunday morning and a messy mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain will invade Sunday afternoon and evening. Renewed bitterly cold, arctic air will plunge southeast early next week. Additional sub-zero days are likely just beyond the forecast period…
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 1″ to 3″
- Rainfall: 0.10″
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Nov 11
Unseasonably Cold; Weekend Ends Messy…
Highlights:
- Filtered sunshine today
- Raw and messy Sunday
- Fast-moving weather pattern next week
Bundle Up…Wake up temperatures are more like we’d expect in late December as opposed to early November, including lower to middle 20s across central Indiana. Filtered sunshine will eventually give way to a thickening cloud deck late. Those clouds will be a harbinger of things to come as moisture overspreads the region Sunday morning. Look for a cold, raw close to the weekend with periods of light rain (sleet may mix in with the rain during the onset early Sunday, but this won’t be a big deal).
We’ll open up the work week with dry and chilly conditions before a couple of fast-moving systems impact our mid and late week weather. Clouds will increase Tuesday and showers will arrive at night, continuing into Wednesday. Our next (stronger) storm will arrive to wrap up the work week. A southwesterly air flow will inject briefly milder air Friday morning and may be sufficient enough to create a couple of thunderstorms. We’ll then transition to a much colder, windy regime to wrap up Friday with falling temperatures.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 1.00″ – 1.50″
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Oct 31
A Cold Halloween On Tap…
Highlights:
- Cold and blustery Halloween
- Unsettled, milder weather builds in
- Stronger cold front arrives early next week
Spooky Winds…Northerly breezes are strong and gusty and leading to wind chills in the lower-middle 20s across central Indiana this morning. Heavier winter coats will be a smart choice out the door! Otherwise, we’re a state divided from a cloud perspective: the southern half of Indiana will get in on the sunny act much sooner than the northern half of the state. As we look towards the all-important trick-or-treat weather tonight, anticipate dry conditions, lighter winds, and unseasonably chilly conditions continuing.
Our next storm system will approach Wednesday with showers. Rain may be mixed with wet snow or sleet Wednesday morning, but with temperatures above freezing, don’t look for any accumulation. Periods of showers and light rain will continue Thursday into Friday morning. Heavy rain won’t occur, but it’ll be damp at times. Saturday is a bit tricky- some solutions keep rain around, but we’re choosing the more “optimistic” approach for the purpose of this forecast update. Stay tuned.
Saturday will feature considerable cloudiness, slightly cooler air, and breezy conditions before a warmer close to the weekend. A southwesterly flow will help boost highs into the upper 60s Sunday afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front. That cold front will slide through here with showers and a couple claps of thunder Monday. Much colder air returns Monday night into Tuesday.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 1.00″
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Mar 16
Thursday Morning Weather Rambles…
1.) All of a sudden what was a warm March has revered big time. Officially, Indianapolis is running close to 1° below normal on the month and will continue to fall further once today’s data is factored in. Always fun to see Mother Nature “balance” things out.
2.) It’s another cold start to the day with many central Indiana neighborhoods in the teens and hard freezes extending south into Florida this morning.
3.) Sunshine can be expected today and after the frigid beginning, a moderating trend will begin this afternoon that will send temperatures into the lower to middle 40s. That’s still close to 10° below average for daytime highs, but will feel much better than what we’ve been dealing with over the past several days. Add in that high March sun angle and it’ll actually be a very pleasant afternoon.
4.) Unfortunately, we won’t hang on to the sunshine for St. Patrick’s Day. A warm front will lift northeast through the region during the overnight and lead to an increase in clouds by evening. A wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain will impact central IN predawn Friday morning before transitioning to showers mid-to-late morning. “Light” is the key word here with models suggesting less than 0.20″ total. By Friday afternoon we’re back to dry times.
5.) We’ll turn a touch cooler Saturday and it’ll be a blustery day, as well. A couple of early snow showers are possible across east and northeast portions of the state before afternoon sunshine returns. High pressure settles in overhead Saturday evening and will set up a nice second half of the weekend- lots of sunshine and milder temperatures by Sunday (lower 50s).
6.) Looking ahead, the quiet times will be hard to come by as we progress through the latter portions of the month. Both the new JMA Weeklies (shown below) and other ensemble guidance is bullish on a wetter than average close to the month, and also one that features wild temperature swings. Thoughts shift back to severe prospects, especially for our friends to our south and the potential of backlash wet snow showers in the colder air. From a temperature perspective, it’s a pattern that will be very “transient” with no true long-lasting periods of significant warmth, or cold- relative to average.
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