Category: Sleet

Wednesday Evening Video Update: Loaded Pattern.

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Busy AND Wintry Forecast…

Screen Shot 2015-02-25 at 7.27.09 AMBrief Break From The Severe Cold, But Not For Long…Today will be the “pick of the week” as milder air and some sunshine lead to a decent Wednesday. (It’s funny we say “milder” with highs that barely rise above our average low, but we’ll take what we can get).

A clipper system will impact the region tonight through Thursday and spread light snow across the area.  This won’t be a big deal, but accumulations around 1″ will be possible (perhaps an isolated 2″ report here or there).  The bigger deal?  Fresh bitterly cold arctic air pushing in here to wrap up the work week and head into the weekend.  Record-smashing cold and dangerous wind chills will be with us.

The next storm system will spread snow and a wintry mix through central Indiana Saturday night into Monday morning.  As we mentioned last night, this is a fluid situation and it’s still far too early for specifics.  That said, central Indiana is very much in play for another accumulating wintry event this weekend.

A final piece of energy will deliver more precipitation early next week.  As of now we forecast a wintry mix of snow and sleet to transition to rain as milder air pushes in from the southwest Tuesday.  Again- much can still change.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • 7-Day Rainfall Forecast:  0.50″ – 0.75″
  • 7-Day Snowfall Forecast: 3″ – 6″

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Winter Storm Video Brief

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Winter Storm Tonight-Saturday

Good morning and happy Friday, friends!  Boy, Old Man Winter is really beginning to turn some minds around from thinking this was an easy winter to one that’s quite impressive, especially from a cold standpoint.  By the way, there’s MUCH more from where this came from!  Essentially we remain on “lock down” for more brutally cold and wintry conditions for the upcoming 7-10 day period.  More on that later.

Here’s a look at our initial snowfall forecast map for tonight and Saturday:

2201522115SnowMapForecast radar shows heavy wet snow encompassing central Indiana Saturday morning:

hires_ref_indy_29Bullet point highlights you need to know:

  • Snow will overspread central Indiana from the southwest between 10p-1a
  • Snow will become heavy at times between 3a-7a
  • Sleet and freezing rain will accumulate significantly downstate
  • Most of the snow will be east of the area by 3p Saturday
  • You’ll want to plow and clean snow up Saturday night as cold air quickly returns Sunday
  • Arctic outbreak next week likely will feature record cold, and colder than this week has been
  • No let-up in sight from this unrelenting winter pattern

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Latest Thinking On Friday Night-Saturday Winter Storm…

Here’s our latest thinking in regards to Friday night and Saturday.

2201522115Snowfall1stCallHighlights:

  • Light snow will likely overspread central Indiana Friday night with precipitation intensity increasing late night into early Saturday.
  • Periods of light to moderate precipitation (location dependent between snow, ice, and rain) will impact the area Saturday, especially through early afternoon. Several inches of snow will be possible in the “mainly snow zone,” and a first call accumulation forecast will be posted Friday morning.
  • You’ll want to shovel and plow any snow and ice Saturday night as temperatures fall Sunday.
  • We’ll welcome in the arctic express yet again next week, including more sub-zero temperatures ahead. In fact, next week may feature colder conditions than our current arctic outbreak, especially if we put a snowpack down across central Indiana.

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