Thursday Morning Video Update…
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Cold And Unsettled Pattern…
Highlights:
- Increasing rain chances today
- Turning colder and continued unsettled to wrap up the work week
- Snow showers Friday night-Saturday
- Wet start next week
Active Times Continue…Despite some thunderstorms across northern portions of the state this morning, most are dry. That will change this afternoon and evening as widespread showers and embedded thunder increase in coverage. On average, expect 0.25″-0.50″ by tonight. Winds will also be gusty (40 MPH+).
We’ll shift into a much colder pattern to wrap up the work week and upper level energy will help produce showers Thursday. As even colder air gets involved, rain will transition to snow Friday night into Saturday morning. Saturday will be downright cold.
Another wet weather maker approaches early next week. After a hard freeze Sunday morning, things will cloud up, turn windy, and feature evening showers. More widespread rains and storms arrive on the scene Monday. Colder air returns Tuesday!
Unseasonably Chilly, Active Pattern…
Highlights:
- Busy, active pattern
- Unseasonably cool
- Multiple hard freezes ahead
Fast-Moving Weather Pattern…The upcoming forecast period will feature multiple fast-moving weather systems in an almost every other day format. It’s an unseasonably chilly pattern, as whole, as well.
Saturday has opened with plentiful sunshine, but clouds will quickly increase and winds will turn strong (50+ MPH gusts) as we progress into the afternoon. Batten down the hatches. A few showers will accompany those clouds and some small hail is also possible with a few “stronger” showers. As colder air pours in this evening, widely scattered snow showers will impact north-central IN.
A hard freeze will take place tonight into Sunday morning. High pressure will briefly supply a mostly sunny day Sunday, but our next system will approach late Sunday night. Consequently, SW winds will turn strong and gusty late Sunday and a broken band of showers will be associated with reinforcing chilly air late Sunday night into the pre dawn hours Monday.
A more significant storm system will arrive on the scenes mid week and feature more widespread rains Wednesday (perhaps an embedded thunderstorm, as well). As a cold front slides through here Thursday, MUCH colder air will push into central IN and transition lingering left over moisture into scattered snow showers/ flurries late Thursday night into early Friday morning. Friday certainly won’t feel much like April around these parts…
The “Ups And Downs” Of Spring…
Highlights:
- Dry, chilly open to the week
- Unsettled mid week
- Watching Easter
Ice Scrapers Needed This Morning…Many Indiana neighborhoods awoke to temperatures in the 20s this morning. Thankfully, that late March sun angle will help boost temperatures quickly today to around 50 for afternoon highs.
A warm front will lift through the region Tuesday and could spark a shower or two, but most will remain dry. We’ll turn briefly milder Tuesday and Wednesday before better coverage of showers and embedded thunder arrive on scene Thursday. This is in association with a cold front that will deliver a quick pop of colder air to close the week, including Good Friday. There’s the chance enough cold air could catch lingering moisture to allow for a few snow showers late Thursday night before we dry things out completely.
As we look ahead to Easter, another storm system will arrive quickly. As such, we’re forced to increase rain chances (and coverage) Easter Sunday.
Longer term, indications continue to point towards a rather rude open to April, including well below normal temperatures.
Chilly Weekend…
Highlights:
- Chilly, showery weekend- especially south
- Wet snow mixes with rain tonight into early Sunday morning
- Turning warmer by mid week
- Late week showers and storms
Chilly Weekend…We’re dealing with a much colder feel this weekend (jackets and coats required as you venture out to watch the “madness” at your favorite local spot later today). That said, not all of the region will deal with precipitation. This morning into the early afternoon, showers will be most widespread from Indy and points south. Later tonight, another band of precipitation will develop in association with upper level energy, but mainly be confined to the western and southwestern parts of the state. It’s within this band, that we expect wet snow to mix in. With the exception of some early morning snow showers tomorrow, drier air should win out for the majority of the day. It’ll remain colder than normal.
We’ll open the work week on a chilly, dry note, but a warm front will lift through the state Tuesday. A quick-hitting shower is possible as the front lifts north, but the bigger deal will be a noted SW wind shift (it’ll turn gusty) and a much warmer feel by afternoon/ evening. Better chances of showers and thunderstorms will rumble into the state Thursday before we turn quickly colder by Good Friday.