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Category: T-storms
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Dec 03
Winter Sets In…
Highlights:
- Showers and t-storms Monday night
- Turning much colder
- Snowy close to the work week
Changes Loom…We couldn’t have asked for a more delightful weekend to open December. Plentiful sunshine helped warm afternoon highs into the 55-60 degree range both Saturday and Sunday across central Indiana. We sure hope you found a way to get out and enjoy it as major changes loom.
A cold front responsible for ushering in these changes will blow through the state Tuesday morning. Ahead of the cold front, look for a line of showers and thunderstorms Monday night. For the most part, rain should be southeast of our region before the morning rush Tuesday. Winds will shift to the northwest and help usher in a much colder air mass through the day. This will set the tone for what the rest of the week will hold (and for that matter, most of the rest of the month).
Cold, dry conditions will be with us for midweek before a vigorous upper level disturbance races southeast across the Ohio Valley to close the work week. Snow showers and unseasonably cold conditions are a given Thursday night through Saturday morning and we’ll have to continue to monitor things closely for the prospects of the season’s first accumulating snow Friday. These type events have been known to “overachieve.”
The cold pattern is just setting in and shows no signs of departing in the longer range. Additional wintry “mischief” looms next week…
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 1″ – 2″
- Rainfall: 0.50″ – 0.75″
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Nov 30
Enjoy The Mild Weather While You Have It…
Highlights:
- Mild open to December
- Early week rain and storms
- Hello winter
Great Weekend By December Standards…High pressure will build in overnight and provide beautiful weather to open December. We’ll enjoy plentiful sunshine and well above average temperatures through the weekend and on into early next week. Take our word for it: Enjoy it while you have it!
An approaching storm system will lead to increasing clouds later Monday along with an increasingly gusty southwest breeze Monday afternoon into the evening. A cold front will move through the state Tuesday with widespread rain and embedded thunderstorms. Strong and gusty winds will continue. Once the front sweeps through the state, falling temperatures can be expected Tuesday evening.
The true shift to winter will begin the middle of next week, complete with MUCH colder air, gusty northwest winds, and scattered snow showers. Speaking of winter, if you’re a fan of the cold and snow for the holiday season, the upcoming pattern change will put a smile on your face. A prolonged stretch of cold and wintry conditions should continue through the holidays and into the new year…
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace – Dusting
- Rainfall: 1″ – 2″
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Nov 17
VIDEO: Saturday Opens Stormy & Ends Wintry; Looking Towards Late Month…
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Nov 17
Weekend Of Changes: Storms To Snow…
Highlights:
- Big changes this weekend
- Relatively calm Thanksgiving week
- Chilly Thanksgiving
Storms To Snow This Weekend…An approaching storm system will lead to an active open to the weekend. Beforehand, thankfully, we’ll close the work week out on a rather quiet note. The daytime hours will remain dry before moisture begins to return this evening. An initial round of showers will move across central Indiana (thinking between 8p-9p) before steadier and heavier rain and embedded thunderstorms blow into town Saturday. A strengthening surface low will move from the central Plains tonight and into the southern Great Lakes Saturday. This will lead to a briefly milder surge of air Saturday morning into the early afternoon before a cold front sweeps through the state and leads to a sharply colder close to the day. Right ahead of the cold front, a skinny, but potentially intense, line of thunderstorms will track across central Indiana late Saturday morning into early Saturday afternoon. Damaging wind gusts are possible as this thin line of storms advances across central and southern Indiana. Winds will then shift around to the northwest and help drive much colder air into the region through the afternoon and evening. In fact, we’ll turn cold enough to allow precipitation to end as a touch of wet snow Saturday evening.
We’ll wrap up the weekend and kick off Thanksgiving week on a much calmer note. Chilly high pressure will build in Sunday, allowing sunshine to return, but temperatures will run around 15° below normal. A dry cold front will pass through the state Tuesday. With the exception of a wind shift and a few more clouds we really shouldn’t expect much more in the way of “excitement.” This will allow unseasonably cool air to return for Thanksgiving, itself.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace – Dusting
- Rainfall: 1.00″ – 1.50″
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Nov 15
Multiple Cold Fronts Keep Us Busy…
Highlights:
- Wet Wednesday
- 2nd cold front Friday night
- 3rd cold front arrives Tuesday night
Busy Weather Pattern…Rain is pressing into central Indiana this morning ahead of the first of three cold fronts we’re tracking between now and early Thanksgiving week. Rain will be most widespread this morning into the early afternoon hours before diminishing mid to late afternoon. Reinforcing chilly air will blow into town tonight and we’ll be in between storm systems Thursday.
Our second storm system will lead to increasing clouds Friday afternoon with showers and thunderstorms arriving overnight into Saturday morning. Due to the slower timing of this storm, the late week severe threat has diminished significantly. Nonetheless, it’ll be a windy afternoon and we’ll notice rising nighttime temperatures Friday as the cold front approaches. Morning rain will continue Saturday before a sharp transition to much colder conditions with falling daytime temperatures. We’ll kick off Thanksgiving week on a dry and cold note.
Finally, yet another cold front will approach Tuesday night. Once this front sweeps through the state, the coldest air of the season will settle into the area just in time for Thanksgiving.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 1.50″ – 1.75″
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Nov 14
VIDEO: Unseasonably Cold And Active Pattern Continues…
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Nov 13
Busy Week Of Weather…
November is off to a chilly start and longer range data suggests the chill grows more significant as we venture through the second half of the month. Officially, IND is running more than 1° below normal through the 12th.
Despite an active weather week ahead, the open to the new work week will be rather uneventful. Weak high pressure will keep us dry today and Tuesday. Fog and low clouds should give way to an increasingly bright sky by this afternoon (still more clouds than sun today) and partly cloudy skies Tuesday.
Our next weather feature approaches Wednesday in the form of a cold front. This will return showers to the area midweek. Rainfall amounts Wednesday should generally fall in the 0.25″ to 0.50″ range.
A stronger storm will impact the region as we close out the work week. Strengthening low pressure will track into the Great Lakes and drag a trailing cold front through our region Friday evening. A briefly milder southwesterly air flow will push temperatures close to 60° Friday afternoon/ evening before the sharply colder push of air blows into town for the weekend. The transition may include strong to severe thunderstorms Friday PM, and the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has outlined a large portion of the region under a severe risk Friday. It’ll be important to stay tuned to future updates. Even outside of potentially damaging thunderstorm gusts, non-t-storm winds will gust over 40 MPH Friday.
Once the cold front sweeps through the region, a sharply colder air mass will plunge into the Ohio Valley for the weekend. Overnight data has trended even colder and would suggest falling Saturday temperatures (most of the day will be spent in the 30s) and highs only in the lower to middle 30s Sunday.
Speaking of cold, Thanksgiving week is looking unseasonably cold, and there’s also the potential of early-season snow (far too early for specifics).
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Nov 12
Tracking A Couple Of Cold Fronts This Week…
Highlights:
- Calm open to the work week
- Two cold fronts impact the region
- Much colder air blows in this weekend
Calm Open; Busy Close…The work week will open with weak high pressure in control of our weather. This will result in sunshine returning along with unseasonably chilly conditions (average highs are in the mid 50s this time of year).
The first of two cold fronts will push through the state Wednesday. Clouds will increase Tuesday evening and showers will blow into town Wednesday morning. Breezy and chilly conditions will go along with the damp weather.
A second (stronger) cold front will impact the area to close the work week. Strengthening low pressure will move through the Great Lakes Friday evening and help pull a briefly warmer air mass into the state. Showers and thunderstorms will be widespread ahead of the approaching cold front and a few of these could be strong to severe. We’ll keep a close eye on things over the next couple of days and update accordingly. Strong and gusty southwesterly winds will reach 40 MPH+ before shifting around to the northwest once the trailing cold front sweeps through the region. This will drive a sharply colder air mass southeast and the potential is there for lingering moisture to end as a touch of wet snow late Friday night. The weekend will feature dry, windy, and unseasonably cold conditions.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: Trace
- Rainfall: 1.00″ – 1.50″
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Nov 05
VIDEO: Severe Weather Sunday; Wintry Push In The Week Ahead…
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