Category: Weekly Outlook

02.18.21 Weather Bulletin: Another Snowy Day…

Updated 02.18.21 @ 8:38a

More Shoveling Ahead…Widespread snow continues to blanket central Indiana and this will remain the case through early afternoon. Throughout immediate central Indiana, reports indicate we’ve already seen 2″ to 3″ for most and we’ll likely tack on an additional 1″ to 2″ before the steady snow exits early afternoon. (Please keep those reports coming by sending to us via Twitter @indywx or email bill@indywx.com. As always, your ground-truth reports are invaluable- and greatly appreciated)!

“System” snow will diminish from southwest to northeast this evening and arctic reinforcements arrive on the scene tonight and Friday. Additional snow flurries and scattered snow showers are a good bet Friday, but with minimal additional accumulation.

As high pressure builds overhead Friday night and Saturday morning, we’ll likely “go low” on the thermometer and rival numbers seen around these parts Wednesday morning. Sunshine and just enough return flow around that area of high pressure will go a long way to helping us out Saturday afternoon though as we forecast a “balmy” 30° ;-).

Our next storm system will blow through here Sunday into Sunday night. You know our concern. Despite forecast model data trying to warm things up, I’m afraid data still isn’t understanding the situation at hand, especially given the prolonged nature and magnitude of the cold. We’ll continue to keep a close eye on things, but as it sits now, I’m still very much concerned we’re looking at more of a wintry mix/ icing type event Sunday PM as opposed to a cold rain the majority of data currently shows.

Next week will open on the milder side of things, but we’re already eyeing the next possible round of wintry “mischief” late next week…

More on all of this, including a longer range update later this evening in our video discussion.

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VIDEO: Pattern Drivers Starting To Align To Deliver More Sustained Cold As We Get Deeper Into Feb?

Updated 01.28.21 @ 6:30p

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01.27.21 Weather Bulletin: Snow Builds In This Afternoon For The Southern Half Of The State; Keeping Close Eyes On The Weekend…

Updated 01.27.21 @ 7:51a

No Rest For The Weary…A fast moving area of low pressure will scoot east this afternoon and evening. This will spread a swath of light to moderate snow across the southern half of the state in the 1p (west) to midnight (exiting southeastern portions of the state) window. While still primarily a light event, models have “beefed up” snow amounts ever so slightly with this system over the past 24 hours. Our snowfall forecast for system #1 can be found below.

Colder air will pour in for all during the overnight and should be just enough to kick up some lake-generated scattered snow shower activity into Thursday morning.

Weak high pressure will then build in and supply a sunny close to the work week. You enjoy the sun and briefly quieter weather and let us worry about the weekend!

Speaking of the weekend, this is the period that continues to look increasingly likely to produce the most impactful winter storm of the season for our immediate area. We forecast early sun to quickly give way to a lowering and thickening cloud canopy Saturday (the sky will have the looks of a snow storm brewing by lunch for most). Precipitation will then overspread the region from southwest to northeast as we progress through the afternoon. The potential is there for a heavy wet snow thump Saturday PM before precipitation transitions to a wintry mix as low pressure scoot by just to our south. Before that transition, “several” inches of wet snow is looking increasingly likely. As colder air wraps back around into the region, wrap-around moisture will fall as light snow and snow showers into early next week.

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VIDEO: Short And Long Range Update As We Head Into (At Times) A Snowy Weekend And Get Set To Traverse The 2nd Half Of Jan/ Open Feb…

Updated 01.14.21 @ 6:52p

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01.03.21 Weather Bulletin: Snow Ends; Watching Mid – Late Week Next…

Temperatures Trend Colder Late Week…Upper level energy will scoot out of the region as quickly as it arrived and will take the snow with it. Look for snow to diminish from west to east through mid morning. Heaviest bands of the white stuff set up along and north of the I-70 corridor overnight. While the system tracked a tick further north than originally expected, northern portions of our 2”-4” zone should verify once all is said and done (please keep those reports coming). Southern portions (closer to the I-70 corridor) will bust on the low end. Improving weather conditions are dialed up through the 1st half of the new work week, including a return of the sun! (ENJOY)!

Our next system of note will arrive Thursday into early Friday. Operational guidance continues to struggle with handling of features beyond 3 days out (thanks in part to the maturing high latitude blocking pattern) and this feature will require our attention for the chance of a wintry mix of rain/ snow. Stay tuned as we fine tune!

Drier, colder weather is dialed up to head into next weekend. Enjoy the down time while you have it. A fairly active period of weather seems to loom on the horizon for mid and late month…

Thank you again for your patience with posts (along with video troubles) the past few days. We’ll be settled back into the home office Monday and will resume “regularly scheduled” programming at that time.

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