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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 06
Unseasonably Chilly Pattern…
Highlights:
- Sunshine works in today
- Weak weather maker Tuesday
- Chilly pattern turns downright cold to close the week
Have The Jackets And Coats Handy…After a rough Sunday filled with flooding and severe weather, we’re opening the work week on a much quieter, albeit much colder, note! An overcast start to the day should gradually give way to increasing afternoon sunshine. We’ve already experienced our high for the day (at midnight) and temperatures for most will remain in the 40s today, coupled with a brisk north breeze.
Our next weather maker will pass to our south Tuesday and this could spread a light shower as far north as central Indiana early Tuesday morning. Better rain chances will remain across southern portions of the state, but even here rainfall amounts will remain light.
Dry, unseasonably chilly conditions will prevail for midweek before a stronger blast of chill pushes in to close the week. This air mass will be of arctic origin and deliver the coldest temperatures so far this autumn. A hard freeze is expected Friday and Saturday mornings. Moisture will return over the weekend with light rain possible Saturday night into Sunday.
Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:
- Snowfall: 0.00″
- Rainfall: 0.10″ – 0.30″
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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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