Category Archives: Windy

Now We’re Talking…

Screen Shot 2015-03-07 at 10.30.32 AMSpring Fever Anyone?!  A weak weather system is racing through the region this morning.  Clouds and gusty southwest winds are accompanying this, but the air mass is too dry to sustain any sort of precipitation (with the exception of a snow flurry across northern portions of the state).  Sunshine should increase as we progress from morning into the afternoon hours.  Although we’ll remain colder than average this weekend, highs in the lower 40s will feel downright balmy when compared to the bitterly cold times we’ve gone through over the past several weeks.

Early next week will feature a wet weather maker move northeast out of the Deep South, but this should remain east of our region.  We note the European model tries to deliver some light rain Tuesday, but for now we’ll keep our forecast rain-free and dry.

A real surge of “spring fever” will push in here by the middle of the week with highs in the middle 50s Wednesday and upper 50s Thursday (some areas will touch 60 Thursday).  White Leg Warnings will have to be issued, no doubt ;-).

Unfortunately, weather conditions will take a dramatic turn downhill late week into the weekend as a big storm system lifts north out of the Gulf of Mexico.  Colder and raw times are ahead, including a gusty wind-driven rain.  Moderate to heavy rainfall totals appear to be a good bet from 6-7 days out.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: 0.50″ – 1.00″
  • 7-Day Snowfall Forecast: 0.00″
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Arctic Express Rolling Down The Tracks…

Screen Shot 2015-02-19 at 7.24.59 AMHeavy Cold Weather Gear Needed…It’s a frigid morning across central Indiana with all reporting sites well below zero.  Despite the sunshine today, we’ll only “warm” into the middle single digits- smashing the former record cold maximum of 12 degrees.  Amazing stuff!  Wind chills will remain below zero and downright dangerous.

Eyes shift to a wintry weather maker this weekend and overnight computer guidance has begun to catch onto a much more realistic suppressed, colder solution, as opposed to the warmer and more aggressive storm into the Ohio Valley.  We still have time to watch for additional changes, but for now we think light snow overspreads central Indiana Friday evening, before a bit heavier precipitation moves in late Friday night and Saturday morning.  The “2nd round” of precipitation will likely consist of most of the ice/snow accumulation, including mostly snow across north-central Indiana, a messy mix of sleet and freezing rain across the heart of central Indiana, and a cold rain downstate.  Caution though that this is still preliminary thinking and certainly subject to change.  An early guesstimate on central Indiana snowfall potential with this system would be for a light to borderline moderate event- 2″ to 4″ type deal.

The Arctic Express quickly gains momentum yet again Sunday night and will lead to another frigid week next week.   This pattern is getting to be unbelievable from both the sustained cold, but the extreme nature of the cold, as well.  Put this into perspective, only three days of the above forecast period feature high temperatures close to, or slightly warmer, than our average low.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • 7-Day Snowfall Forecast: 2″ – 4″
  • 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: 0.10″
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Dangerously Cold; Still Watching The Weekend…

Arctic air just continues to pour into the region and if you’ve been paying attention, each arctic air mass has been colder than the previous. The upcoming couple of days…

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Record Cold Air Ready To Blow In…

Screen Shot 2015-02-17 at 7.06.29 AMHeavy Duty Cold Weather Gear Needed…If you didn’t think it was cold enough, Mother Nature will try and do better by the middle of the week as downright bitter, and dangerously, cold air blows into town.  Scattered snow showers will accompany the arctic blast as a couple of upper level disturbances rotate across the state between today and Wednesday.  Wind chills of 20 to 25 below zero can be expected Wednesday night into Thursday morning.  Additionally, we’ll run the chance of breaking our coldest high temperature on record for Feb. 19th- Thursday (currently 12 degrees).

After a bitter, but dry couple of days to close the work week, we eye the upcoming weekend for our next storm system.  For now we’ll forecast increasing cloudiness late Friday and a wintry mix overspreading the region Saturday.  We’ll become more detailed in regards to precipitation type, amounts, and timing over the next day, or two.  Fresh arctic air will flow in here to close the weekend.

Upcoming 7-Day Precipitation Forecast:

  • 7-Day Snowfall Forecast: 1″ – 2″
  • 7-Day Rainfall Forecast: Trace
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