The first Saturday in April can only mean one thing and that’s the return of our weekly #AGwx and Severe Weather Outlook. Similar to last year, this will be posted each Saturday morning through the month of September.

Weekly Highlights:

I. A strong area of low pressure will move in off the Pacific and provide heavy rain across CA, including intense mountain snow Sunday through Wednesday.

II. A strong cold front will move through the Midwest and Ohio Valley Wednesday into Thursday. This will result in a drastic change from late spring like temperatures to more winter-like by late next week.

More specific to central Indiana, we’ll have 3 weather makers to track over the upcoming week:

This afternoon- A cold front will pass through the state without much fanfare. A few showers are possible here and there, but some won’t see a drop of rain and those that do can expect only light amounts.

Tuesday through Thursday- Scattered showers and thunderstorms will impact the area during this time frame as a couple of fast moving disturbances track across the Ohio Valley. A strong cold front will cross the region Thursday with a band of rain followed by windy and much colder air to close the week and head into next weekend.

Week 2 (April 11th-18th) trends are for much colder air along with the prospects of light mixed rain/ snow showers at times. There’s the threat of a stronger system late in the Week 2 time frame that we’ll continue to monitor.