Welcome to October – a bit of a Bruce Jenner month when it comes to Indiana weather. You ready for some changes?
Today warms again, especially from Indy south and westward. Highs will range from around 70 in Muncie to around 80 in Bloomington.
Even warmer air gets pushed up ahead of a cold front tomorrow. It could be our last time in the 80s for awhile. Lafayette and South Bend have all day chances of showers and storms, but for most of central Indiana my huge radar should stay quiet until evening.
Because storms could fire first Thursday afternoon to the west and northwest of Indianapolis they have a slight risk of seeing some severe weather.
Computer models (via weatherbell.com) indicated 1-2 inches of rain is likely to fall. Most of it will happen between 6pm Thursday and Noon Friday.
Following Thursday Night and Friday morning’s showers and storms: slight shower chances and MUCH cooler Friday night and Saturday. Saturday will be one of those days where we may just see some peek-a-boo sunshine making cameo appearances between cumulus clouds. There’s a 30 degree spread between last Sunday’s high and what I expect Saturday.
WIKI-POTEETIA:
Today’s the TENTH consecutive dry day in central Indiana, the longest streak since August 2013.
INDY ALMANAC:
The average high today is 71 and the average low is 50. Records are 89 and 32. The sun rises at 7:41 and sets at 7:28.
PAUL’S PREVIOUS PREDICTION:
Yesterday’s high was 71. My forecast was 70.
INDY SEVEN DAY FORECAST:
Today: Mostly sunny. High 75.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 60.
Thursday: Partly sunny and warmer. Slight shower/storm chance in the afternoon. High 83.
Thursday Night: Showers and storms. Low 63.
Friday: Showers and storms likely in the morning. A chance in the afternoon. Breezy. High 68.
Friday Night: Slight shower chance in the evening. Low 42.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy and chilly. Slight chance of light showers. High 52.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 39.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 62.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 47.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Slight shower chance. High 65.
Monday Night: Slight shower chance. Low 45.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 66.
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